diff --git a/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.F90 b/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.F90
index dfc07ff2b..0be239671 100644
--- a/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.F90
+++ b/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.F90
@@ -29,39 +29,35 @@ end subroutine rrtmgp_lw_pre_init
 !> \section arg_table_rrtmgp_lw_pre_run
 !! \htmlinclude rrtmgp_lw_pre.html
 !!
-  subroutine rrtmgp_lw_pre_run (doLWrad, nCol, lon, lat, slmsk, zorl, snowd, sncovr, tsfc, &
-       nmtvr, hprime, lw_gas_props, sfc_emiss_byband, errmsg, errflg)
+  subroutine rrtmgp_lw_pre_run (doLWrad, nCol, xlon, xlat, slmsk, zorl, snowd, sncovr, tsfc, &
+       hprime, lw_gas_props, sfc_emiss_byband, semis, errmsg, errflg)
     
     ! Inputs
     logical, intent(in) :: &
-         doLWrad              ! Logical flag for longwave radiation call
+         doLWrad          ! Logical flag for longwave radiation call
     integer, intent(in) :: &
-         nCol,              & ! Number of horizontal grid points
-         nmtvr                ! number of topographic variables in GWD
+         nCol             ! Number of horizontal grid points
     real(kind_phys), dimension(nCol), intent(in) :: &
-         lon,               & ! Longitude
-         lat,               & ! Latitude
-         slmsk,            & ! Land/sea/sea-ice mask
-         zorl,              & ! Surface roughness length (cm)
-         snowd,             & ! water equivalent snow depth (mm)
-         sncovr,            & ! Surface snow are fraction (1)
-         tsfc                 ! Surface skin temperature (K)
-    real(kind_phys), dimension(nCol,nmtvr), intent(in) :: &
-         hprime               ! Standard deviation of subgrid orography
-
+         xlon,          & ! Longitude
+         xlat,          & ! Latitude
+         slmsk,         & ! Land/sea/sea-ice mask
+         zorl,          & ! Surface roughness length (cm)
+         snowd,         & ! water equivalent snow depth (mm)
+         sncovr,        & ! Surface snow are fraction (1)
+         tsfc,          & ! Surface skin temperature (K)
+         hprime           ! Standard deviation of subgrid orography
     type(ty_gas_optics_rrtmgp),intent(in) :: &
-         lw_gas_props         ! RRTMGP DDT: spectral information for LW calculation
+         lw_gas_props     ! RRTMGP DDT: spectral information for LW calculation
 
     ! Outputs 
     real(kind_phys), dimension(lw_gas_props%get_nband(),ncol), intent(out) :: &
-         sfc_emiss_byband     ! Surface emissivity in each band
+         sfc_emiss_byband ! Surface emissivity in each band
     character(len=*), intent(out) :: &
-         errmsg               ! Error message
+         errmsg           ! Error message
     integer, intent(out) :: &  
-         errflg               ! Error flag
-
-    ! Local fields
-    real(kind_phys), dimension(nCol) :: sfc_emiss
+         errflg           ! Error flag
+    real(kind_phys), dimension(nCol), intent(out) :: &
+         semis
 
     ! Initialize CCPP error handling variables
     errmsg = ''
@@ -72,11 +68,11 @@ subroutine rrtmgp_lw_pre_run (doLWrad, nCol, lon, lat, slmsk, zorl, snowd, sncov
     ! #######################################################################################
     ! Call module_radiation_surface::setemis(),to setup surface emissivity for LW radiation.
     ! #######################################################################################
-    call setemis (lon, lat, slmsk, snowd, sncovr, zorl, tsfc, tsfc, hprime(:,1), nCol, sfc_emiss)
+    call setemis (xlon, xlat, slmsk, snowd, sncovr, zorl, tsfc, tsfc, hprime, nCol, semis)
 
     ! Assign same emissivity to all bands
     do iBand=1,lw_gas_props%get_nband()
-       sfc_emiss_byband(iBand,1:NCOL) = sfc_emiss(1:NCOL)
+       sfc_emiss_byband(iBand,:) = semis
     enddo
 
   end subroutine rrtmgp_lw_pre_run
diff --git a/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.meta b/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.meta
index 667020d59..5d1c518b6 100644
--- a/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.meta
+++ b/physics/rrtmgp_lw_pre.meta
@@ -17,15 +17,7 @@
   type = integer
   intent = in
   optional = F
-[nmtvr]
-  standard_name = number_of_statistical_measures_of_subgrid_orography
-  long_name = number of topographic variables in GWD
-  units = count
-  dimensions = ()
-  type = integer
-  intent = in
-  optional = F
-[lon]
+[xlon]
   standard_name = longitude
   long_name = longitude
   units = radians
@@ -34,7 +26,7 @@
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in
   optional = F
-[lat]
+[xlat]
   standard_name = latitude
   long_name = latitude
   units = radians
@@ -89,10 +81,10 @@
   intent = in
   optional = F
 [hprime]
-  standard_name = statistical_measures_of_subgrid_orography
-  long_name = orographic metrics
-  units = various
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,number_of_statistical_measures_of_subgrid_orography)
+  standard_name = standard_deviation_of_subgrid_orography
+  long_name = standard deviation of subgrid orography
+  units = m
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in
@@ -105,6 +97,15 @@
   type = ty_gas_optics_rrtmgp
   intent = in
   optional = F
+[semis]
+  standard_name = surface_longwave_emissivity
+  long_name = surface lw emissivity in fraction
+  units = frac
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension)
+  type = real
+  kind = kind_phys
+  intent = out
+  optional = F
 [sfc_emiss_byband]
   standard_name = surface_emissivity_in_each_RRTMGP_LW_band
   long_name = surface emissivity in each RRTMGP LW band