diff --git a/physics/GWD/drag_suite.meta b/physics/GWD/drag_suite.meta
index 29239bdd3..5413a5482 100644
--- a/physics/GWD/drag_suite.meta
+++ b/physics/GWD/drag_suite.meta
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 [alpha_fd]
   standard_name = alpha_coefficient_for_turbulent_orographic_form_drag
   long_name = alpha coefficient for Beljaars et al turbulent orographic form drag
-  units = none
+  units = 1
   dimensions = ()
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
diff --git a/physics/GWD/ugwpv1_gsldrag.meta b/physics/GWD/ugwpv1_gsldrag.meta
index e1a201d57..6d9f5426b 100644
--- a/physics/GWD/ugwpv1_gsldrag.meta
+++ b/physics/GWD/ugwpv1_gsldrag.meta
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
 [alpha_fd]
   standard_name = alpha_coefficient_for_turbulent_orographic_form_drag
   long_name = alpha coefficient for Beljaars et al turbulent orographic form drag
-  units = none
+  units = 1
   dimensions = ()
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
diff --git a/physics/GWD/unified_ugwp.meta b/physics/GWD/unified_ugwp.meta
index 814699375..91f63f03e 100644
--- a/physics/GWD/unified_ugwp.meta
+++ b/physics/GWD/unified_ugwp.meta
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
 [alpha_fd]
   standard_name = alpha_coefficient_for_turbulent_orographic_form_drag
   long_name = alpha coefficient for Beljaars et al turbulent orographic form drag
-  units = none
+  units = 1
   dimensions = ()
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
diff --git a/physics/SFC_Models/Land/Noahmp/noahmpdrv.meta b/physics/SFC_Models/Land/Noahmp/noahmpdrv.meta
index 594903122..7376ba4a2 100644
--- a/physics/SFC_Models/Land/Noahmp/noahmpdrv.meta
+++ b/physics/SFC_Models/Land/Noahmp/noahmpdrv.meta
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
 [gwd_z0m_factor]
   standard_name = momentum_roughness_factor_in_turbulent_form_drag
   long_name = multiplication of orograhic standard deviation 
-  units = count
+  units = 1
   dimensions = ()
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys