diff --git a/src/Radiation.cpp b/src/Radiation.cpp
index 67c7afd..28978e8 100644
--- a/src/Radiation.cpp
+++ b/src/Radiation.cpp
@@ -108,10 +108,12 @@ double CRadiation::EstimateLongwaveRadiation(const int iSnow,
     case(LW_INC_DATA):
     {
       LW_incoming=F->LW_incoming;
+      break;
     }
     case(LW_INC_DEFAULT):
     {
       LW_incoming=0.0; //calculated below with LW_DEFAULT, or not at all for algorithms which can calculate net LW only
+      break;
     }
     //--------------------------------------------------------
     case(LW_INC_SICART):
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ double CRadiation::EstimateLongwaveRadiation(const int iSnow,
       L_F = epsilon_s*STEFAN_BOLTZ*pow(Tair,4.0); // eqn 6 of Sicart et al (2005)
 
       LW_incoming = svf*L_0 + (1.0-svf)*L_F;
+      break;
     }
     //--------------------------------------------------------
     case (LW_INC_SKYVIEW):
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ double CRadiation::EstimateLongwaveRadiation(const int iSnow,
 
       LW_incoming =  epsilon_s   * (1 - svf) * STEFAN_BOLTZ * pow(Tair,4);
       LW_incoming += epsilon_air * (    svf) * STEFAN_BOLTZ * pow(Tair,4);
+      break;
     }
     //--------------------------------------------------------
     case (LW_INC_DINGMAN):
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ double CRadiation::EstimateLongwaveRadiation(const int iSnow,
       eps_at=(1-forest_cover)*eps_at+(forest_cover)*1.0; //treats forest as blackbody - neglects sky view factor
 
       LW_incoming=STEFAN_BOLTZ*eps_at*pow(Tair,4);
+      break;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/StateVariables.cpp b/src/StateVariables.cpp
index 63e9718..31746c7 100644
--- a/src/StateVariables.cpp
+++ b/src/StateVariables.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 CStateVariable::CStateVariable()
 {
   this->Initialize();
+  _pTransportModel=NULL;
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@ CStateVariable::CStateVariable()
 //
 void CStateVariable::Initialize()
 {
-  this->_nAliases = 0;
-  this->_aAliases = NULL;
-  this->_aAliasReferences = NULL;
+  _nAliases = 0;
+  _aAliases = NULL;
+  _aAliasReferences = NULL;
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -34,17 +35,14 @@ void CStateVariable::Initialize()
 //
 CStateVariable::~CStateVariable()
 {
-  this->Destroy();
+  delete [] _aAliases;
+  delete [] _aAliasReferences;
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// \brief Delete references to static alias arrays
 //
-void CStateVariable::Destroy()
-{
-  delete [] _aAliases;
-  delete [] _aAliasReferences;
-}
+void CStateVariable::Destroy(){}
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// \brief Dynamically adds additional string, s, onto dynamic array of strings, pArr. Increments size of array by one
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ sv_type CStateVariable::StringToSVType(const string s, int &layer_index,bool str
 
   if ((typ==CONSTITUENT) && ((int)(tmp.find_first_of("|"))!=-1)) //only used if e.g., !Nitrogen|SOIL[1] (rather than CONSTITUENT[32] or !Nitrogen[32]) is used
   {
-    layer_index = this->_pTransportModel->GetLayerIndexFromName2(tmp, layer_index);
+    layer_index = _pTransportModel->GetLayerIndexFromName2(tmp, layer_index);
     if (layer_index==DOESNT_EXIST){typ=UNRECOGNIZED_SVTYPE;}
   }