diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5322028a..0fdc3af0 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 [submodule "ncar-physics"]
         path          = src/physics/ncar_ccpp
 	url           = https://github.com/ESCOMP/atmospheric_physics
-	fxtag         = e7a599f4bb1533f7cdcd8723b1f864e11578e96c
+	fxtag         = 491e56247815ef23bfd8dba65d1e3c3b78ba164a
         fxrequired    = AlwaysRequired
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESCOMP/atmospheric_physics
 [submodule "ccs_config"]
diff --git a/src/physics/ncar_ccpp b/src/physics/ncar_ccpp
index e7a599f4..491e5624 160000
--- a/src/physics/ncar_ccpp
+++ b/src/physics/ncar_ccpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e7a599f4bb1533f7cdcd8723b1f864e11578e96c
+Subproject commit 491e56247815ef23bfd8dba65d1e3c3b78ba164a
diff --git a/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.F90 b/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.F90
index 7033d91b..c9369142 100644
--- a/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.F90
+++ b/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.F90
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ subroutine tropopause_climo_read_file()
     !--------------------------------------------------------
     ! Mark variables as initialized so they are not read from initial conditions
     !--------------------------------------------------------
-    call mark_as_initialized('tropopause_air_pressure_from_climatology_dataset')
-    call mark_as_initialized('tropopause_calendar_days_from_climatology')
+    call mark_as_initialized('tropopause_air_pressure_from_tropopause_climatology_dataset')
+    call mark_as_initialized('tropopause_calendar_days_from_tropopause_climatology')
 
   end subroutine tropopause_climo_read_file
 end module tropopause_climo_read
diff --git a/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.meta b/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.meta
index 6d4d8538..e42cc9b0 100644
--- a/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.meta
+++ b/src/physics/utils/tropopause_climo_read.meta
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
   name  = tropopause_climo_read
   type  = module
 [ tropp_slices ]
-  standard_name = number_of_months_in_year
+  standard_name = number_of_time_slices_in_tropopause_climatology_dataset
   units = 1
   type = integer
   dimensions = ()
 [ tropp_p_loc ]
-  standard_name = tropopause_air_pressure_from_climatology_dataset
+  standard_name = tropopause_air_pressure_from_tropopause_climatology_dataset
   units = Pa
   type = real | kind = kind_phys
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension, number_of_months_in_year)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension, number_of_time_slices_in_tropopause_climatology_dataset)
 [ tropp_days ]
-  standard_name = tropopause_calendar_days_from_climatology
+  standard_name = tropopause_calendar_days_from_tropopause_climatology
   long_name = Climatological tropopause calendar day indices from file
   units = 1
   type = real | kind = kind_phys
-  dimensions = (number_of_months_in_year)
+  dimensions = (number_of_time_slices_in_tropopause_climatology_dataset)