diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.ufs b/parm/config/gefs/config.ufs
index e5859bd801..c46023aff6 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.ufs
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.ufs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export xr_cnvcld=".true."  # Pass conv. clouds to Xu-Randall cloud fraction
         export cdmbgwd="0.071,2.1,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="40.0,1.77,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
         export k_split=1
         export n_split=4
         export tau=10.0
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export xr_cnvcld=".true."  # Pass conv. clouds to Xu-Randall cloud fraction
         export cdmbgwd="0.14,1.8,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="20.0,2.5,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=3.0e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=1
         export n_split=4
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=2
         export cdmbgwd="0.23,1.5,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="10.0,3.5,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=1.5e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export xr_cnvcld=".true."  # Pass conv. clouds to Xu-Randall cloud fraction
         export k_split=2
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=2
         export cdmbgwd="1.1,0.72,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="5.0,5.0,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.8e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=2
         export n_split=4
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=4
         export cdmbgwd="4.0,0.15,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="2.5,7.5,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.5e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=2
         export n_split=4
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=4
         export cdmbgwd="4.0,0.10,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="1.67,8.8,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=2.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.35e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=2
         export n_split=6
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=4
         export cdmbgwd="4.0,0.05,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="0.625,14.1,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=2.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.13e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=4
         export n_split=5
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs b/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
index 3f8e7022fa..9737404dd1 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.ufs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export xr_cnvcld=".false."  # Do not pass conv. clouds to Xu-Randall cloud fraction
         export cdmbgwd="0.071,2.1,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="40.0,1.77,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=6.0e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=1
         export n_split=4
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export npy_nest=241
           export NEST_DLON=0.25
           export NEST_DLAT=0.25
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
           export WRITE_GROUP_GDAS=2
           export WRTTASK_PER_GROUP_PER_THREAD_PER_TILE_GDAS=2
           export WRITE_GROUP_GFS=2
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export xr_cnvcld=.false. # Do not pass conv. clouds to Xu-Randall cloud fraction
           export cdmbgwd="0.14,1.8,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
           export cdmbgwd_gsl="20.0,2.5,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
           export knob_ugwp_tauamp=3.0e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
           export k_split=1
           export n_split=4
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export npy_nest=481
           export NEST_DLON=0.125
           export NEST_DLAT=0.125
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
           export WRITE_GROUP_GDAS=2
           export WRTTASK_PER_GROUP_PER_THREAD_PER_TILE_GDAS=15
           export WRITE_GROUP_GFS=2
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export nthreads_ufs_gfs=2
           export cdmbgwd="0.23,1.5,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
           export cdmbgwd_gsl="10.0,3.5,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
           export knob_ugwp_tauamp=1.5e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
           export k_split=2
           export n_split=4
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export npy_nest=961
           export NEST_DLON=0.0625
           export NEST_DLAT=0.0625
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=2.0
           export WRITE_GROUP_GDAS=2
           export WRTTASK_PER_GROUP_PER_THREAD_PER_TILE_GDAS=20
           export WRITE_GROUP_GFS=2
@@ -227,6 +233,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export nthreads_ufs_gfs=2
           export cdmbgwd="1.1,0.72,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
           export cdmbgwd_gsl="5.0,5.0,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
           export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.8e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
           export k_split=2
           export n_split=4
@@ -258,6 +265,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export npy_nest=1921
           export NEST_DLON=0.0325
           export NEST_DLAT=0.0325
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=2.0
           export WRITE_GROUP_GDAS=2
           export WRTTASK_PER_GROUP_PER_THREAD_PER_TILE_GDAS=90
           export WRITE_GROUP_GFS=2
@@ -274,6 +282,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
           export nthreads_ufs_gfs=4
           export cdmbgwd="4.0,0.15,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
           export cdmbgwd_gsl="2.5,7.5,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+          export psl_gwd_dx_factor=6.0
           export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.5e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
           export k_split=2
           export n_split=4
@@ -298,6 +307,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=4
         export cdmbgwd="4.0,0.10,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="1.67,8.8,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=2.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.35e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=2
         export n_split=6
@@ -321,6 +331,7 @@ case "${fv3_res}" in
         export nthreads_ufs_gfs=4
         export cdmbgwd="4.0,0.05,1.0,1.0"  # mountain blocking, ogwd, cgwd, cgwd src scaling
         export cdmbgwd_gsl="0.625,14.1,1.0,1.0"   # settings for GSL drag suite
+        export psl_gwd_dx_factor=2.0
         export knob_ugwp_tauamp=0.13e-3      # setting for UGWPv1 non-stationary GWD
         export k_split=4
         export n_split=5