diff --git a/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/driver-gen-datm.sh b/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/driver-gen-datm.sh
index 3feac77..e30ea8b 100755
--- a/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/driver-gen-datm.sh
+++ b/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/driver-gen-datm.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@
 #PBS -j oe
 ################################################################
 
-#module load parallel
-#module load ncl
+module load parallel
+module load ncl
+
+echo "parallel location: $(which parallel)"
+echo "ncl location: $(which ncl)"
 
 NUMCORES=4
 
-STYR=1992
-ENYR=1992
-PATHTORAWERA5=/glade/derecho/scratch/${LOGNAME}/ERA5-DATM/
+STYR=2003
+ENYR=2023
+PATHTORAWERA5=/glade/campaign/cgd/amp/zarzycki/DATM_FORCING/raw-ERA5/
+OUTDIRBASE=/glade/campaign/cgd/amp/zarzycki/DATM_FORCING/ERA5/
 
 TIMESTAMP=`date +%s%N`
 COMMANDFILE=commands.${TIMESTAMP}.txt
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ do
   do
     THISFILE=${PATHTORAWERA5}/out.${DATA_YEAR}.${DATA_MONTH}.nc
     if [ -f "$THISFILE" ]; then
-      LINECOMMAND="ncl gen-forcing.ncl YYYY=$DATA_YEAR 'MM=\"$DATA_MONTH\"' 'RAWERA5FILE=\"$THISFILE\"'"
+      LINECOMMAND="ncl gen-forcing.ncl YYYY=$DATA_YEAR 'MM=\"$DATA_MONTH\"' 'RAWERA5FILE=\"$THISFILE\"' 'outdirbase=\"$OUTDIRBASE\"' "
       echo ${LINECOMMAND} >> ${COMMANDFILE}
     else
       echo "$THISFILE does not exist!"
@@ -49,4 +53,4 @@ else
   parallel --jobs ${NUMCORES} --workdir $PWD < ${COMMANDFILE}
 fi
 
-rm -v ${COMMANDFILE}
\ No newline at end of file
+rm -v ${COMMANDFILE}
diff --git a/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/gen-forcing.ncl b/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/gen-forcing.ncl
index cadf004..49c0d48 100644
--- a/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/gen-forcing.ncl
+++ b/land-spinup/gen_datm/gen-datm/gen-forcing.ncl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ timestride=1
 STIX=0
 do_q=True
 do_flds=True
-outdirbase="/glade/derecho/scratch/zarzycki/ERA5-DATM/DATM_FORCING/ERA5/"
+;outdirbase="/glade/derecho/scratch/zarzycki/ERA5-DATM/DATM_FORCING/ERA5/"
 ;pathtorawera5="/glade/u/home/zarzycki/scratch/ERA5-DATM/"
 datafilename="CMZERA5.v0.c2021.0.5d"
 ;/glade/p/cgd/tss/CTSM_datm_forcing_data/atm_forcing.datm7.cruncep_qianFill.0.5d.v7.c160715/TPHWL6Hrly/clmforc.cruncep.V7.c2016.0.5d.TPQWL.1986-08.nc
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ if (do_flds) then
   flds_era5 = short2flt( f->strd(STIX:ENIX:timestride,::-1,:) )
 end if
 
+print("READ FROM ERA5 STATS:")
+print("u10_era5 max: "+max(u10_era5)+"   min: "+min(u10_era5))
+print("v10_era5 max: "+max(v10_era5)+"   min: "+min(v10_era5))
+print("tbot_era5 max: "+max(tbot_era5)+"   min: "+min(tbot_era5))
+print("tdew_era5 max: "+max(tdew_era5)+"   min: "+min(tdew_era5))
+print("psrf_era5 max: "+max(psrf_era5)+"   min: "+min(psrf_era5))
+print("prec_era5 max: "+max(prec_era5)+"   min: "+min(prec_era5))
+print("fsds_era5 max: "+max(fsds_era5)+"   min: "+min(fsds_era5))
+if (do_flds) then
+  print("flds_era5 max: "+max(flds_era5)+"   min: "+min(flds_era5))
+end if
+
 print("Processing wind...")
 wind_era5 = u10_era5
 wind_era5 = sqrt(u10_era5^2. + v10_era5^2.)
@@ -164,26 +176,38 @@ if (do_q) then
 end if
 
 print("Enforce specified capping checks")
+
 maxwind=45.0
 minwind=0.0
+print("wind_datm max: "+max(wind_datm)+"   min: "+min(wind_datm))
+print("min/max set by user: "+minwind+" "+maxwind)
 print("Number of wind_datm over max to be corrected: "+num(wind_datm .gt. maxwind))
-print("Number of wind_datm over min to be corrected: "+num(wind_datm .lt. minwind))
+print("Number of wind_datm under min to be corrected: "+num(wind_datm .lt. minwind))
 wind_datm = where(wind_datm .gt. maxwind, maxwind, wind_datm)
 wind_datm = where(wind_datm .lt. minwind, minwind, wind_datm)
+
 maxpsrf=120000.0
 minpsrf=30000.0
+print("psrf_datm max: "+max(psrf_datm)+"   min: "+min(psrf_datm))
+print("min/max set by user: "+minpsrf+" "+maxpsrf)
 print("Number of psrf_datm over max to be corrected: "+num(psrf_datm .gt. maxpsrf))
-print("Number of psrf_datm over min to be corrected: "+num(psrf_datm .lt. minpsrf))
+print("Number of psrf_datm under min to be corrected: "+num(psrf_datm .lt. minpsrf))
 psrf_datm = where(psrf_datm .gt. maxpsrf, maxpsrf, psrf_datm)
 psrf_datm = where(psrf_datm .lt. minpsrf, minpsrf, psrf_datm)
+
 maxtbot=340.0
 mintbot=175.0
+print("tbot_datm max: "+max(tbot_datm)+"   min: "+min(tbot_datm))
+print("min/max set by user: "+mintbot+" "+maxtbot)
 print("Number of tbot_datm over max to be corrected: "+num(tbot_datm .gt. maxtbot))
-print("Number of tbot_datm over min to be corrected: "+num(tbot_datm .lt. mintbot))
+print("Number of tbot_datm under min to be corrected: "+num(tbot_datm .lt. mintbot))
 tbot_datm = where(tbot_datm .gt. maxtbot, maxtbot, tbot_datm)
 tbot_datm = where(tbot_datm .lt. mintbot, mintbot, tbot_datm)
+
 if (do_q) then
   maxqbot=0.2
+  print("qbot_datm max: "+max(qbot_datm)+"   min: "+min(qbot_datm))
+  print("max set by user: "+maxqbot)
   print("Number of qbot_datm over max to be corrected: "+num(qbot_datm .gt. maxqbot))
   qbot_datm = where(qbot_datm .gt. maxqbot, maxqbot, qbot_datm)
 end if