diff --git a/model/atmosphere/background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2 b/model/atmosphere/background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2
index 440ed74..ef8fe88 100644
--- a/model/atmosphere/background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2
+++ b/model/atmosphere/background_error_hybrid_gsibec_bump.yaml.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ components:
 - covariance:
     covariance model: SABER
     saber central block:
-      saber block name: gsi covariance
+      saber block name: gsi static covariance
       read:
         gsi akbk: &akbk {{fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
         gsi error covariance file: &gsiberr {{gsibec_path}}/gsi-coeffs-gfs-global.nc4
diff --git a/model/atmosphere/background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2 b/model/atmosphere/background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2
index 86a8633..e53b8fd 100644
--- a/model/atmosphere/background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2
+++ b/model/atmosphere/background_error_static_gsibec.yaml.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 covariance model: SABER
 full inverse: true
 saber central block:
-  saber block name: gsi covariance
+  saber block name: gsi static covariance
   read:
     gsi akbk: &akbk {{fv3jedi_files_path}}/akbk.nc4
     gsi error covariance file: &gsiberr {{gsibec_path}}/gsi-coeffs-gfs-global.nc4
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/amsua_n19.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/amsua_n19.yaml.j2
index 94fd7a8..eff404a 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/amsua_n19.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere-lgetkf/amsua_n19.yaml.j2
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atm_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atm_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atm_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]
diff --git a/observations/atmosphere/amsua_n19.yaml.j2 b/observations/atmosphere/amsua_n19.yaml.j2
index 244a1cd..d8dd23f 100644
--- a/observations/atmosphere/amsua_n19.yaml.j2
+++ b/observations/atmosphere/amsua_n19.yaml.j2
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@
     variational bc:
       predictors:
       - name: constant
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         order: 2
         tlapse: &{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse "{{atm_obsbiasin_path}}/{{atm_obstlapsein_prefix}}{{observation_from_jcb}}{{atm_obstlapsein_suffix}}"
-      - name: lapse_rate
+      - name: lapseRate
         tlapse: *{{observation_from_jcb}}_tlapse
-      - name: emissivity
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: emissivityJacobian
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 4
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 3
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
         order: 2
-      - name: scan_angle
+      - name: sensorScanAngle
     covariance:
       minimal required obs number: 20
       variance range: [1.0e-6, 10.0]