diff --git a/ush/global_cycle.sh b/ush/global_cycle.sh
index 4ce053751..53e8324f4 100755
--- a/ush/global_cycle.sh
+++ b/ush/global_cycle.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #                   PACKAGEROOT/gfs.v15.0.0.
 #     PACKAGEROOT   Location of gfs package.
 #     FIXgfs        Directory for fixed data. Default is $HOMEgfs/fix.
+#     FIXorog       Directory for fixed orography data. Default is $FIXgfs/orog
 #     EXECgfs       Directory of the program executable.  Defaults to
 #                   $HOMEgfs/exec
 #     DATA          Working directory
@@ -63,29 +64,29 @@
 #                   FNVETC must be set to igbp file:
 #                   ${FIXgfs}/am/global_vegtype.igbp.t$JCAP_CASE.$LONB_CASE.$LATB_CASE.rg.grb
 #     FNALBC        Input 4-component albedo climatology GRIB file.
-#                   defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.snowfree_albedo.tileX.nc
+#                   defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.snowfree_albedo.tileX.nc
 #     FNALBC2       Input 'facsf' and 'facwf' albedo climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.facsf.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.facsf.tileX.nc
 #     FNAISC        Input sea ice climatology GRIB file.
 #                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/am/IMS-NIC.blended.ice.monthly.clim.grb
 #     FNTG3C        Input deep soil temperature climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.substrate_temperature.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.substrate_temperature.tileX.nc
 #     FNVEGC        Input vegetation fraction climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc
 #     FNVETC        Input vegetation type climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_type.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_type.tileX.nc
 #     FNSOTC        Input soil type climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.soil_type.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.soil_type.tileX.nc
 #     FNSMCC        Input soil moisture climatology GRIB file.
 #                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/am/global_soilmgldas.statsgo.t$JCAP_CASE.$LONB_CASE.$LATB_CASE.grb
 #     FNVMNC        Input min veg frac climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc
 #     FNVMXC        Input max veg frac climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc
 #     FNSLPC        Input slope type climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.slope_type.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.slope_type.tileX.nc
 #     FNABSC        Input max snow albedo climatology GRIB file.
-#                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.maximum_snow_albedo.tileX.nc
+#                   Defaults to ${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.maximum_snow_albedo.tileX.nc
 #     FNMSKH        Input high resolution land mask GRIB file.  Use to set mask for
 #                   some of the input climatology fields.  This is NOT the model mask.
 #                   Defaults to ${FIXgfs}/am/global_slmask.t1534.3072.1536.grb
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ PACKAGEROOT=${PACKAGEROOT:-/lfs/h1/ops/prod/packages}
 HOMEgfs=${HOMEgfs:-${PACKAGEROOT}/gfs_ver.${gfs_ver}}
 EXECgfs=${EXECgfs:-$HOMEgfs/exec}
 FIXgfs=${FIXgfs:-$HOMEgfs/fix}
+FIXorog=${FIXorog:-$FIXgfs/orog}
 DATA=${DATA:-$(pwd)}
 COMIN=${COMIN:-$(pwd)}
 COMOUT=${COMOUT:-$(pwd)}
@@ -281,16 +283,16 @@ FNSNOC=${FNSNOC:-${FIXgfs}/am/global_snoclim.1.875.grb}
 FNZORC=${FNZORC:-igbp}
 FNAISC=${FNAISC:-${FIXgfs}/am/IMS-NIC.blended.ice.monthly.clim.grb}
 FNSMCC=${FNSMCC:-${FIXgfs}/am/global_soilmgldas.statsgo.t$JCAP_CASE.$LONB_CASE.$LATB_CASE.grb}
-FNALBC2=${FNALBC2:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.facsf.tileX.nc}
-FNTG3C=${FNTG3C:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.substrate_temperature.tileX.nc}
-FNVEGC=${FNVEGC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc}
-FNALBC=${FNALBC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.snowfree_albedo.tileX.nc}
-FNVETC=${FNVETC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_type.tileX.nc}
-FNSOTC=${FNSOTC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.soil_type.tileX.nc}
-FNABSC=${FNABSC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.maximum_snow_albedo.tileX.nc}
-FNVMNC=${FNVMNC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc}
-FNVMXC=${FNVMXC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc}
-FNSLPC=${FNSLPC:-${FIXgfs}/orog/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.slope_type.tileX.nc}
+FNALBC2=${FNALBC2:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.facsf.tileX.nc}
+FNTG3C=${FNTG3C:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.substrate_temperature.tileX.nc}
+FNVEGC=${FNVEGC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc}
+FNALBC=${FNALBC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.snowfree_albedo.tileX.nc}
+FNVETC=${FNVETC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_type.tileX.nc}
+FNSOTC=${FNSOTC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.soil_type.tileX.nc}
+FNABSC=${FNABSC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.maximum_snow_albedo.tileX.nc}
+FNVMNC=${FNVMNC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc}
+FNVMXC=${FNVMXC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.vegetation_greenness.tileX.nc}
+FNSLPC=${FNSLPC:-${FIXorog}/${CASE}/sfc/${CASE}.mx${OCNRES}.slope_type.tileX.nc}
 FNMSKH=${FNMSKH:-${FIXgfs}/am/global_slmask.t1534.3072.1536.grb}
 NST_FILE=${NST_FILE:-"NULL"}
 FNTSFA=${FNTSFA:-${COMIN}/${PREINP}sstgrb${SUFINP}}
diff --git a/ush/global_cycle_driver.sh b/ush/global_cycle_driver.sh
index 3f8b4d2e6..a22915d53 100755
--- a/ush/global_cycle_driver.sh
+++ b/ush/global_cycle_driver.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export PACKAGEROOT=${PACKAGEROOT:-/lfs/h1/ops/prod/packages}
 export gfs_ver=${gfs_ver:-v15.0.0}
 export HOMEgfs=${HOMEgfs:-${PACKAGEROOT}/gfs.${gfs_ver}}
 export FIXgfs=${FIXgfs:-$HOMEgfs/fix}   
+export FIXorog=${FIXorog:-$FIXgfs/orog}
 
 ntiles=${ntiles:-6}
 DONST=${DONST:-"NO"}
@@ -87,11 +88,11 @@ for n in $(seq 1 $ntiles); do
   chmod 644  $COMOUT/$PDY.${cyc}0000.sfcanl_data.tile${n}.nc
   ln -fs $COMOUT/$PDY.${cyc}0000.sfcanl_data.tile${n}.nc  $DATA/fnbgso.00$n
 
-  ln -fs $FIXgfs/orog/${CASE}/C${CRES}_grid.tile${n}.nc       $DATA/fngrid.00$n
+  ln -fs $FIXorog/${CASE}/C${CRES}_grid.tile${n}.nc       $DATA/fngrid.00$n
   if (( OCNRES > 9999 ));then
-    ln -fs $FIXgfs/orog/${CASE}/C${CRES}_oro_data.tile${n}.nc   $DATA/fnorog.00$n
+    ln -fs $FIXorog/${CASE}/C${CRES}_oro_data.tile${n}.nc   $DATA/fnorog.00$n
   else
-    ln -fs $FIXgfs/orog/${CASE}/C${CRES}.mx${OCNRES}_oro_data.tile${n}.nc   $DATA/fnorog.00$n
+    ln -fs $FIXorog/${CASE}/C${CRES}.mx${OCNRES}_oro_data.tile${n}.nc   $DATA/fnorog.00$n
   fi
 
   if [[ "$DO_SNO_INC_JEDI" == ".true." ]] ; then