diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/001_prep_ideal_case/PRE_IDEA1.nam b/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/001_prep_ideal_case/PRE_IDEA1.nam
index cf35efe20fbad1d95eb86066d38fd1a11c267886..38da5ce00e24dbcac30cc11d05b72a6fe7d57835 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/001_prep_ideal_case/PRE_IDEA1.nam
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/001_prep_ideal_case/PRE_IDEA1.nam
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+&NAM_CONFIO  LCDF4=T, LLFIOUT=T, LLFIREAD=F /
 &NAM_DIMn_PRE NIMAX=24 NJMAX=24 /
 &NAM_CONF_PRE LCARTESIAN=.TRUE.
 	      CIDEAL='RSOU' CZS='FLAT' 
               LBOUSS=.FALSE.  LPERTURB=.TRUE. 
 	      CEQNSYS='LHE', LSHIFT=.TRUE.,
-	      NVERB=5 /
+	      NVERB=5
+              !JPHEXT = 3 , NHALO = 3 
+              /
 &NAM_PERT_PRE CPERT_KIND= 'TH' , XAMPLITH= 1.5 ,
               LSET_RHU= .FALSE. , XAMPLIRV= 0. ,
               XCENTERZ= 1692.31
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/002_mesonh/EXSEG1.nam b/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/002_mesonh/EXSEG1.nam
index 5f81bb027f8a97f32b872ffe79fb74677418fbbf..81a0a637e3514efebe104d6c21767c2a39450a60 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/002_mesonh/EXSEG1.nam
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/011_KW78CHEM/002_mesonh/EXSEG1.nam
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+&NAM_CONFIO  LCDF4=T, LLFIOUT=T, LLFIREAD=F /
 &NAM_LUNITn CINIFILE = "KWRAIN.410" /
 &NAM_CONFn  LUSERV=T LUSERC=T LUSERR=T,
             LUSERS = T, LUSERG = T /
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@
 &NAM_CONF  CCONF = "START", NMODEL = 1,
            LFLAT = T, NVERB = 5,
            CEXP = "KWRAI", CSEG = "CH410" ,
-           CSPLIT='BSPLITTING' /
+           CSPLIT='BSPLITTING' 
+           !JPHEXT=3 NHALO=3
+           /
 &NAM_DYN  XSEGLEN = 1800.,
           XASSELIN = 0.2, LCORIO = F,
           LNUMDIFU = T /
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/001_pgd1/PRE_PGD1.nam b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/001_pgd1/PRE_PGD1.nam
index f088430ab5a539c54a144ce38de286a37defbb4b..d8178b36d3ee2ff16ba3f3a2a0771dbcaff55df8 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/001_pgd1/PRE_PGD1.nam
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/001_pgd1/PRE_PGD1.nam
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 &NAM_CONFIO  LCDF4=T, LLFIOUT=T, LLFIREAD=F /
 &NAM_PGDFILE CPGDFILE='pgd_dust_30km' /
 &NAM_CONF_PGD
-   JPHEXT = 3   
-   NHALO_MNH = 3
+   !JPHEXT = 3 NHALO_MNH = 3
 /
 &NAM_CONF_PROJ
  XRPK=1.,
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.00 b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.00
index b162feb30f1a4e5707b04c43d57a5c78f943caac..dcac022531a2a96b65868ae589334a1fb466d8e5 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.00
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.00
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 &NAM_REAL_CONF  NVERB=5,
 		CEQNSYS='DUR',
 		CPRESOPT='RICHA' 
-                JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 /
+                !JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 
+                /
 &NAM_VER_GRID   NKMAX=30,
                 YZGRID_TYPE='FUNCTN',
                 ZDZGRD=100.,
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.12 b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.12
index 0eb65d758f508f098e526f94994a64d9fda48dbf..2a238dc29db46db5bb78a44e6032e9dd6e3c5079 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.12
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000924.12
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 &NAM_REAL_CONF  NVERB=5,
 		CEQNSYS='DUR',
 		CPRESOPT='RICHA' 
-                JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 /
+                !JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 
+                /
 &NAM_VER_GRID   NKMAX=30,
                 YZGRID_TYPE='FUNCTN',
                 ZDZGRD=100.,
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000925.00 b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000925.00
index 2cb7fb434ddcf1dea1b3126a97ee404e60b86b7c..382c622b50197a93af9f32ac8eaca49ddd8f879d 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000925.00
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/002_ecmwf2lfi/PRE_REAL1.nam.20000925.00
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 &NAM_REAL_CONF  NVERB=5,
 		CEQNSYS='DUR',
 		CPRESOPT='RICHA' 
-                JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 /
+                !JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 
+                /
 &NAM_VER_GRID   NKMAX=30,
                 YZGRID_TYPE='FUNCTN',
                 ZDZGRD=100.,
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/003_run/EXSEG1.nam b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/003_run/EXSEG1.nam
index f8363807cbd3f639042e95ecd06b964c922775bb..f96bbe7ae88ccd487805325530bfc583f2dc2f36 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/003_run/EXSEG1.nam
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/003_run/EXSEG1.nam
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
             NVERB = 5,
             CEXP = "DUST7",
             CSEG = "SEG01" 
-            JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 /
+            !JPHEXT=3 , NHALO=3 
+            /
 &NAM_DYN 
             XSEGLEN = 43200,
             XASSELIN = 0.2,
diff --git a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/004_restart/EXSEG1.nam b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/004_restart/EXSEG1.nam
index 85d8f49ef4e871a3f81215aebb30830b81a94067..3936cebd9e7df3d35db01ca3f97c726a10b90f3e 100644
--- a/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/004_restart/EXSEG1.nam
+++ b/MY_RUN/KTEST/012_dust/004_restart/EXSEG1.nam
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
             NMODEL = 1, 
             NVERB = 5,
             CEXP = "DUST7",
-            CSEG = "SEG02" /
+            CSEG = "SEG02" 
+            !JPHEXT=3 NHALO=3
+            /
 &NAM_DYN 
             XSEGLEN = 43200,
             XASSELIN = 0.2,