diff --git a/src/arome/aux/modd_precision.F90 b/src/arome/aux/modd_precision.F90
index 09509322d90cfeb2ace272ac779a2a7fdc582c09..a78762b537ce65ec230667cbcc2fc601e1976cc8 100644
--- a/src/arome/aux/modd_precision.F90
+++ b/src/arome/aux/modd_precision.F90
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ SAVE
 
 INTEGER, PARAMETER :: MNHREAL = JPRB
 INTEGER, PARAMETER :: MNHREAL64 = JPRD
+INTEGER, PARAMETER :: MNHREAL32 = JPRM
 ENDMODULE MODD_PRECISION
diff --git a/src/arome/gmkpack_ignored_files b/src/arome/gmkpack_ignored_files
index 312b6fcac7f312ea9a24b80f4b2d1eabe04b08d3..15ac6ff30f894976dc788f28a865bae2d5a95395 100644
--- a/src/arome/gmkpack_ignored_files
+++ b/src/arome/gmkpack_ignored_files
@@ -129,3 +129,6 @@ phyex/turb/bl_depth_diag_3d.F90
 phyex/turb/bl_depth_diag_1d.F90
 phyex/turb/modi_compute_function_thermo_mf.F90
 phyex/turb/compute_function_thermo_mf.F90
+phyex/micro/modd_cst.F90
+phyex/micro/modi_ini_cst.F90
+phyex/micro/ini_cst.F90
diff --git a/src/arome/micro/ini_cst.F90 b/src/arome/micro/ini_cst.F90
deleted file mode 100644
index f0f6b11870c2ddd81f19531c01ee76719870a13f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/arome/micro/ini_cst.F90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-!     ######spl
-      SUBROUTINE INI_CST 
-      USE PARKIND1, ONLY : JPRB
-      USE YOMHOOK , ONLY : LHOOK, DR_HOOK
-!     ##################
-!
-!!****  *INI_CST * - routine to initialize the module MODD_CST
-!!
-!!    PURPOSE
-!!    -------
-!       The purpose of this routine is to initialize  the physical constants
-!     stored in  module MODD_CST.
-!      
-!
-!!**  METHOD
-!!    ------
-!!      The physical constants are set to their numerical values 
-!!     
-!!
-!!    EXTERNAL
-!!    --------
-!!      FMLOOK : to retrieve logical unit number associated to a file
-!!
-!!    IMPLICIT ARGUMENTS
-!!    ------------------
-!!      Module MODD_CST     : contains physical constants
-!!
-!!    REFERENCE
-!!    ---------
-!!      Book2 of the documentation (module MODD_CST, routine INI_CST)
-!!      
-!!
-!!    AUTHOR
-!!    ------
-!!  	V. Ducrocq       * Meteo France *
-!!
-!!    MODIFICATIONS
-!!    -------------
-!!      Original    18/05/94 
-!!      J. Stein    02/01/95  add the volumic mass of liquid water
-!!      J.-P. Pinty 13/12/95  add the water vapor pressure over solid ice
-!!      J. Stein    29/06/97  add XTH00
-!!      V. Masson   05/10/98  add XRHOLI
-!!      C. Mari     31/10/00  add NDAYSEC
-!!      V. Masson   01/03/03  add XCONDI
-!!      R. El Khatib 04/08/14 add pre-computed quantities
-!!      P. Marguinaud 04/10/16 Port to single precision
-!!
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-!*       0.    DECLARATIONS
-!              ------------
-!
-USE MODD_CST
-!
-IMPLICIT NONE
-!  
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-!*	 1.     FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS
-!	        ---------------------
-!
-REAL(KIND=JPRB) :: ZHOOK_HANDLE
-IF (LHOOK) CALL DR_HOOK('INI_CST',0,ZHOOK_HANDLE)
-XPI         = 2.*ASIN(1.)
-XKARMAN     = 0.4
-XLIGHTSPEED = 299792458.
-XPLANCK     = 6.6260755E-34
-XBOLTZ      = 1.380658E-23
-XAVOGADRO   = 6.0221367E+23
-!
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-!*       2.     ASTRONOMICAL CONSTANTS
-!	        ----------------------
-!
-XDAY   = 86400.
-XSIYEA = 365.25*XDAY*2.*XPI/ 6.283076
-XSIDAY = XDAY/(1.+XDAY/XSIYEA)
-XOMEGA = 2.*XPI/XSIDAY
-NDAYSEC = 24*3600 ! Number of seconds in a day
-!
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------!
-!
-!
-!*       3.     TERRESTRIAL GEOIDE CONSTANTS
-!	        ----------------------------
-!
-XRADIUS = 6371229.
-XG      = 9.80665
-!
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-!*	 4.     REFERENCE PRESSURE
-!	        -------------------
-!
-! Ocean model cst same as in 1D/CMO SURFEX
-! values used in ini_cst to overwrite XP00 and XTH00
-XRH00OCEAN =1024.
-XTH00OCEAN = 286.65
-XSA00OCEAN= 32.6
-XP00OCEAN = 201.E5
-!Atmospheric model
-XP00 = 1.E5
-XTH00 = 300.
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-!*	 5.     RADIATION CONSTANTS
-!	        -------------------
-!
-XSTEFAN = REAL (2._8* REAL (XPI, 8)**5 * REAL (XBOLTZ, 8)**4 / &
-        & (15._8* REAL (XLIGHTSPEED, 8)**2 * REAL (XPLANCK, 8)**3))
-XI0     = 1370.
-!
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-!*	 6.     THERMODYNAMIC CONSTANTS
-!	        -----------------------
-!
-XMD    = 28.9644E-3
-XMV    = 18.0153E-3
-XRD    = XAVOGADRO * XBOLTZ / XMD
-XRV    = XAVOGADRO * XBOLTZ / XMV
-XEPSILO= XMV/XMD
-XCPD   = 7.* XRD /2.
-XCPV   = 4.* XRV
-XRHOLW = 1000.
-XRHOLI = 900.
-XCONDI = 2.22
-XCL    = 4.218E+3
-XCI    = 2.106E+3
-XTT    = 273.16
-XLVTT  = 2.5008E+6
-XLSTT  = 2.8345E+6
-XLMTT  = XLSTT - XLVTT
-XESTT  = 611.14
-XGAMW  = (XCL - XCPV) / XRV
-XBETAW = (XLVTT/XRV) + (XGAMW * XTT)
-XALPW  = LOG(XESTT) + (XBETAW /XTT) + (XGAMW *LOG(XTT))
-XGAMI  = (XCI - XCPV) / XRV
-XBETAI = (XLSTT/XRV) + (XGAMI * XTT)
-XALPI  = LOG(XESTT) + (XBETAI /XTT) + (XGAMI *LOG(XTT))
-! Values identical to ones used in CMO1D in SURFEX /could be modified
-! Coefficient of thermal expansion of water (K-1)
-XALPHAOC = 1.9E-4
-! Coeff of Haline contraction coeff (S-1)
-XBETAOC= 7.7475E-4
-!
-!*	 7.     PRECOMPUTED CONSTANTS
-!	        ---------------------
-!
-RDSRV = XRD/XRV
-RDSCPD = XRD/XCPD
-RINVXP00 =  1./XP00
-!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!
-IF (LHOOK) CALL DR_HOOK('INI_CST',1,ZHOOK_HANDLE)
-END SUBROUTINE INI_CST 
diff --git a/src/mesonh/micro/ini_cst.f90 b/src/common/aux/ini_cst.F90
similarity index 78%
rename from src/mesonh/micro/ini_cst.f90
rename to src/common/aux/ini_cst.F90
index 7c3170c4cb7e9e48a0fb645cc70efa30d6a6cae8..69b4c998b2605848b8f631a3209fe07b321fdb9c 100644
--- a/src/mesonh/micro/ini_cst.f90
+++ b/src/common/aux/ini_cst.F90
@@ -2,22 +2,6 @@
 !MNH_LIC This is part of the Meso-NH software governed by the CeCILL-C licence
 !MNH_LIC version 1. See LICENSE, CeCILL-C_V1-en.txt and CeCILL-C_V1-fr.txt
 !MNH_LIC for details. version 1.
-!-----------------------------------------------------------------
-!     ###################
-      MODULE MODI_INI_CST
-!     ###################
-!
-INTERFACE
-!
-SUBROUTINE INI_CST
-END SUBROUTINE INI_CST 
-!
-END INTERFACE
-!
-END MODULE MODI_INI_CST
-!
-!
-!
 !     ##################
       SUBROUTINE INI_CST 
 !     ##################
@@ -60,7 +44,9 @@ END MODULE MODI_INI_CST
 !!      V. Masson   05/10/98  add XRHOLI
 !!      C. Mari     31/10/00  add NDAYSEC
 !!      V. Masson   01/03/03  add XCONDI
-!!      J. Escobar  28/03/2014 for pb with emissivity/aerosol reset XMNH_TINY=1.0e-80 in real8 case 
+!!      J. Escobar  28/03/2014 for pb with emissivity/aerosol reset XMNH_TINY=1.0e-80 in real8 case
+!!      R. El Khatib 04/08/14 add pre-computed quantities
+!!      P. Marguinaud 04/10/16 Port to single precision
 !!      J.Escobar : 10/2017 : for real*4 , add XMNH_HUGE_12_LOG
 !!  Philippe Wautelet: 05/2016-04/2018: new data structures and calls for I/O
 !!      J.Escobar : 5/10/2018 : for real*4 ,higher value for XEPS_DT = 1.5e-4
@@ -71,7 +57,10 @@ END MODULE MODI_INI_CST
 !              ------------
 !
 USE MODD_CST
-use modd_precision, only: MNHREAL
+USE MODD_PRECISION, ONLY: MNHREAL, MNHREAL32, MNHREAL64
+USE MODE_MSG,       ONLY: PRINT_MSG, NVERB_FATAL
+USE PARKIND1, ONLY : JPRB
+USE YOMHOOK , ONLY : LHOOK, DR_HOOK
 !
 IMPLICIT NONE
 !  
@@ -80,6 +69,8 @@ IMPLICIT NONE
 !*	 1.     FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS
 !	        ---------------------
 !
+REAL(KIND=JPRB) :: ZHOOK_HANDLE
+IF (LHOOK) CALL DR_HOOK('INI_CST',0,ZHOOK_HANDLE)
 XPI         = 2.*ASIN(1.)
 XKARMAN     = 0.4
 XLIGHTSPEED = 299792458.
@@ -114,7 +105,7 @@ XG      = 9.80665
 !
 ! Ocean model cst same as in 1D/CMO SURFEX
 ! values used in ini_cst to overwrite XP00 and XTH00
-XRH00OCEAN =1024. 
+XRH00OCEAN =1024.
 XTH00OCEAN = 286.65
 XSA00OCEAN= 32.6
 XP00OCEAN = 201.E5
@@ -126,8 +117,11 @@ XTH00 = 300.
 !*	 5.     RADIATION CONSTANTS
 !	        -------------------
 !
-!JUAN OVERFLOW XSTEFAN = 2.* XPI**5 * XBOLTZ**4 / (15.* XLIGHTSPEED**2 * XPLANCK**3)
-XSTEFAN = ( 2.* XPI**5 / 15. ) * ( (XBOLTZ / XPLANCK) * XBOLTZ ) * (XBOLTZ/(XLIGHTSPEED*XPLANCK))**2 
+! Original: XSTEFAN = 2.* XPI**5 * XBOLTZ**4 / (15.* XLIGHTSPEED**2 * XPLANCK**3)
+! Juan: XSTEFAN = ( 2.* XPI**5 / 15. ) * ( (XBOLTZ / XPLANCK) * XBOLTZ ) * (XBOLTZ/(XLIGHTSPEED*XPLANCK))**2
+! Philippe Marguinaud: XSTEFAN = REAL (2._8* REAL (XPI, 8)**5 * REAL (XBOLTZ, 8)**4 / (15._8* REAL (XLIGHTSPEED, 8)**2 * REAL (XPLANCK, 8)**3))
+XSTEFAN = REAL (2._MNHREAL64* REAL (XPI, MNHREAL64)**5 * REAL (XBOLTZ, MNHREAL64)**4 / &
+        & (15._MNHREAL64* REAL (XLIGHTSPEED, MNHREAL64)**2 * REAL (XPLANCK, MNHREAL64)**3))
 XI0     = 1370.
 !
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -161,37 +155,40 @@ XALPI  = LOG(XESTT) + (XBETAI /XTT) + (XGAMI *LOG(XTT))
 ! Values identical to ones used in CMO1D in SURFEX /could be modified
 ! Coefficient of thermal expansion of water (K-1)
 XALPHAOC = 1.9E-4
-! Coeff of Haline contraction coeff (S-1) 
+! Coeff of Haline contraction coeff (S-1)
 XBETAOC= 7.7475E-4
 !
+!*	 7.     PRECOMPUTED CONSTANTS
+!	        ---------------------
+!
+RDSRV = XRD/XRV
+RDSCPD = XRD/XCPD
+RINVXP00 =  1./XP00
+!
 !   Some machine precision value depending of real4/8 use  
 !
-
-
 XMNH_EPSILON = EPSILON (XMNH_EPSILON )
 XMNH_HUGE    = HUGE    (XMNH_HUGE )
 XMNH_HUGE_12_LOG = LOG ( SQRT(XMNH_HUGE)  )
 
-#if (MNH_REAL == 8)
+IF (MNHREAL == MNHREAL64) THEN
 XMNH_TINY      = 1.0e-80_MNHREAL
 XEPS_DT        = 1.0e-5_MNHREAL
 XRES_FLAT_CART = 1.0e-12_MNHREAL
 XRES_OTHER     = 1.0e-9_MNHREAL
 XRES_PREP      = 1.0e-8_MNHREAL
-#elif (MNH_REAL == 4)
+ELSEIF (MNHREAL == MNHREAL32) THEN
 XMNH_TINY      = TINY    (XMNH_TINY    )
 XEPS_DT        = 1.5e-4_MNHREAL
 XRES_FLAT_CART = 1.0e-12_MNHREAL
 XRES_OTHER     = 1.0e-7_MNHREAL
 XRES_PREP      = 1.0e-4_MNHREAL
-#else
-#error "Invalid MNH_REAL"
-#endif
+ELSE
+CALL PRINT_MSG(NVERB_FATAL, 'GEN', 'INI_CST', 'Invalid MNH_REAL')
+ENDIF
 XMNH_TINY_12 = SQRT    (XMNH_TINY    )
-
-
-
 !
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !
+IF (LHOOK) CALL DR_HOOK('INI_CST',1,ZHOOK_HANDLE)
 END SUBROUTINE INI_CST 
diff --git a/src/mesonh/micro/modd_cst.f90 b/src/common/aux/modd_cst.F90
similarity index 96%
rename from src/mesonh/micro/modd_cst.f90
rename to src/common/aux/modd_cst.F90
index 73607888ccbf0791641a83952225dd0a2a76e9ce..02140f8c43fe74bf656798f9a5a943253ae48a59 100644
--- a/src/mesonh/micro/modd_cst.f90
+++ b/src/common/aux/modd_cst.F90
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 !!      V. Masson   05/10/98  add XRHOLI
 !!      C. Mari     31/10/00  add NDAYSEC
 !!      V. Masson   01/03/03  add conductivity of ice
+!!      R. El Khatib 04/08/14 add pre-computed quantities
 !!      J.Escobar : 10/2017 : for real*4 , add XMNH_HUGE_12_LOG
 !!      J.L. Redelsperger 03/2021  add constants for ocean penetrating solar
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ REAL,SAVE :: XALPHAOC           ! thermal expansion coefficient for ocean (K-1)
 REAL,SAVE :: XBETAOC             ! Haline contraction coeff for ocean (S-1)
 REAL,SAVE :: XTH00              ! reference value  for the potential temperature
 REAL,SAVE :: XTH00OCEAN         ! Ref value for pot temp in ocean model
-REAL,SAVE :: XSA00OCEAN         ! Ref value for SAlinity in ocean model 
+REAL,SAVE :: XSA00OCEAN         ! Ref value for SAlinity in ocean model
 REAL,SAVE :: XROC=0.69! 3 coeffs for SW penetration in  Ocean (Hoecker et al)
 REAL,SAVE :: XD1=1.1
 REAL,SAVE :: XD2=23.
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ REAL,SAVE :: XRHOLI             ! Volumic mass of liquid water
 !
 INTEGER, SAVE :: NDAYSEC        ! Number of seconds in a day
 !
+REAL,SAVE :: RDSRV              !  XRD/XRV
+REAL,SAVE :: RDSCPD             !  XRD/XCPD
+REAL,SAVE :: RINVXP00           !  1./XP00
 !
 !   Some machine precision value depending of real4/8 use  
 !
diff --git a/src/arome/micro/modi_ini_cst.F90 b/src/common/aux/modi_ini_cst.F90
similarity index 100%
rename from src/arome/micro/modi_ini_cst.F90
rename to src/common/aux/modi_ini_cst.F90