diff --git a/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.fv3.meta b/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.fv3.meta
index 9e7ad112c..766e34d46 100644
--- a/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.fv3.meta
+++ b/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.fv3.meta
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = out
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = inout
diff --git a/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.scm.meta b/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.scm.meta
index 9b956c990..a73d7f469 100644
--- a/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.scm.meta
+++ b/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_phys_time_vary.scm.meta
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = inout
diff --git a/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_rrtmg_pre.meta b/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_rrtmg_pre.meta
index 8e243f8d7..b0413de9b 100644
--- a/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_rrtmg_pre.meta
+++ b/physics/Interstitials/UFS_SCM_NEPTUNE/GFS_rrtmg_pre.meta
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = inout
diff --git a/physics/MP/Morrison_Gettelman/m_micro.meta b/physics/MP/Morrison_Gettelman/m_micro.meta
index 96eeccdac..978ee8e89 100644
--- a/physics/MP/Morrison_Gettelman/m_micro.meta
+++ b/physics/MP/Morrison_Gettelman/m_micro.meta
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
   intent = out
   optional = True
 [ntrcaer]
-  standard_name = number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG
+  standard_name = number_of_aerosol_tracers
   long_name = number of aerosol tracers for Morrison Gettelman MP
   units = count
   dimensions = ()
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in
diff --git a/physics/MP/Thompson/mp_thompson.meta b/physics/MP/Thompson/mp_thompson.meta
index 336cadf7e..75935bc5a 100644
--- a/physics/MP/Thompson/mp_thompson.meta
+++ b/physics/MP/Thompson/mp_thompson.meta
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_dimension,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in
diff --git a/physics/Radiation/RRTMGP/rrtmgp_aerosol_optics.meta b/physics/Radiation/RRTMGP/rrtmgp_aerosol_optics.meta
index f5c84453a..708e06514 100644
--- a/physics/Radiation/RRTMGP/rrtmgp_aerosol_optics.meta
+++ b/physics/Radiation/RRTMGP/rrtmgp_aerosol_optics.meta
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
   standard_name = mass_mixing_ratio_of_aerosol_from_gocart_or_merra2
   long_name = mass mixing ratio of aerosol from gocart or merra2
   units = kg kg-1
-  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers_MG)
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_layer_dimension,number_of_aerosol_tracers)
   type = real
   kind = kind_phys
   intent = in