diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 3c6698326898667d3f7fb1588adce51277402dff..d2e835cdde33eade3565efd1910f8f0fafeee422 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ amv_lat_name = 'Lat'
 amv_press_name = 'pres'
 # -------------------------------
 sub_lon = -137.0  # GOES-17
-#sub_lon = -75.0  # GOES-16
+# sub_lon = -75.0  # GOES-16
 
 
 # aeolus_dict: time -> profiles
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
     num_levs_per_prof = rootgrp.createVariable('num_levs_per_prof', 'i4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
     prof_time = rootgrp.createVariable('time', 'f4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
     prf_lon = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_longitude', 'f4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
+    prf_lon.units = 'degrees east'
     prf_lat = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_latitude', 'f4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
+    prf_lat.units = 'degrees north'
     prof_time.units = 'seconds since 1970-01-1 00:00:00'
 
     prf_azm = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_azm', 'f4', ['profs'])