diff --git a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
index d5f0b0ef3b3a5e490ee3c3ebb782cf55d437566f..15a8f3ecea665105c3fc69066fc6a440c27a65f8 100644
--- a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
+++ b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def match_calipso_clavrx_to_amvs(calipso_clavrx_path, calipso_clavrx_file, amv_f
 
         match_dict[nom_time].append((cc, ll, lon_s[idx], lat_s[idx], f_idx, data_da, amvs_da))
 
-    return match_dict, calipso_clavrx_params, amv_files.get_out_parameters()
+    return match_dict, calipso_clavrx_params, amv_params
 
 
 def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
     # the top level group for the output file
     rootgrp = Dataset(filename, 'w', format='NETCDF4')
 
-    #dim_aparams = rootgrp.createDimension('num_aeolus_params', size=num_aparams)
-    #dim_alevs = rootgrp.createDimension('max_num_aeolus_levels', size=max_num_alevels)
     dim_amvs = rootgrp.createDimension('max_num_amvs', size=max_num_amvs)
     dim_num_aeolus_prof = rootgrp.createDimension('num_caliop_profs', size=num_aprofs)
     #dim_num_files = rootgrp.createDimension('num_amv_files', size=amv_file_s.shape[0])
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
     prf_time = rootgrp.createVariable('time', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
     #amv_file_names = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_file_names', str, ['num_amv_files'])
 
-    # ---- Profile variables ---------------
+    # ---- CALIOP variables ---------------
     prf_lon = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_longitude', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
     prf_lon.units = 'degrees east'
     prf_lat = rootgrp.createVariable('prof_latitude', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
     prf_time.units = 'seconds since 1970-01-1 00:00:00'
     prf_elem = rootgrp.createVariable('FD_elem', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
     prf_line = rootgrp.createVariable('FD_line', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
-    prf_fidx = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_file_index', 'i4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
+    #prf_fidx = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_file_index', 'i4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
 
     # ----- CALIOP+CLAVRx variables ------
     nc4_vars_cc = []
@@ -193,6 +191,14 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
         nc4_vars_cc.append(var)
 
     # ----- AMV variables ----------------
+    amv_lon = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_longitude', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs', 'max_num_amvs'])
+    amv_lon.units = 'degrees east'
+    amv_lat = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_latitude', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs', 'max_num_amvs'])
+    amv_lat.units = 'degrees north'
+    amv_elem = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_elem', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs', 'max_num_amvs'])
+    amv_line = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_line', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs', 'max_num_amvs'])
+    #prf_fidx = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_file_index', 'i4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
+
     nc4_vars = []
     var_s = rg_exmpl.variables
     for pidx, param in enumerate(amv_params):
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
     prf_elem[:] = elems
     prf_line[:] = lines
     prf_time[:] = atimes
-    prf_fidx[:] = fidxs
+    #prf_fidx[:] = fidxs
 
     #amv_file_names[:] = amv_file_s
 
@@ -229,6 +235,22 @@ def create_file_new(match_dct, filename, caliop_clavrx_params, amv_params):
                 nda = data_nd[pidx]
                 nc4_vars_cc[pidx][idx] = nda
 
+            nda = amvs_nd[0,]
+            cnt = nda.shape[0]
+            amv_lon[idx, 0:cnt] = nda
+
+            nda = amvs_nd[1,]
+            cnt = nda.shape[0]
+            amv_lat[idx, 0:cnt] = nda
+
+            nda = amvs_nd[2,]
+            cnt = nda.shape[0]
+            amv_elem[idx, 0:cnt] = nda
+
+            nda = amvs_nd[3,]
+            cnt = nda.shape[0]
+            amv_line[idx, 0:cnt] = nda
+
             for pidx, param in enumerate(amv_params):
                 nda = amvs_nd[pidx+4,]
                 cnt = nda.shape[0]