diff --git a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
index 7cbe64f00c7768a1d931e009ff3765f200e5ecbc..adce1b390eb4eaf4dcf0ca12328e3b869dabe5b1 100644
--- a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
+++ b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ def match_calipso_clavrx_to_amvs(nom_time, calipso_clavrx_nc4, amv_files, calips
 
         lons = param_nd[0, :]
         lats = param_nd[1, :]
-        temp_prof = get_vert_profile_s(gfs_xr, ['temperature'], lons, lats, method='nearest')
+        temp_prof = get_vert_profile_s(gfs_xr, ['temperature'], lons, lats, method='linear')
         temp_prof = temp_prof.values
         temp_prof_s = temp_prof[0, :, :]
 
         alt_s = []
         for k in range(num_amvs):
             alt = pressure_to_altitude(param_nd[4, k], None, gfs_press, temp_prof_s[k, :])
-            alt_s.append(alt.magnitude)
+            alt_s.append(alt)
         alt_s = np.array(alt_s)
 
         match_dict[nom_time].append((cc, ll, lon, lat, f_idx, data_da, amvs_da, dist_to_amvs, alt_s))
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ def create_file(match_dct, output_path, target_filepath, caliop_clavrx_params, a
     amv_fidx = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_file_index', 'i4', ['num_caliop_profs'])
     dst_to_amvs = rootgrp.createVariable('distance_to_amvs', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs', 'max_num_amvs'])
     amv_geom_hgt = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_geom_hgt', 'f4', ['num_caliop_profs', 'max_num_amvs'])
+    amv_geom_hgt.units = 'meter'
+    amv_geom_hgt.long_name = 'AMV pressure converted to height from GFS temperature vs pressure'
 
     nc4_vars = []
     var_s = rg_exmpl.variables
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ new_header = ' TARG     LAT      LON     BOX SRCH    SPD      DIR      PW     LL
 num_fmts = ['%6i', '%7.2f', '%8.2f', '%4i', '%4i', '%7.2f', '%7.2f', '%8.2f', '%4i', '%7.2f', '%7.2f', '%8.2f', '%7.2f', '%4i', '%7.2f', '%4i', '%4i', '%6i', '%6i', '%9.2f']
 
 
-def get_temp_prof_s(gfs_ds, nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats):
+def get_temp_prof_s(gfs_ds, nom_time, lons, lats):
     gfs_fname, _, _ = gfs_ds.get_file(nom_time, window=180.0)
     if gfs_fname is None:
         return None
@@ -365,21 +367,21 @@ def get_temp_prof_s(gfs_ds, nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats):
     gfs_press = gfs_xr['pressure levels']
     gfs_press = gfs_press.values
 
-    temp_prof = get_vert_profile_s(gfs_xr, ['temperature'], amv_lons, amv_lats, method='linear')
+    temp_prof = get_vert_profile_s(gfs_xr, ['temperature'], lons, lats, method='linear')
     temp_prof = temp_prof.values
     temp_prof_s = temp_prof[0, :, :]
 
     return temp_prof_s, gfs_press
 
 
-def get_temp_prof_s_intrp(nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats):
+def get_temp_prof_s_intrp(nom_time, lons, lats):
     gfs_fname_left, nom_time_left, gfs_fname_rght, nom_time_rght = get_bounding_gfs_files(nom_time)
     gfs_xr_left = xr.open_dataset(gfs_fname_left)
     gfs_xr_rght = xr.open_dataset(gfs_fname_rght)
     gfs_press = gfs_xr_left['pressure levels'].values
 
-    temp_prof = get_time_interpolated_vert_profile([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], 'temperature', nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats)
-    pt_s = get_time_interpolated_point_s([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], ['surface pressure', 'surface temperature', 'surface height'], nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats)
+    temp_prof = get_time_interpolated_vert_profile([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], 'temperature', nom_time, lons, lats)
+    pt_s = get_time_interpolated_point_s([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], ['surface pressure', 'surface temperature', 'surface height'], nom_time, lons, lats)
 
     return temp_prof, gfs_press, pt_s[0,], pt_s[1,], pt_s[2,]