diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index c64195b08e364f251820ab98aac94d64b16256c6..0714c9cac0a49445c256ecffae417d09bea226fa 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -917,7 +917,12 @@ def fov_extract():
     icing_int_ds = h5f_out.create_dataset('icing_intensity', data=icing_intensity, dtype='i4')
     icing_int_ds.attrs.create('long_name', data='From PIREP. -1:No Icing, 1:Trace, 2:Light, 3:Light Moderate, 4:Moderate, 5:Moderate Severe, 6:Severe')
 
-
+    # copy relevant attributes
+    for ds_name in train_params_day:
+        h5f_ds = h5f_out[ds_name]
+        h5f_ds.attrs.create('standard_name', data=h5f_expl[ds_name].attrs.get('standard_name'))
+        h5f_ds.attrs.create('long_name', data=h5f_expl[ds_name].attrs.get('long_name'))
+        h5f_ds.attrs.create('units', data=h5f_expl[ds_name].attrs.get('units'))
 
     # --- close files
     for h5f in h5_s_icing: