diff --git a/Registry/Registry.EM_COMMON b/Registry/Registry.EM_COMMON
index 5af6350b88..12437132d7 100644
--- a/Registry/Registry.EM_COMMON
+++ b/Registry/Registry.EM_COMMON
@@ -1138,16 +1138,16 @@ state   real   DTAUX3D         ikj     misc        1         -     rh        "DT
 state   real   DTAUY3D         ikj     misc        1         -     rh        "DTAUY3D"               "LOCAL V GWDO STRESS"   "m s-1"  
 state   real   DUSFCG           ij     misc        1         -     rh        "DUSFCG"                "COLUMN-INTEGRATED U GWDO STRESS"   "Pa m s-1"
 state   real   DVSFCG           ij     misc        1         -     rh        "DVSFCG"                "COLUMN-INTEGRATED V GWDO STRESS"   "Pa m s-1"
-state   real   VAR2D            ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "VAR"                   "OROGRAPHIC VARIANCE"                       ""   ""
-state   real   OC12D            ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "CON"                   "OROGRAPHIC CONVEXITY"                      ""   ""
-state   real   OA1              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA1"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OA2              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA2"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OA3              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA3"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OA4              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA4"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OL1              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL1"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OL2              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL2"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OL3              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL3"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
-state   real   OL4              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL4"                   "OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION"   ""   ""
+state   real   VAR2D            ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "VAR"                   "STANDARD DEVIATION OF SUBGRID-SCALE OROGRAPHY"   "m"
+state   real   OC12D            ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "CON"                   "OROGRAPHIC CONVEXITY"                            ""
+state   real   OA1              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA1"                   "ASYMMETRY OF SUBGRID-SCALE OROGRAPHY FOR WESTERLY FLOW"         ""
+state   real   OA2              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA2"                   "ASYMMETRY OF SUBGRID-SCALE OROGRAPHY FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW"        ""
+state   real   OA3              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA3"                   "ASYMMETRY OF SUBGRID-SCALE OROGRAPHY FOR SOUTH-WESTERLY FLOW"   ""
+state   real   OA4              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OA4"                   "ASYMMETRY OF SUBGRID-SCALE OROGRAPHY FOR NORTH-WESTERLY FLOW"   ""
+state   real   OL1              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL1"                   "NON-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTIVE OROGRAPHIC LENGTH FOR WESTERLY FLOW"         ""
+state   real   OL2              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL2"                   "NON-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTIVE OROGRAPHIC LENGTH FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW"        ""
+state   real   OL3              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL3"                   "NON-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTIVE OROGRAPHIC LENGTH FOR SOUTH-WESTERLY FLOW"   ""
+state   real   OL4              ij     misc        1         -     i012rhd   "OL4"                   "NON-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTIVE OROGRAPHIC LENGTH FOR NORTH-WESTERLY FLOW"   ""
 
 # Additional for GSL gravity wave drag suite
 state   real   DTAUX3D_ls      ikj     misc        1         -     rh        "DTAUX3D_ls"            "LOCAL U GWDO STRESS LARGE-SCALE"   "m s-1"