Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/context_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/context_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/context_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -31,4 +31,56 @@
     <grid_group id="vertical" axis_ref="presnivs" />
   </grid_> -->
+
+  <grid_definition>
+     <grid id="grid_glo">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_presnivs">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="presnivs" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_height">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="height" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_sza">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="sza" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_heightmlev">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_temp">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="temp" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_plev">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="plev" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_pressure2">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="pressure2" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_column">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="column" />
+     </grid>
+
+     <grid id="grid_glo_cth16">
+        <domain domain_ref="dom_glo" />
+        <axis axis_ref="cth16" />
+     </grid>
+
+  </grid_definition>
   
   <!-- Define groups of vertical axes -->
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/field_def_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/field_def_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/field_def_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <!--    </field_group>  -->
     
-    <field_group id="fields_2D" domain_ref="dom_glo">
+    <field_group id="fields_2D" grid_ref="grid_glo">
         <field id="phis"    long_name="Surface geop.height"     unit="m2/s2" />
         <field id="aire"    long_name="Grid area"               unit="-"    />
@@ -214,6 +214,6 @@
         <field id="n2"    long_name="Nombre de panaches de type 2"    unit="-" />
         <field id="s2"    long_name="Surface moyenne des panaches de type 2"    unit="m2" />
-        <field id="proba_notrig"    long_name="Probabilité de non-déclenchement"    unit="-" />
-        <field id="random_notrig"    long_name="Tirage aléatoire de non-déclenchement"    unit="-" />
+        <field id="proba_notrig"    long_name="Probabilit\E9 de non-d\E9clenchement"    unit="-" />
+        <field id="random_notrig"    long_name="Tirage al\E9atoire de non-d\E9clenchement"    unit="-" />
         <field id="ale_bl_stat"    long_name="ALE_BL_STAT"    unit="m2/s2" />
         <field id="ale_bl_trig"    long_name="ALE_BL_STAT + Condition P>Pseuil"    unit="m2/s2" />
@@ -420,5 +420,5 @@
     </field_group>
 
-    <field_group id="fields_3D" domain_ref="dom_glo" axis_ref="presnivs">
+    <field_group id="fields_3D" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
         <field id="tke"    long_name="TKE"    unit="m2/s2" />
         <field id="tke_ter"    long_name="Max Turb. Kinetic Energy ter"    unit="m2/s2" />
@@ -601,5 +601,5 @@
     </field_group>
     
-    <field_group  id="fields_NMC" domain_ref="dom_glo" axis_ref="plev">
+    <field_group  id="fields_NMC" grid_ref="grid_glo_plev">
 <!--  <field id="tnondef" long_name="Undefined value of T" unit="K" /> -->
       <field id="ta" long_name="Air temperature" unit="K" />
@@ -624,5 +624,5 @@
     </field_group>
 
-    <field_group id="fields_trac" domain_ref="dom_glo">
+    <field_group id="fields_trac" grid_ref="grid_glo_plev">
           <field id="cumRN"    long_name="Cumulated tracer  RNVL1"    unit="-" />
           <field id="cumPB"    long_name="Cumulated tracer  PBVL1"    unit="-" />
@@ -630,5 +630,5 @@
     </field_group>
 
-    <field_group id="fields_trac" domain_ref="dom_glo" axis_ref="presnivs">
+    <field_group id="fields_trac" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
       <field id="RN"    long_name="Tracer RNVL1"    unit="-" />
       <field id="dRN_vdf"    long_name="Tendance tracer RNVL1"    unit="-" />
@@ -675,121 +675,121 @@
     </field_group>
 
-    <field_group id="fields_COSP_CALIPSO" domain_ref="dom_glo" freq_op="3h">
+    <field_group id="fields_COSP_CALIPSO" grid_ref="grid_glo" freq_op="3h">
       <field id="cllcalipso"    long_name="Lidar Low-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="1" />
       <field id="clhcalipso"    long_name="Lidar Hight-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="1" />
       <field id="clmcalipso"    long_name="Lidar Mid-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="1" />
       <field id="cltcalipso"    long_name="Lidar Total Cloud Fraction"   unit="1" />
-      <field id="clcalipso"  long_name="Lidar Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="parasol_refl"  long_name="PARASOL-like mono-directional reflectance" unit="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-      <field id="parasol_crefl"  long_name="PARASOL-like mono-directional reflectance (integral)" unit="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-      <field id="Ncrefl"  long_name="Nb for PARASOL-like mono-directional reflectance" unit="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-      <field id="c01_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c02_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c03_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c04_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c05_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c06_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c07_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c08_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c09_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c10_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c11_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c12_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c13_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c14_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c15_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c01_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c02_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c03_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c04_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c05_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c06_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c07_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c08_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c09_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c10_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c11_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c12_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c13_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c14_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c15_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c16_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c17_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c18_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c19_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c20_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="beta_mol532" long_name="Lidar Molecular Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="m-1 sr-1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+      <field id="clcalipso"  long_name="Lidar Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="parasol_refl"  long_name="PARASOL-like mono-directional reflectance" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+      <field id="parasol_crefl"  long_name="PARASOL-like mono-directional reflectance (integral)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+      <field id="Ncrefl"  long_name="Nb for PARASOL-like mono-directional reflectance" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+      <field id="c01_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c02_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c03_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c04_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c05_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c06_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c07_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c08_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c09_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c10_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c11_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c12_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c13_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c14_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c15_cfad_lidarsr532" long_name="Lidar Scattering Ratio CFAD (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c01_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c02_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c03_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c04_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c05_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c06_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c07_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c08_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c09_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c10_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c11_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c12_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c13_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c14_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c15_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c16_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c17_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c18_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c19_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c20_atb532" long_name="Lidar Attenuated Total Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="beta_mol532" long_name="Lidar Molecular Backscatter (532 nm)" unit="m-1 sr-1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
       <field id="cllcalipsoice"    long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Low-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="clhcalipsoice"    long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Hight-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="clmcalipsoice"    long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Mid-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="cltcalipsoice"    long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Total Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
-      <field id="clcalipsoice"  long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" axis_ref="height" />
+      <field id="clcalipsoice"  long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
       <field id="cllcalipsoliq"    long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Low-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="clhcalipsoliq"    long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Hight-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="clmcalipsoliq"    long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Mid-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="cltcalipsoliq"    long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Total Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
-      <field id="clcalipsoliq"  long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" axis_ref="height" />
+      <field id="clcalipsoliq"  long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
       <field id="cllcalipsoun"    long_name="Lidar Undefined-Phase Low-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="clhcalipsoun"    long_name="Lidar Undefined-Phase Hight-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="clmcalipsoun"    long_name="Lidar Undefined-Phase Mid-level Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
       <field id="cltcalipsoun"    long_name="Lidar Undefined-Phase Total Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" />
-      <field id="clcalipsoun"  long_name="Lidar Undefined-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="clcalipsotmp"  long_name="Lidar Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" axis_ref="temp" />
-      <field id="clcalipsotmpliq"  long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" axis_ref="temp" />
-      <field id="clcalipsotmpice"  long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" axis_ref="temp" />
-      <field id="clcalipsotmpun"  long_name="Undefined-Phase Total Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" axis_ref="temp" />
+      <field id="clcalipsoun"  long_name="Lidar Undefined-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="clcalipsotmp"  long_name="Lidar Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+      <field id="clcalipsotmpliq"  long_name="Lidar Liq-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+      <field id="clcalipsotmpice"  long_name="Lidar Ice-Phase Cloud Fraction (532 nm)" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+      <field id="clcalipsotmpun"  long_name="Undefined-Phase Total Cloud Fraction"   unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
     </field_group>  
 
-    <field_group id="fields_COSP_CLOUDSAT" domain_ref="dom_glo" freq_op="3h">
+    <field_group id="fields_COSP_CLOUDSAT" grid_ref="grid_glo" freq_op="3h">
       <field id="cltlidarradar" long_name="Lidar and Radar Total Cloud Fraction" unit="%" />
-      <field id="clcalipso2"  long_name="CALIPSO Cloud Fraction Undetected by CloudSat" unit="%" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c01_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c02_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c03_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c04_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c05_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c06_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c07_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c08_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c09_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c10_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c11_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c12_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c13_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c14_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c15_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c16_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c17_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c18_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c19_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c20_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-      <field id="c01_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c02_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c03_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c04_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c05_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c06_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c07_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c08_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c09_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c10_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c11_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c12_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c13_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c14_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-      <field id="c15_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" axis_ref="height" />
-    </field_group>
-
-    <field_group id="fields_COSP_ISCCP" domain_ref="dom_glo" freq_op="3h">
+      <field id="clcalipso2"  long_name="CALIPSO Cloud Fraction Undetected by CloudSat" unit="%" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c01_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c02_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c03_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c04_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c05_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c06_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c07_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c08_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c09_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c10_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c11_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c12_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c13_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c14_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c15_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c16_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c17_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c18_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c19_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c20_dbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+      <field id="c01_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c02_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c03_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c04_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c05_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c06_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c07_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c08_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c09_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c10_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c11_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c12_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c13_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c14_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+      <field id="c15_cfadDbze94" long_name="CloudSat Radar Reflectivity CFAD" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+    </field_group>
+
+    <field_group id="fields_COSP_ISCCP" grid_ref="grid_glo" freq_op="3h">
       <field id="sunlit" long_name="1 for day points, 0 for nightime" unit="1" />
-      <field id="c01_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c02_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c03_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c04_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c05_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c06_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c07_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="boxtauisccp" long_name="Optical Depth in Each Column as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="column" />
-      <field id="boxptopisccp" long_name="Cloud Top Pressure in Each Column as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="Pa" axis_ref="column" />
+      <field id="c01_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c02_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c03_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c04_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c05_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c06_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c07_clisccp2" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="boxtauisccp" long_name="Optical Depth in Each Column as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
+      <field id="boxptopisccp" long_name="Cloud Top Pressure in Each Column as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="Pa" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
       <field id="tclisccp" long_name="Total Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="1" />
       <field id="ctpisccp" long_name="Mean Cloud Top Pressure as Calculated by the ISCCP Simulator" unit="Pa" />
@@ -800,15 +800,15 @@
     </field_group>
 
-    <field_group id="fields_COSP_MISR" domain_ref="dom_glo" freq_op="3h">
-      <field id="c01_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-      <field id="c02_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-      <field id="c03_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-      <field id="c04_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-      <field id="c05_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-      <field id="c06_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-      <field id="c07_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-    </field_group>
-
-    <field_group id="fields_COSP_MODIS" domain_ref="dom_glo" freq_op="3h">
+    <field_group id="fields_COSP_MISR" grid_ref="grid_glo" freq_op="3h">
+      <field id="c01_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+      <field id="c02_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+      <field id="c03_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+      <field id="c04_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+      <field id="c05_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+      <field id="c06_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+      <field id="c07_clMISR" long_name="Cloud Fraction as Calculated by the MISR Simulator" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+    </field_group>
+
+    <field_group id="fields_COSP_MODIS" grid_ref="grid_glo" freq_op="3h">
       <field id="cllmodis" long_name="MODIS Low-level Cloud Fraction" unit="1" />
       <field id="clmmodis" long_name="MODIS Mid-level Cloud Fraction" unit="1" />
@@ -828,14 +828,14 @@
       <field id="lwpmodis" long_name="Modis Liquid_Water_Path_Mean" unit="kg m-2" />
       <field id="iwpmodis" long_name="Modis Ice_Water_Path_Mean" unit="kg m-2" />
-      <field id="c01_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c02_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c03_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c04_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c05_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c06_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-      <field id="c07_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-    </field_group>
-
-    <field_group id="fields_AIRS" domain_ref="dom_glo" operation="instant" freq_op="3h">
+      <field id="c01_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c02_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c03_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c04_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c05_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c06_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+      <field id="c07_clmodis" long_name="MODIS Cloud Area Fraction" unit="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+    </field_group>
+
+    <field_group id="fields_AIRS" grid_ref="grid_glo" operation="instant" freq_op="3h">
       <field id="alt_tropo" long_name="Tropopause pressure" unit="hPa" />
       <field id="map_prop_hc" long_name="Proportion of high clouds" unit=" "/>
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histLES_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histLES_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histLES_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -412,5 +412,5 @@
 
             <!-- VARS 3D -->
-            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" axis_ref="presnivs">
+            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
                 <field field_ref="cldtau" level="10" />
                 <field field_ref="cldemi" level="10" />
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histdayCOSP_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histdayCOSP_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histdayCOSP_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -21,104 +21,104 @@
                 <field field_ref="clhcalipsoun"         level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="cltcalipsoun"         level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipso"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoice"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoliq"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoun"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmp"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpice"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpliq"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpun"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="parasol_refl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-                <field field_ref="parasol_crefl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-                <field field_ref="Ncrefl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-       		    <field field_ref="c01_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c02_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c03_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c04_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c05_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c06_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c07_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c08_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c09_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c10_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c11_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c12_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c13_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c14_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c15_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c08_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c09_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c10_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c11_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c12_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c13_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c14_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c15_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c16_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c17_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c18_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c19_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c20_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="beta_mol532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipso"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoice"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoliq"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoun"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmp"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpice"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpliq"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpun"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="parasol_refl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+                <field field_ref="parasol_crefl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+                <field field_ref="Ncrefl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+       		    <field field_ref="c01_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c02_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c03_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c04_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c05_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c06_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c07_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c08_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c09_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c10_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c11_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c12_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c13_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c14_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c15_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c08_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c09_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c10_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c11_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c12_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c13_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c14_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c15_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c16_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c17_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c18_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c19_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c20_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="beta_mol532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
               </field_group>
              <!-- VARS CLOUDSAT et/ou Calipso -->
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true."> 
                <field field_ref="cltlidarradar"  level="1"/>
-               <field field_ref="clcalipso2"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c01_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c02_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c03_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c04_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c05_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c06_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c07_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c08_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c09_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c10_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c11_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c12_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c13_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c14_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c15_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c01_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c02_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c03_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c04_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c05_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c06_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c07_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c08_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c09_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c10_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c11_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c12_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c13_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c14_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c15_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c16_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c17_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c18_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c19_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c20_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+               <field field_ref="clcalipso2"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c01_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c02_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c03_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c04_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c05_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c06_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c07_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c08_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c09_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c10_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c11_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c12_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c13_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c14_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c15_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c01_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c02_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c03_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c04_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c05_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c06_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c07_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c08_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c09_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c10_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c11_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c12_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c13_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c14_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c15_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c16_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c17_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c18_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c19_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c20_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
               </field_group>
              <!-- VARS ISCCP -->
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
                 <field field_ref="sunlit" level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="boxtauisccp" level="10" axis_ref="column" />
-                <field field_ref="boxptopisccp" level="10" axis_ref="column" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="boxtauisccp" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
+                <field field_ref="boxptopisccp" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
                 <field field_ref="tclisccp" level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="ctpisccp" level="1" />
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
              <!-- VARS MISR -->
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
-                <field field_ref="c01_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
             </field_group>
 
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@
                 <field field_ref="lwpmodis" level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="iwpmodis" level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
             </field_group>
 
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histday_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histday_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histday_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -412,5 +412,5 @@
 
             <!-- VARS 3D -->
-            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" axis_ref="presnivs">
+            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
                 <field field_ref="cldtau" level="5" />
                 <field field_ref="cldemi" level="5" />
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histhfCOSP_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histhfCOSP_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histhfCOSP_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -21,104 +21,104 @@
                 <field field_ref="clhcalipsoun"         level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="cltcalipsoun"         level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipso"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoice"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoliq"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoun"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmp"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpice"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpliq"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpun"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="parasol_refl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-                <field field_ref="parasol_crefl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-                <field field_ref="Ncrefl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-       		    <field field_ref="c01_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c02_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c03_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c04_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c05_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c06_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c07_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c08_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c09_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c10_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c11_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c12_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c13_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c14_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c15_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c08_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c09_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c10_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c11_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c12_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c13_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c14_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c15_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c16_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c17_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c18_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c19_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c20_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="beta_mol532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipso"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoice"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoliq"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoun"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmp"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpice"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpliq"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpun"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="parasol_refl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+                <field field_ref="parasol_crefl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+                <field field_ref="Ncrefl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+       		    <field field_ref="c01_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c02_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c03_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c04_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c05_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c06_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c07_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c08_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c09_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c10_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c11_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c12_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c13_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c14_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c15_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c08_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c09_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c10_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c11_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c12_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c13_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c14_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c15_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c16_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c17_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c18_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c19_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c20_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="beta_mol532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
               </field_group>
              <!-- VARS CLOUDSAT et/ou Calipso -->
             <field_group operation="instant" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true."> 
                <field field_ref="cltlidarradar"  level="1"/>
-               <field field_ref="clcalipso2"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c01_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c02_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c03_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c04_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c05_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c06_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c07_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c08_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c09_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c10_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c11_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c12_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c13_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c14_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c15_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c01_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c02_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c03_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c04_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c05_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c06_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c07_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c08_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c09_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c10_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c11_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c12_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c13_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c14_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c15_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c16_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c17_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c18_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c19_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c20_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+               <field field_ref="clcalipso2"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c01_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c02_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c03_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c04_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c05_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c06_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c07_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c08_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c09_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c10_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c11_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c12_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c13_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c14_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c15_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c01_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c02_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c03_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c04_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c05_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c06_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c07_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c08_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c09_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c10_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c11_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c12_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c13_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c14_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c15_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c16_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c17_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c18_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c19_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c20_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
               </field_group>
              <!-- VARS ISCCP -->
             <field_group operation="instant" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
                 <field field_ref="sunlit" level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="boxtauisccp" level="10" axis_ref="column" />
-                <field field_ref="boxptopisccp" level="10" axis_ref="column" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="boxtauisccp" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
+                <field field_ref="boxptopisccp" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
                 <field field_ref="tclisccp" level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="ctpisccp" level="1" />
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
              <!-- VARS MISR -->
             <field_group operation="instant" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
-                <field field_ref="c01_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
             </field_group>
 
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@
                 <field field_ref="lwpmodis" level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="iwpmodis" level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
             </field_group>
 
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histhf_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histhf_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histhf_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -442,5 +442,5 @@
 
             <!-- VARS 3D -->
-            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" axis_ref="presnivs">
+            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
                 <field field_ref="cldtau" level="10" />
                 <field field_ref="cldemi" level="10" />
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histins_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histins_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histins_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -412,5 +412,5 @@
 
             <!-- VARS 3D -->
-            <field_group operation="instant" freq_op="1ts" axis_ref="presnivs">
+            <field_group operation="instant" freq_op="1ts" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
                 <field field_ref="cldtau" level="10" />
                 <field field_ref="cldemi" level="10" />
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histmthCOSP_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histmthCOSP_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histmthCOSP_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -21,104 +21,104 @@
                 <field field_ref="clhcalipsoun"         level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="cltcalipsoun"         level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipso"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoice"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoliq"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsoun"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmp"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpice"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpliq"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpun"  level="1" axis_ref="temp" />
-                <field field_ref="parasol_refl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-                <field field_ref="parasol_crefl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-                <field field_ref="Ncrefl"  level="1" axis_ref="sza" />
-       		    <field field_ref="c01_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c02_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c03_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c04_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c05_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c06_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c07_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c08_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c09_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c10_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c11_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c12_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c13_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c14_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-		        <field field_ref="c15_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c08_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c09_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c10_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c11_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c12_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c13_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c14_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c15_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c16_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c17_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c18_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c19_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="c20_atb532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-                <field field_ref="beta_mol532" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipso"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoice"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoliq"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsoun"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmp"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpice"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpliq"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="clcalipsotmpun"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_temp" />
+                <field field_ref="parasol_refl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+                <field field_ref="parasol_crefl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+                <field field_ref="Ncrefl"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_sza" />
+       		    <field field_ref="c01_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c02_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c03_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c04_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c05_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c06_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c07_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c08_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c09_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c10_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c11_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c12_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c13_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c14_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+		        <field field_ref="c15_cfad_lidarsr532"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c08_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c09_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c10_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c11_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c12_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c13_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c14_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c15_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c16_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c17_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c18_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c19_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="c20_atb532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+                <field field_ref="beta_mol532" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
               </field_group>
              <!-- VARS CLOUDSAT et/ou Calipso -->
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true."> 
                <field field_ref="cltlidarradar"  level="1"/>
-               <field field_ref="clcalipso2"  level="1" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c01_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c02_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c03_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c04_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c05_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c06_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c07_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c08_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c09_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c10_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c11_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c12_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c13_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c14_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c15_cfadDbze94"  level="10" axis_ref="height" />
-               <field field_ref="c01_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c02_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c03_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c04_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c05_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c06_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c07_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c08_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c09_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c10_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c11_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c12_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c13_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c14_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c15_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c16_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c17_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c18_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c19_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
-               <field field_ref="c20_dbze94" level="10" axis_ref="height_mlev" />
+               <field field_ref="clcalipso2"  level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c01_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c02_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c03_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c04_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c05_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c06_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c07_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c08_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c09_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c10_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c11_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c12_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c13_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c14_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c15_cfadDbze94"  level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_height" />
+               <field field_ref="c01_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c02_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c03_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c04_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c05_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c06_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c07_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c08_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c09_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c10_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c11_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c12_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c13_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c14_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c15_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c16_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c17_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c18_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c19_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
+               <field field_ref="c20_dbze94" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_heightmlev" />
               </field_group>
              <!-- VARS ISCCP -->
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
                 <field field_ref="sunlit" level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clisccp2" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="boxtauisccp" level="10" axis_ref="column" />
-                <field field_ref="boxptopisccp" level="10" axis_ref="column" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clisccp2" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="boxtauisccp" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
+                <field field_ref="boxptopisccp" level="10" grid_ref="grid_glo_column" />
                 <field field_ref="tclisccp" level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="ctpisccp" level="1" />
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
              <!-- VARS MISR -->
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
-                <field field_ref="c01_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clMISR" level="1" axis_ref="cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clMISR" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_cth16" />
             </field_group>
             <field_group operation="average" freq_op="3h" detect_missing_value=".true.">
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@
                 <field field_ref="lwpmodis" level="1" />
                 <field field_ref="iwpmodis" level="1" />
-                <field field_ref="c01_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c02_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c03_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c04_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c05_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c06_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
-                <field field_ref="c07_clmodis" level="1" axis_ref="pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c01_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c02_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c03_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c04_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c05_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c06_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
+                <field field_ref="c07_clmodis" level="1" grid_ref="grid_glo_pressure2" />
             </field_group>
 
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histmth_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histmth_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histmth_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -412,5 +412,5 @@
 
             <!-- VARS 3D -->
-            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" axis_ref="presnivs">
+            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
                 <field field_ref="cldtau" level="10" />
                 <field field_ref="cldemi" level="10" />
Index: LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histstn_lmdz.xml
===================================================================
--- LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histstn_lmdz.xml	(revision 2875)
+++ LMDZ5/branches/IPSLCM5A2.1/DefLists/file_def_histstn_lmdz.xml	(revision 3618)
@@ -412,5 +412,5 @@
 
             <!-- VARS 3D -->
-            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" axis_ref="presnivs">
+            <field_group operation="average" freq_op="1ts" grid_ref="grid_glo_presnivs">
                 <field field_ref="cldtau" level="10" />
                 <field field_ref="cldemi" level="10" />
