diff --git a/parm/land/obs/config/adpsfc_snow.yaml b/parm/land/obs/config/adpsfc_snow.yaml
index d1403bad5..963ed2e68 100644
--- a/parm/land/obs/config/adpsfc_snow.yaml
+++ b/parm/land/obs/config/adpsfc_snow.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ obs prior filters:
   - filter: Domain Check
     where:
     - variable:
-        name: MetaData/height
+        name: MetaData/stationElevation
       minvalue: -999.0
   - filter: Domain Check # land only
     where:
diff --git a/parm/land/obs/config/snocvr_snow.yaml b/parm/land/obs/config/snocvr_snow.yaml
index 9d25f9302..12f20dde7 100644
--- a/parm/land/obs/config/snocvr_snow.yaml
+++ b/parm/land/obs/config/snocvr_snow.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ obs prior filters:
   - filter: Domain Check
     where:
     - variable:
-        name: MetaData/height
+        name: MetaData/stationElevation
       minvalue: -999.0
   - filter: Domain Check # land only
     where:
diff --git a/parm/land/prep/prep_gts.yaml b/parm/land/prep/prep_gts.yaml
index 0f138e8e2..5d96fefda 100644
--- a/parm/land/prep/prep_gts.yaml
+++ b/parm/land/prep/prep_gts.yaml
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@ gtsbufr:
     - $(DATA)/obs
   copy:
     - [{{ COM_OBS }}/{{ OPREFIX }}adpsfc.tm00.bufr_d, {{ DATA }}/obs/]
-    - [{{ COM_OBS }}/{{ OPREFIX }}snocvr.tm00.bufr_d, {{ DATA }}/obs/]
 gtsioda:
   copy:
     - [{{ DATA }}/{{ OPREFIX }}adpsfc_snow.nc4, {{ COM_OBS }}/{{ OPREFIX }}adpsfc_snow.nc4]
-    - [{{ DATA }}/{{ OPREFIX }}snocvr_snow.nc4, {{ COM_OBS }}/{{ OPREFIX }}snocvr_snow.nc4]
 bufr2ioda:
      adpsfc: {{ HOMEgfs }}/sorc/gdas.cd/test/testinput/bufr_adpsfc_snow.yaml
-     snocvr: {{ HOMEgfs }}/sorc/gdas.cd/test/testinput/bufr_snocvr_snow.yaml
diff --git a/test/testinput/bufr_adpsfc_snow.yaml b/test/testinput/bufr_adpsfc_snow.yaml
index 250e0fd62..32a1950fa 100644
--- a/test/testinput/bufr_adpsfc_snow.yaml
+++ b/test/testinput/bufr_adpsfc_snow.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ observations:
           stationIdentification:
             query: "*/RPID"
 
-          height:
+          stationElevation:
             query: "[*/SELV, */HSMSL]"
 
           # ObsValue
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ observations:
           units: "degree_east"
           range: [-180, 180]
 
-        - name: "MetaData/height"
+        - name: "MetaData/stationElevation"
           coordinates: "longitude latitude"
-          source: variables/height
+          source: variables/stationElevation
           longName: "Height of Station"
 
         - name: "MetaData/stationIdentification"
diff --git a/test/testinput/bufr_snocvr_snow.yaml b/test/testinput/bufr_snocvr_snow.yaml
index 5c2c803e2..3ffe00c8f 100644
--- a/test/testinput/bufr_snocvr_snow.yaml
+++ b/test/testinput/bufr_snocvr_snow.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ observations:
           stationIdentification:
             query: "*/WGOSLID"
 
-          height:
+          stationElevation:
             query: "[*/SELV, */HSMSL]"
 
           # ObsValue
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ observations:
           units: "degree_east"
           range: [-180, 180]
 
-        - name: "MetaData/height"
+        - name: "MetaData/stationElevation"
           coordinates: "longitude latitude"
-          source: variables/height
+          source: variables/stationElevation
           longName: "Height of Station"
 
         - name: "MetaData/stationIdentification"