diff --git a/runs/iesm-ngc4008/exp.iesm-ngc4008.run b/runs/iesm-ngc4008/exp.iesm-ngc4008.run
index d4b77da4253d3e89338fdd5deac355812e1536ef..584687ebe810a8eca44689b4c29e65a08feb015a 100755
--- a/runs/iesm-ngc4008/exp.iesm-ngc4008.run
+++ b/runs/iesm-ngc4008/exp.iesm-ngc4008.run
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #SBATCH --output=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climate-modeling-lab-s2025-code-4-students/runs/iesm-ngc4008/LOG.exp.iesm-ngc4008.run.%j.o
 #SBATCH --error=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climate-modeling-lab-s2025-code-4-students/runs/iesm-ngc4008/LOG.exp.iesm-ngc4008.run.%j.o
 #SBATCH --exclusive
-#SBATCH --time=02:30:00
+#SBATCH --time=06:00:00
 ###SBATCH --time=00:05:00
 #SBATCH --mail-user=aiko.voigt@univie.ac.at
 #SBATCH --mail-type=BEGIN,END,FAIL
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ y0=${start_date%%-*}
 yN=${end_date%%-*}
 
 # restart intervals
-restart_interval="P2Y"
+restart_interval="P5Y"
 checkpoint_interval="P1Y"
 
 file_interval="P1Y"
@@ -401,22 +401,49 @@ cat > NAMELIST_atm << EOF
                  'hfss', 'evspsbl', 'tauu', 'tauv', 'tauu_sso', 'tauv_sso',
                  'diss_sso', 'sfcwind', 'uas', 'vas', 'tas', 'dew2', 'ptp'
 /
-! As an example, included output for rsdt on lat-lon grid for every time step for January 1979
-&output_nml ! 'rsdt_latlon_everytimestep'
-    output_filename = '${EXP}_rsdt_latlon_everytimestep'
+&output_nml 
+    output_filename = '${EXP}_atm_2d_daily'
     filename_format = '<output_filename>_<levtype_l>_<datetime2>'
     filetype = 5
-    remap            = 1                         ! 1: latlon,  0: native grid
-    reg_lat_def      = -90.0,0.5,90.0
-    reg_lon_def      = -180.0,0.5,180.0
-    operation = 'false'
+    remap = 0
+    operation = 'mean'
+    output_grid = .FALSE.
+    output_start = '${initial_date}'
+    output_end = '${final_date}'
+    output_interval = 'P1D'
+    file_interval = 'P1M'
+    include_last = .false.
+    ml_varlist = 'tas',  'dew2', 'ps', 'psl', 'sfcwind', 'uas', 'vas',
+                 'clt', 'cllvi', 'clivi', 'prlr', 'pr', 'prls', 'prcr', 'prcs'
+/
+&output_nml
+    output_filename = '${EXP}_atm_hus_hur_daily_mlev'
+    filename_format = '<output_filename>_<levtype_l>_<datetime2>'
+    filetype = 5
+    remap = 0
+    operation = 'mean'
+    output_grid = .FALSE.
+    output_start = '${initial_date}'
+    output_end = '${final_date}'
+    output_interval = 'P1D'
+    file_interval = 'P1M'
+    include_last = .false.
+    ml_varlist = 'hus', 'hur'
+    m_levels = '45,46,47'
+/
+&output_nml
+    output_filename = '${EXP}_atm_vgrid_fixed'
+    filename_format = '<output_filename>_<levtype_l>_<datetime2>'
+    filetype = 5
+    remap = 0
+    operation = 'mean'
     output_grid = .TRUE.
-    output_start = '1979-01-01'
-    output_end = '1979-02-01'
-    output_interval = 'PT15M'
+    output_start = '2021-01-01'
+    output_end = '2021-01-02'
+    output_interval = 'P1D'
     file_interval = 'P1D'
     include_last = .false.
-    ml_varlist = 'rsdt'
+    ml_varlist = 'z_mc', 'z_ifc'
 /
 EOF