diff --git a/parm/aero/aero_det_config.yaml.j2 b/parm/aero/aero_det_config.yaml.j2
index 0d58ac0d1..ae8ab1f60 100644
--- a/parm/aero/aero_det_config.yaml.j2
+++ b/parm/aero/aero_det_config.yaml.j2
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ data_in:
     - ['{{ COMIN_ATMOS_RESTART_PREV }}/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.fv_tracer.res.tile5.nc', '{{ DATA }}/anl/']
     - ['{{ COMIN_ATMOS_RESTART_PREV }}/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.fv_tracer.res.tile6.nc', '{{ DATA }}/anl/']
 
+## copy gaussian background to create aerosol analysis later
+    - ['{{ COMIN_ATMOS_HISTORY_PREV }}/{{ GPREFIX }}atm.f006.nc', '{{ DATA }}/bkg/{{ GPREFIX }}atm.f006.nc']
+## copy gaussian atmos analysis to add aerosol analysis on later
+    - ['{{ COMIN_ATMOS_ANALYSIS }}/{{ APREFIX }}analysis.atm.a006.nc', '{{ DATA }}/anl/{{ APREFIX }}analysis.atm.a006.nc']
 
 ######################################
 ## copy berror files from COMIN_CHEM_BMAT_PREV
@@ -105,3 +109,4 @@ data_out:
     - ['{{ DATA }}/anl/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.fv_tracer.res.tile4.nc', '{{ COMOUT_ATMOS_RESTART }}/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.aeroanl_fv_tracer.res.tile4.nc']
     - ['{{ DATA }}/anl/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.fv_tracer.res.tile5.nc', '{{ COMOUT_ATMOS_RESTART }}/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.aeroanl_fv_tracer.res.tile5.nc']
     - ['{{ DATA }}/anl/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.fv_tracer.res.tile6.nc', '{{ COMOUT_ATMOS_RESTART }}/{{ anl_time | to_fv3time }}.aeroanl_fv_tracer.res.tile6.nc']
+    - ['{{ DATA }}/anl/{{ APREFIX }}analysis.atm.a006.nc','{{ COMOUT_CHEM_ANALYSIS }}/{{ APREFIX }}analysis.aero.a006.nc']
diff --git a/parm/aero/aero_det_inc_vars.yaml b/parm/aero/aero_det_inc_vars.yaml
index 298373d6e..47b593ad1 100644
--- a/parm/aero/aero_det_inc_vars.yaml
+++ b/parm/aero/aero_det_inc_vars.yaml
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
 incvars: ['dust1', 'dust2', 'dust3', 'dust4', 'dust5', 'seas1', 'seas2', 'seas3', 'seas4', 'so4', 'oc1', 'oc2', 'bc1', 'bc2']
+aeroincvars: [
+    ['dust1', 'mass_fraction_of_dust001_in_air'],
+    ['dust2', 'mass_fraction_of_dust002_in_air'],
+    ['dust3', 'mass_fraction_of_dust003_in_air'],
+    ['dust4', 'mass_fraction_of_dust004_in_air'],
+    ['dust5', 'mass_fraction_of_dust005_in_air'],
+    ['seas2', 'mass_fraction_of_sea_salt001_in_air'],
+    ['seas3', 'mass_fraction_of_sea_salt002_in_air'],
+    ['seas4', 'mass_fraction_of_sea_salt003_in_air'],
+    ['seas5', 'mass_fraction_of_sea_salt004_in_air'],
+    ['so4', 'mass_fraction_of_sulfate_in_air'],
+    ['oc1', 'mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_organic_carbon_in_air'],
+    ['oc2', 'mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_organic_carbon_in_air'],
+    ['bc1', 'mass_fraction_of_hydrophobic_black_carbon_in_air'],
+    ['bc2', 'mass_fraction_of_hydrophilic_black_carbon_in_air']]