diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 22c723ac1..70ee867da 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 [submodule "atmos_cubed_sphere"]
   path = atmos_cubed_sphere
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere
-  branch = dev/emc
+  url =	https://github.com/laurenchilutti/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere
+  branch = remap_io_emc
+#  url = https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere
+#  branch = dev/emc
 [submodule "ccpp/framework"]
   path = ccpp/framework
   url = https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-framework
   branch = main
 [submodule "ccpp/physics"]
   path = ccpp/physics
-  url = https://github.com/ufs-community/ccpp-physics
-  branch = ufs/dev
+#  url = https://github.com/ufs-community/ccpp-physics
+#  branch = ufs/dev
+  url = https://github.com/rhaesung/ccpp-physics
+  branch = conv_hr5update
 [submodule "upp"]
   path = upp
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UPP
diff --git a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90 b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90
index 1f5deaec2..9e9a09fcb 100644
--- a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90
+++ b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.F90
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ module CCPP_typedefs
     real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: t2mmp(:)           => null()  !<
     real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: theta(:)           => null()  !<
     real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: tlvl(:,:)          => null()  !<
+    real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: tkeh(:,:)          => null()  !< vertical turbulent kinetic energy (m2/s2) at the model layer interfaces
     real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: tlyr(:,:)          => null()  !<
     real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: tprcp_ice(:)       => null()  !<
     real (kind=kind_phys), pointer      :: tprcp_land(:)      => null()  !<
@@ -696,6 +697,7 @@ subroutine gfs_interstitial_create (Interstitial, IM, Model)
     allocate (Interstitial%stress_land     (IM))
     allocate (Interstitial%stress_water    (IM))
     allocate (Interstitial%theta           (IM))
+    allocate (Interstitial%tkeh            (IM,Model%levs+1)) !Vertical turbulent kinetic energy at model layer interfaces
     allocate (Interstitial%tlvl            (IM,Model%levr+1+LTP))
     allocate (Interstitial%tlyr            (IM,Model%levr+LTP))
     allocate (Interstitial%tprcp_ice       (IM))
@@ -1039,6 +1041,7 @@ subroutine gfs_interstitial_setup_tracers(Interstitial, Model)
       do n=2,Model%ntrac
         ltest = ( n /= Model%ntcw  .and. n /= Model%ntiw  .and. n /= Model%ntclamt .and. &
                   n /= Model%ntrw  .and. n /= Model%ntsw  .and. n /= Model%ntrnc   .and. &
+                  n /= Model%ntlnc .and. n /= Model%ntinc                          .and. &
                   n /= Model%ntsnc .and. n /= Model%ntgl  .and. n /= Model%ntgnc   .and. &
                   n /= Model%nthl  .and. n /= Model%nthnc .and. n /= Model%ntgv    .and. &
                   n /= Model%nthv  .and. n /= Model%ntccn .and. n /= Model%ntccna  .and. &
@@ -1346,6 +1349,7 @@ subroutine gfs_interstitial_phys_reset (Interstitial, Model)
     Interstitial%stress_land     = Model%huge
     Interstitial%stress_water    = Model%huge
     Interstitial%theta           = clear_val
+    Interstitial%tkeh            = 0
     Interstitial%tprcp_ice       = Model%huge
     Interstitial%tprcp_land      = Model%huge
     Interstitial%tprcp_water     = Model%huge
diff --git a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta
index e8ec56b8d..518a0fc10 100644
--- a/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta
+++ b/ccpp/data/CCPP_typedefs.meta
@@ -2836,6 +2836,13 @@
   units = count
   dimensions = ()
   type = integer
+[tkeh]
+   standard_name = vertical_turbulent_kinetic_energy_at_interface
+   long_name = vertical turbulent kinetic energy at model layer interfaces
+   units = m2 s-2
+   dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent,vertical_interface_dimension)
+   type = real
+   kind = kind_phys
 
 ########################################################################
 [ccpp-table-properties]
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index dce8be651..52331b240 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dce8be6515a5bdac7f281d0c8c2bdbc227592a6f
+Subproject commit 52331b2400eb4a8b87641f86a3751acd0d0dd672