diff --git a/parm/soca/berror/soca_diagb.yaml.j2 b/parm/soca/berror/soca_diagb.yaml.j2
index fcfd7442f..767b41f92 100644
--- a/parm/soca/berror/soca_diagb.yaml.j2
+++ b/parm/soca/berror/soca_diagb.yaml.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ min depth: 500.0 # zero out the bkg. error. at less than min depth
 number of halo points: 4
 number of neighbors: 16
 simple smoothing:
-  horizontal iterations: 2
+  horizontal iterations: 10
   vertical iterations: 1
 
 # TODO(G): Start using when the normalization is optional
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py
index d207840f0..119fed228 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_post.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def list_all_files(dir_in, dir_out, wc='*', fh_list=[]):
 
 
 com_ocean_analysis = os.getenv('COM_OCEAN_ANALYSIS')
+com_ice_analysis = os.getenv('COM_ICE_ANALYSIS')
 com_ice_restart = os.getenv('COM_ICE_RESTART')
 anl_dir = os.getenv('DATA')
 cdate = os.getenv('CDATE')
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ def list_all_files(dir_in, dir_out, wc='*', fh_list=[]):
     cice_rst_date = cdatedt.strftime('%Y%m%d.%H%M%S')
 
 post_file_list.append([os.path.join(anl_dir, 'Data', f'{cice_rst_date}.cice_model.res.nc'),
-                       os.path.join(com_ice_restart, f'{cdate}.cice_model_anl.res.nc')])
+                       os.path.join(com_ice_analysis, f'{cice_rst_date}.cice_model_anl.res.nc')])
 
 FileHandler({'copy': post_file_list}).sync()
 
diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py
index 265526eb0..03ff7c018 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_global_marine_analysis_prep.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ def find_clim_ens(input_date):
     """
     Find the clim. ens. that is the closest to the DA window
     """
-    logger.info(f"$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$  {os.getenv('SOCA_INPUT_FIX_DIR')}")
     ens_clim_dir = os.path.join(os.getenv('SOCA_INPUT_FIX_DIR'), 'bkgerr', 'ens')
     dirs = glob.glob(os.path.join(ens_clim_dir, '*'))
 
diff --git a/utils/soca/fig_gallery/gdassoca_obsstats.py b/utils/soca/fig_gallery/gdassoca_obsstats.py
index 3f92f799d..960dfbf79 100644
--- a/utils/soca/fig_gallery/gdassoca_obsstats.py
+++ b/utils/soca/fig_gallery/gdassoca_obsstats.py
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ def plot_timeseries(self, ocean, variable, inst="", dirout=""):
 
         # Get unique experiments
         experiments = filtered_data['Exp'].unique()
-
+        experiments.sort()
+        print(experiments)
+        
         # Plot settings
         fig, axs = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(10, 15), sharex=True)
-        fig.suptitle(f'{inst} {variable} statistics, {ocean} ocean', fontsize=16, fontweight='bold')
+        fig.suptitle(f'{inst} {variable} statistics, {ocean} ocean', fontsize=18, fontweight='bold')
+
 
         exp_counter = 0
         for exp in experiments:
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ def plot_timeseries(self, ocean, variable, inst="", dirout=""):
             axs[0].xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter('%Y-%m-%d %H'))
             axs[0].xaxis.set_major_locator(mdates.DayLocator())
             axs[0].tick_params(labelbottom=False)
-            axs[0].set_ylabel('RMSE')
+            axs[0].set_ylabel('RMSE', fontsize=18, fontweight='bold')
             axs[0].legend()
             axs[0].grid(True)
 
@@ -74,16 +77,18 @@ def plot_timeseries(self, ocean, variable, inst="", dirout=""):
             axs[1].xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter('%Y-%m-%d %H'))
             axs[1].xaxis.set_major_locator(mdates.DayLocator())
             axs[1].tick_params(labelbottom=False)
-            axs[1].set_ylabel('Bias')
+            axs[1].set_ylabel('Bias', fontsize=18, fontweight='bold')
             axs[1].grid(True)
 
             # Plot Count
             axs[2].plot(exp_data['date'], exp_data['Count'], marker='o', linestyle='-', color=colors[exp_counter], label=exp)
             axs[2].xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter('%Y-%m-%d %H'))
             axs[2].xaxis.set_major_locator(mdates.DayLocator())
-            axs[2].set_ylabel('Count')
+            axs[2].set_ylabel('Count', fontsize=18, fontweight='bold')
             axs[2].grid(True)
 
+            exp_counter += 1
+            
         # Improve layout and show plot
         plt.tight_layout(rect=[0, 0.03, 1, 0.95])
         plt.savefig(f'{dirout}/{inst}_{variable}_{ocean}.png')
@@ -111,5 +116,5 @@ def plot_timeseries(self, ocean, variable, inst="", dirout=""):
     obsStats = ObsStats()
     obsStats.read_csv(flist)
     for var, ocean in product(['ombg_noqc', 'ombg_qc'],
-                              ['Atlantic', 'Pacific', 'Indian', 'Arctic', 'Southern']):
+                              ['Global', 'Atlantic', 'Pacific', 'Indian', 'Arctic', 'Southern']):
         obsStats.plot_timeseries(ocean, var, inst=inst, dirout=args.dirout)
diff --git a/utils/soca/fig_gallery/time_series_omb.html b/utils/soca/fig_gallery/time_series_omb.html
index 4e06b5e56..c3c70eb75 100644
--- a/utils/soca/fig_gallery/time_series_omb.html
+++ b/utils/soca/fig_gallery/time_series_omb.html
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     </div>
     <div>
         <!-- Buttons for selecting oceans -->
+        <button class="button" id="Global" onclick="showImages(currentType, 'Global')">Global</button>      
         <button class="button" id="Arctic" onclick="showImages(currentType, 'Arctic')">Arctic</button>
         <button class="button" id="Atlantic" onclick="showImages(currentType, 'Atlantic')">Atlantic</button>
         <button class="button" id="Indian" onclick="showImages(currentType, 'Indian')">Indian</button>