diff --git a/tests/parm/fd_ufs.yaml b/tests/parm/fd_ufs.yaml
index a91ff96d64..2d00a1039a 100644
--- a/tests/parm/fd_ufs.yaml
+++ b/tests/parm/fd_ufs.yaml
@@ -1061,37 +1061,68 @@
      #
      - standard_name: ua
        canonical_units: m s-1
+       alias: eastward_wind
      #
      - standard_name: va
        canonical_units: m s-1
+       alias: northward_wind
      #
      - standard_name: t
        canonical_units: K
+       alias: air_temperature
      #
      - standard_name: delp
        canonical_units: Pa
+       alias: air_pressure_thickness
+     #
+     - standard_name: ps
+       canonical_units: Pa
+       alias: surface_pressure
      #
      - standard_name: sphum
        canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: specific_humidity
      #
      - standard_name: ice_wat
        canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: cloud_liquid_ice
      #
      - standard_name: liq_wat
        canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: cloud_liquid_water
+     #
+     - standard_name: rainwat
+       canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: rain_water
+     #
+     - standard_name: snowwat
+       canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: snow_water
+     #
+     - standard_name: graupel
+       canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: graupel
      #
      - standard_name: o3mr
        canonical_units: kg kg-1
+       alias: ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
      #
      - standard_name: phis
        canonical_units: m2 s-2
+       alias: sfc_geopotential_height_times_grav
      #
      - standard_name: u_srf
        canonical_units: m s-1
+       alias: surface_eastward_wind
      #
      - standard_name: v_srf
        canonical_units: m s-1
+       alias: surface_northward_wind
+     #
      #
+     - standard_name: t2m
+       canonical_units: K
+       alias: surface_temperature
      #
      - standard_name: slmsk
        canonical_units: flag
@@ -1100,6 +1131,7 @@
      - standard_name: weasd
        canonical_units: mm
        description: water equiv of acc snow depth over land and sea ice
+       alias: sheleg
      #
      - standard_name: tsea
        canonical_units: K