diff --git a/lib/adf_variable_defaults.yaml b/lib/adf_variable_defaults.yaml
index 6dcf5800b..9f1366860 100644
--- a/lib/adf_variable_defaults.yaml
+++ b/lib/adf_variable_defaults.yaml
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ AODDUST:
   scale_factor: 1
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: ""
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 AODVIS:
   category: "Aerosols"
@@ -165,8 +163,6 @@ AODVIS:
   scale_factor: 1
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: ""
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 AODVISdn:
   category: "Aerosols"
@@ -180,8 +176,6 @@ AODVISdn:
   obs_file: "MOD08_M3_192x288_AOD_2001-2020_climo.nc"
   obs_name: "MODIS"
   obs_var_name: "AOD_550_Dark_Target_Deep_Blue_Combined_Mean_Mean"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 BURDENBC:
   category: "Aerosols"
@@ -189,8 +183,6 @@ BURDENBC:
   scale_factor: 1000000
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: 'g m$^{-2}$'
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   diff_colormap: "RdBu_r"
   obs_file: "BURDENBC_MERRA2_monthly_climo_1degree_200001-202506.nc"
   obs_var_name: "BURDENBC"
@@ -204,8 +196,6 @@ BURDENDUST:
   scale_factor: 1000000
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: 'g m$^{-2}$'
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   diff_contour_range: [-1000, 1100, 100]
   diff_colormap: "RdBu_r"
   obs_file: "BURDENDUST_CAMS_monthly_climo_1degree_200301-202412.nc"
@@ -220,8 +210,6 @@ BURDENPOM:
   scale_factor: 1000000
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: 'g m$^{-2}$'
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   diff_colormap: "RdBu_r"
 
 
@@ -233,8 +221,6 @@ BURDENSEASALT:
   new_unit: 'g m$^{-2}$'
   diff_contour_range: [-200, 200, 25]
   diff_colormap: "RdBu_r"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   obs_file: "BURDENSEASALT_CAMS_monthly_climo_1degree_200301-202412.nc"
   obs_var_name: "BURDENSEASALT"
   obs_name: "CAMS"
@@ -247,8 +233,6 @@ BURDENSO4:
   scale_factor: 1000000
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: 'g m$^{-2}$'
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   diff_colormap: "RdBu_r"
   obs_file: "BURDENSO4_CAMS_monthly_climo_1degree_200301-202412.nc"
   obs_name: "CAMS"
@@ -262,16 +246,12 @@ BURDENSOA:
   scale_factor: 1000000
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: 'g m$^{-2}$'
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   diff_colormap: "RdBu_r"
 
 DMS:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 
@@ -279,8 +259,6 @@ SO2:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 
@@ -288,8 +266,6 @@ SOAG:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 
@@ -304,8 +280,6 @@ BC:
       label : '$\mu$g/m3'
   category: "Aerosols"
   derivable_from: ["bc_a1", "bc_a4"]
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 POM:
   colormap: "RdBu_r"
@@ -318,8 +292,6 @@ POM:
       label : '$\mu$g/m3'
   category: "Aerosols"
   derivable_from: ["pom_a1", "pom_a4"]
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SO4:
   colormap: "RdBu_r"
@@ -333,8 +305,6 @@ SO4:
   category: "Aerosols"
   derivable_from: ["so4_a1", "so4_a2", "so4_a3"]
   derivable_from_cam_chem: ["so4_a1", "so4_a2", "so4_a3", "so4_a5"]
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SOA:
   colormap: "RdBu_r"
@@ -348,8 +318,6 @@ SOA:
   category: "Aerosols"
   derivable_from: ["soa_a1", "soa_a2"]
   derivable_from_cam_chem: ["soa1_a1", "soa2_a1", "soa3_a1", "soa4_a1", "soa5_a1", "soa1_a2", "soa2_a2", "soa3_a2", "soa4_a2", "soa5_a2"]
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 DUST:
   colormap: "RdBu_r"
@@ -364,8 +332,6 @@ DUST:
       label : '$\mu$g/m3'
   category: "Aerosols"
   derivable_from: ["dst_a1", "dst_a2", "dst_a3"]
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SeaSalt:
   colormap: "RdBu_r"
@@ -384,8 +350,6 @@ SeaSalt:
       ticks: [-10,8,6,4,2,0,-2,-4,-6,-8,-10]
   category: "Aerosols"
   derivable_from: ["ncl_a1", "ncl_a2", "ncl_a3"]
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   
 bc_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
@@ -393,184 +357,138 @@ bc_a1:
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 bc_a4:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 dst_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 dst_a2:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 dst_a3:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 ncl_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 ncl_a2:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 ncl_a3:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 num_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 num_a2:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 num_a3:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 num_a4:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 num_a5:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 pom_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 pom_a4:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 so4_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 so4_a2:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 so4_a3:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 soa_a1:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 soa_a2:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0e-9
   new_unit: "ug/kg"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 SAD_TROP:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0
   new_unit: "cm2/cm3"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 SAD_AERO:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0
   new_unit: "cm2/cm3"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 SAD_SULFC:
   category: "Aerosols"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
   scale_factor: 1.0
   new_unit: "cm2/cm3"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #+++++++++++++++++
 # Category: Budget
@@ -652,456 +570,342 @@ CO:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO01:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO02:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO03:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO04:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO05:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO06:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO07:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO08:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO09:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO10:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO11:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO12:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO13:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 O3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 N2O:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HNO3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 NO:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000000.0
   new_unit: "pptv"
 NO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000000.0
   new_unit: "pptv"
 NOX:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000000.0
   new_unit: "pptv"
 NOY:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000000.0
   new_unit: "pptv"
 OH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000000.0
   new_unit: "pptv"
 BIGALK:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C2H4:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C2H5O2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C2H5OH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C2H5OOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C2H6:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C3H6:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C3H7O2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C3H7OOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 C3H8:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CCL4:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CFC11:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CFC113:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CFC114:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CFC115:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CFC12:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH2O:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3BR:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3CCL3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3CHO:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3CL:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3CO3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3COCH3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3COCHO:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3COOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3COOOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3O2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3OH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH3OOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CH4:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CHBR3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CLO:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CLONO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CLOX:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CLOY:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 CO2:
@@ -1109,344 +913,258 @@ CO2:
   #contour_levels_range: [300,450,10.0]
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000.0
   new_unit: "ppmv"
 E90:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 GLYALD:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 GLYOXAL:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 H2402:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 H2O2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 H2SO4:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HCFC141B:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HCFC142B:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HCFC22:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HCL:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HCL_GAS:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HNO3_GAS:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HO2NO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HOBR:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HYAC:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 HYDRALD:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 ISOP:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 ISOPNO3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 ISOPO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 ISOPOOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 MACR:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 MACRO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 MACROOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 MVK:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 N2O5:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 NH3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 NH4:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 NO3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 O3S:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 OCLO:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 OCS:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 ONITR:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 PAN:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 POOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 RO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 ROOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 SO3:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 SOAE:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 TERP:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 XO2:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 XOOH:
   category: "Composition"
   colormap: "jet"
   diff_colormap: "gist_ncar"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 1000000000.0
   new_unit: "ppbv"
 
@@ -1460,16 +1178,12 @@ CLDICE:
   obs_file: "CLDICE_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "CLDICE"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLDLIQ:
   category: "Clouds"
   obs_file: "CLDLIQ_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "CLDLIQ"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLDTOT:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -1483,8 +1197,6 @@ CLDTOT:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "CLDTOT"
   category: "Clouds"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLDLOW:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -1498,8 +1210,6 @@ CLDLOW:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "CLDLOW"
   category: "Clouds"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLDHGH:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -1513,8 +1223,6 @@ CLDHGH:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "CLDHGH"
   category: "Clouds"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLDMED:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -1528,8 +1236,6 @@ CLDMED:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "CLDMED"
   category: "Clouds"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLOUD:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1543,8 +1249,6 @@ CLOUD:
     colorbar:
       label : "Percent"
   category: "Clouds"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CONCLD:
   category: "Clouds"
@@ -1566,8 +1270,6 @@ TGCLDLWP:
   obs_var_name: "TGCLDLWP"
   obs_scale_factor: 1000
   obs_add_offset: 0
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TGCLDIWP:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1586,8 +1288,6 @@ TGCLDIWP:
   obs_var_name: "TGCLDIWP"
   obs_scale_factor: 1000
   obs_add_offset: 0
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CCN3:
   category: "Clouds"
@@ -1624,8 +1324,6 @@ PRECC:
     colorbar:
       label : "mm/d"
   category: "Hydrologic cycle"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PRECL:
   colormap: "Greens"
@@ -1639,8 +1337,6 @@ PRECL:
     colorbar:
       label : "mm d$^{-1}$"
   category: "Hydrologic cycle"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PRECSC:
   colormap: "Greens"
@@ -1654,8 +1350,6 @@ PRECSC:
     colorbar:
       label : "mm d$^{-1}$"
   category: "Hydrologic cycle"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PRECSL:
   colormap: "Greens"
@@ -1669,8 +1363,6 @@ PRECSL:
     colorbar:
       label : "mm d$^{-1}$"
   category: "Hydrologic cycle"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PRECT:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1688,8 +1380,6 @@ PRECT:
   obs_var_name: "PRECT"
   category: "Hydrologic cycle"
   derivable_from: ['PRECL','PRECC']
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 QFLX:
   category: "Hydrologic cycle"
@@ -1719,8 +1409,6 @@ PSL:
   obs_file: "PSL_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "PSL"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PS:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -1737,8 +1425,6 @@ PS:
   obs_file: "PS_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "PS"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TREFHT:
   category: "Surface variables"
@@ -1761,8 +1447,6 @@ TS:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "TS"
   category: "Surface variables"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SST:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1780,18 +1464,12 @@ SST:
   obs_var_name: "TS"
   category: "Surface variables"
   mask: "ocean"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 U10:
   category: "Surface variables"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 Surface_Wind_Stress:
   category: "Surface variables"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TAUX:
   vector_pair: "TAUY"
@@ -1799,8 +1477,6 @@ TAUX:
   category: "Surface variables"
   scale_factor: -1
   add_offset: 0
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TAUY:
   vector_pair: "TAUX"
@@ -1808,23 +1484,15 @@ TAUY:
   category: "Surface variables"
   scale_factor: -1
   add_offset: 0
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 ICEFRAC:
   category: "Surface variables"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 OCNFRAC:
   category: "Surface variables"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 LANDFRAC:
   category: "Surface variables"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #+++++++++++++++++
 # Category: State
@@ -1842,8 +1510,6 @@ TMQ:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "PREH2O"
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 RELHUM:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1860,8 +1526,6 @@ RELHUM:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "RELHUM"
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 U:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1880,8 +1544,6 @@ U:
   vector_pair: "V"
   vector_name: "Wind"
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 V:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -1900,37 +1562,27 @@ V:
   vector_pair: "U"
   vector_name: "Wind"
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 Q:
   category: "State"
   obs_file: "Q_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "Q"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 T:
   category: "State"
   obs_file: "T_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "T"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 OMEGA:
   category: "State"
   obs_file: "OMEGA_ERA5_monthly_climo_197901-202112.nc"
   obs_name: "ERA5"
   obs_var_name: "OMEGA"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 OMEGA500:
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
   scale_factor: 864
   add_offset: 0
   new_unit: "hPa d$^{-1}$"
@@ -1938,23 +1590,15 @@ OMEGA500:
 
 PINT:
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PMID:
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 Z3:
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 Wind:
   category: "State"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #+++++++++++++++++
 # Category: Radiation
@@ -1962,13 +1606,9 @@ Wind:
 
 QRL:
   category: "Radiation"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 QRS:
   category: "Radiation"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #+++++++++++++++++
 # Category: TOA energy flux
@@ -1987,8 +1627,6 @@ RESTOM:
       label : "W m$^{-2}$"
   category: "TOA energy flux"
   derivable_from: ['FLNT','FSNT']
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SWCF:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -2007,8 +1645,6 @@ SWCF:
   obs_scale_factor: 1
   obs_add_offset: 0
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 LWCF:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -2025,8 +1661,6 @@ LWCF:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "toa_cre_lw_mon"
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSUTOA:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -2040,8 +1674,6 @@ FSUTOA:
     colorbar:
       label : "Wm$^{-2}$"
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSNT:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -2058,23 +1690,15 @@ FSNT:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "fsnt"
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSNTC:
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSNTOA:
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FLUT:
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FLNT:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -2091,8 +1715,6 @@ FLNT:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "toa_lw_all_mon"
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FLNTC:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -2109,8 +1731,6 @@ FLNTC:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "toa_lw_clr_t_mon"
   category: "TOA energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #+++++++++++++++++
 # Category: Surface energy flux
@@ -2118,13 +1738,9 @@ FLNTC:
 
 FSDS:
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSDSC:
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSNS:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -2141,8 +1757,6 @@ FSNS:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "sfc_net_sw_all_mon"
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FSNSC:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -2159,8 +1773,6 @@ FSNSC:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "sfc_net_sw_clr_t_mon"
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FLDS:
   colormap: "Oranges"
@@ -2177,23 +1789,15 @@ FLDS:
   obs_name: "CERES_EBAF_Ed4.1"
   obs_var_name: "sfc_lw_down_all_mon"
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FLNS:
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FLNSC:
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SHFLX:
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 LHFLX:
   colormap: "Blues"
@@ -2210,8 +1814,6 @@ LHFLX:
   obs_name: "ERAI"
   obs_var_name: "LHFLX"
   category: "Sfc energy flux"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #+++++++++++++++++
 # Category: COSP
@@ -2219,108 +1821,66 @@ LHFLX:
 
 CLDTOT_ISCCP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLIMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLWMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 FISCCP1_COSP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 ICE_ICLD_VISTAU:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 IWPMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 LIQ_ICLD_VISTAU:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 LWPMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 MEANCLDALB_ISCCP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 MEANPTOP_ISCCP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 MEANTAU_ISCCP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 MEANTB_ISCCP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 MEANTBCLR_ISCCP:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 PCTMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 REFFCLIMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 REFFCLWMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 SNOW_ICLD_VISTAU:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TAUTMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TAUWMODIS:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TOT_CLD_VISTAU:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 TOT_ICLD_VISTAU:
   category: "COSP"
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 CLDTOT_CAL:
   colormap: "cividis"
@@ -2402,15 +1962,11 @@ H2O:
     colorbar:
       label: "mol mol$^{-1}$"
   plot_log_pressure: True
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 OMEGAT:
   colormap: "PuOr_r"
   diff_colormap: "coolwarm"
   plot_log_pressure: True
-  pct_diff_contour_levels: [-100,-75,-50,-40,-30,-20,-10,-8,-6,-4,-2,0,2,4,6,8,10,20,30,40,50,75,100]
-  pct_diff_colormap: "PuOr_r"
 
 #++++++++++++++
 # Category: TEM
diff --git a/scripts/plotting/qbo.py b/scripts/plotting/qbo.py
index 14362b0e0..5de2ff7f0 100644
--- a/scripts/plotting/qbo.py
+++ b/scripts/plotting/qbo.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ def qbo(adfobj):
     if (not redo_plot) and plot_loc_ts.is_file() and plot_loc_amp.is_file():
         #Add already-existing plot to website (if enabled):
         adfobj.debug_log(f"'{plot_loc_ts}' and '{plot_loc_amp}' exist and clobber is false.")
-        adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_ts, "QBO", None, season="TimeSeries", multi_case=True, non_season=True)
-        adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_amp, "QBO", None, season="Amplitude", multi_case=True, non_season=True)
+        adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_ts, "QBO", None, season="TimeSeries", multi_case=True, non_season=True, plot_type="Tropics")
+        adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_amp, "QBO", None, season="Amplitude", multi_case=True, non_season=True, plot_type="Tropics")
 
         #Continue to next iteration:
         return
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def qbo(adfobj):
     fig.savefig(plot_loc_ts, bbox_inches='tight', facecolor='white')
 
     #Add plot to website (if enabled):
-    adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_ts, "QBO", None, season="TimeSeries", multi_case=True, non_season=True)
+    adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_ts, "QBO", None, season="TimeSeries", multi_case=True, non_season=True, plot_type="Tropics")
 
     #-----------------
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def qbo(adfobj):
     fig.savefig(plot_loc_amp, bbox_inches='tight', facecolor='white')
 
     #Add plot to website (if enabled):
-    adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_amp, "QBO", None, season="Amplitude", multi_case=True, non_season=True)
+    adfobj.add_website_data(plot_loc_amp, "QBO", None, season="Amplitude", multi_case=True, non_season=True, plot_type="Tropics")
 
     #-------------------
 
diff --git a/scripts/plotting/tape_recorder.py b/scripts/plotting/tape_recorder.py
index 66ee90e7c..deff91c8e 100644
--- a/scripts/plotting/tape_recorder.py
+++ b/scripts/plotting/tape_recorder.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def tape_recorder(adfobj):
     if (not redo_plot) and plot_name.is_file():
         #Add already-existing plot to website (if enabled):
         adfobj.debug_log(f"'{plot_name}' exists and clobber is false.")
-        adfobj.add_website_data(plot_name, f"{var}_TapeRecorder", None, season="ANN", multi_case=True)
+        adfobj.add_website_data(plot_name, f"{var}_TapeRecorder", None, season="ANN", multi_case=True, plot_type="Tropics")
         return
 
     elif (redo_plot) and plot_name.is_file():
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def tape_recorder(adfobj):
     fig.savefig(plot_name, bbox_inches='tight', facecolor='white')
 
     #Add plot to website (if enabled):
-    adfobj.add_website_data(plot_name, f"{var}_TapeRecorder", None, season="ANN", multi_case=True)
+    adfobj.add_website_data(plot_name, f"{var}_TapeRecorder", None, season="ANN", multi_case=True, plot_type="Tropics")
 
     #Notify user that script has ended:
     print("  ...Tape recorder plots have been generated successfully.")