diff --git a/examples/coupled_model/config.yml b/examples/coupled_model/config.yml
index 2d46a7e..1a581e2 100644
--- a/examples/coupled_model/config.yml
+++ b/examples/coupled_model/config.yml
@@ -158,10 +158,13 @@ compute_notebooks:
         parameter_groups:
           none:
             climo_nyears: 35
+            grid_file: '/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc'
+            path_nsidc: '/glade/campaign/cesm/development/cross-wg/diagnostic_framework/CUPiD_obs_data/ice/analysis_datasets/hemispheric_data/NSIDC_SeaIce_extent'
       Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_contour:
         parameter_groups:
           none:
             climo_nyears: 35
+            grid_file: '/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc'
 
 
 ########### JUPYTER BOOK CONFIG ###########
diff --git a/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_contour.ipynb b/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_contour.ipynb
index 6322def..a7a9f61 100644
--- a/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_contour.ipynb
+++ b/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_contour.ipynb
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     "base_end_date = \"0100-01-01\"\n",
     "\n",
     "climo_nyears = 35\n",
+    "grid_file = \"/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc\"\n",
     "\n",
     "lc_kwargs = {}\n",
     "\n",
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@
     "    coords=\"minimal\",\n",
     ").sel(time=slice(base_start_date, base_end_date))\n",
     "\n",
-    "ds_grid = xr.open_dataset(\"/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc\")\n",
+    "ds_grid = xr.open_dataset(grid_file)\n",
     "TLAT = ds_grid[\"TLAT\"]\n",
     "TLON = ds_grid[\"TLONG\"]\n",
     "tarea = ds_grid[\"TAREA\"] * 1.0e-4\n",
diff --git a/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb b/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb
index 4be0748..33dedb2 100644
--- a/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb
+++ b/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb
@@ -69,13 +69,12 @@
     "base_end_date = \"0101-01-01\"\n",
     "\n",
     "climo_nyears = 35\n",
+    "grid_file = \"/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc\"\n",
+    "path_nsidc = \"/glade/campaign/cesm/development/cross-wg/diagnostic_framework/CUPiD_obs_data/ice/analysis_datasets/hemispheric_data/NSIDC_SeaIce_extent\"\n",
     "\n",
     "lc_kwargs = {}\n",
     "\n",
-    "hist = 0\n",
-    "\n",
-    "path_nsidc = \"/glade/campaign/cesm/development/pcwg/ice/data/NSIDC_SeaIce_extent\"\n",
-    "grid_file = \"/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc\""
+    "hist = 0"
    ]
   },
   {