diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/Make/files b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/Make/files
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f55b668d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+getFieldRefStdTimeSeries.C
+
+EXE = $(DAFOAM_ROOT_PATH)/OpenFOAM/sharedBins/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries
diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/Make/options b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/Make/options
similarity index 100%
rename from src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/Make/options
rename to src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/Make/options
diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries.C b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries.C
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0cda729f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries/getFieldRefStdTimeSeries.C
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+
+    DAFoam  : Discrete Adjoint with OpenFOAM
+    Version : v3
+
+    Description:
+        Extract time-series data at a given probe point for unsteady simulations
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "fvCFD.H"
+#include "argList.H"
+#include "Time.H"
+#include "fvMesh.H"
+#include "OFstream.H"
+
+using namespace Foam;
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+
+    argList::addOption(
+        "varName",
+        "U",
+        "name of the variable to get time-series from");
+
+    argList::addOption(
+        "varType",
+        "vector",
+        "type of the variable, can be either scalar or vector");
+
+    argList::addOption(
+        "fieldType",
+        "volume",
+        "type of the field variable, can be either volume or surface");
+
+    argList::addOption(
+        "patchName",
+        "wing",
+        "if the fieldType=surface, we need to prescribe the name of the patch");
+
+    argList::addOption(
+        "outputName",
+        "fieldRefStdTimeSeries",
+        "name of the output file (optional)");
+
+    argList::addOption(
+        "deltaT",
+        "-1",
+        "Use user-prescribed deltaT to extract time series, otherwise, use the deltaT in controlDict");
+
+#include "setRootCase.H"
+#include "createTime.H"
+#include "createMesh.H"
+
+    word outputName = "fieldRefStdTimeSeries";
+    if (args.optionFound("outputName"))
+    {
+        outputName = word(args.optionLookup("outputName")());
+    }
+
+    word varName;
+    if (args.optionFound("varName"))
+    {
+        varName = word(args.optionLookup("varName")());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Info << "Error: varName not set! Exit." << endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    word varRefName = varName + "Data";
+    
+    word varType;
+    if (args.optionFound("varType"))
+    {
+        varType = word(args.optionLookup("varType")());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Info << "Error: varType not set! Exit." << endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    word fieldType;
+    if (args.optionFound("fieldType"))
+    {
+        fieldType = word(args.optionLookup("fieldType")());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Info << "Error: fieldType not set! Exit." << endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    word patchName;
+    if (fieldType == "surface")
+    {
+        if (args.optionFound("patchName"))
+        {
+            patchName = word(args.optionLookup("patchName")());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Info << "Error: patchName not set! Exit." << endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    OFstream f(outputName + ".txt");
+
+    scalar endTime = runTime.endTime().value();
+    scalar deltaT = runTime.deltaT().value();
+
+    if (args.optionFound("deltaT"))
+    {
+        deltaT = readScalar(args.optionLookup("deltaT")());
+    }
+    Info << "Extracting " << fieldType << " time series for " << varName << endl;
+
+    label nSteps = round(endTime / deltaT);
+
+    for (label i = 0; i < nSteps; i++)
+    {
+        word timeName = Foam::name((i + 1) * deltaT);
+
+        if (varType == "vector")
+        {
+            volVectorField var(
+                IOobject(
+                    varName,
+                    timeName,
+                    mesh,
+                    IOobject::MUST_READ,
+                    IOobject::NO_WRITE),
+                mesh);
+
+            volVectorField varRef(
+                IOobject(
+                    varRefName,
+                    timeName,
+                    mesh,
+                    IOobject::MUST_READ,
+                    IOobject::NO_WRITE),
+                mesh);
+
+            vector std = vector::zero;
+
+            if (fieldType == "volume")
+            {
+
+                forAll(var, cellI)
+                {
+                    for (label compI = 0; compI < 3; compI++)
+                    {
+                        std[compI] += (var[cellI][compI] - varRef[cellI][compI]) * (var[cellI][compI] - varRef[cellI][compI]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (label compI = 0; compI < 3; compI++)
+                {
+                    std[compI] = Foam::sqrt(std[compI] / mesh.nCells());
+                }
+            }
+            else if (fieldType == "surface")
+            {
+                label patchI = mesh.boundaryMesh().findPatchID(patchName);
+                if (patchI < 0)
+                {
+                    Info << "Error. The prescribed patchName " << patchName << " not found in constant/polyMesh/boundary" << endl;
+                }
+                label nFaces = var.boundaryField()[patchI].size();
+                forAll(var.boundaryField()[patchI], faceI)
+                {
+                    vector varBC = var.boundaryField()[patchI][faceI];
+                    vector varRefBC = varRef.boundaryField()[patchI][faceI];
+
+                    for (label compI = 0; compI < 3; compI++)
+                    {
+                        std[compI] += (varBC[compI] - varRefBC[compI]) * (varBC[compI] - varRefBC[compI]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (label compI = 0; compI < 3; compI++)
+                {
+                    std[compI] = Foam::sqrt(std[compI] / nFaces);
+                }
+            }
+
+            f << std[0] << " " << std[1] << " " << std[2] << endl;
+        }
+        else if (varType == "scalar")
+        {
+            volScalarField var(
+                IOobject(
+                    varName,
+                    timeName,
+                    mesh,
+                    IOobject::MUST_READ,
+                    IOobject::NO_WRITE),
+                mesh);
+
+            volScalarField varRef(
+                IOobject(
+                    varRefName,
+                    timeName,
+                    mesh,
+                    IOobject::MUST_READ,
+                    IOobject::NO_WRITE),
+                mesh);
+
+            scalar std = 0.0;
+
+            if (fieldType == "volume")
+            {
+                forAll(var, cellI)
+                {
+                    std += (var[cellI] - varRef[cellI]) * (var[cellI] - varRef[cellI]);
+                }
+
+                std = Foam::sqrt(std / mesh.nCells());
+            }
+            else if (fieldType == "surface")
+            {
+                label patchI = mesh.boundaryMesh().findPatchID(patchName);
+                if (patchI < 0)
+                {
+                    Info << "Error. The prescribed patchName " << patchName << " not found in constant/polyMesh/boundary" << endl;
+                }
+                label nFaces = var.boundaryField()[patchI].size();
+                forAll(var.boundaryField()[patchI], faceI)
+                {
+                    scalar varBC = var.boundaryField()[patchI][faceI];
+                    scalar varRefBC = varRef.boundaryField()[patchI][faceI];
+                    std += (varBC - varRefBC) * (varBC - varRefBC);
+                }
+
+                std = Foam::sqrt(std / nFaces);
+            }
+
+            f << std << endl;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Info << "Error: varType not valid. Can be either scalar or vector! Exit." << endl;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Info << "Done! " << endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/Make/files b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/Make/files
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f778a83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+getProbeTimeSeries.C
+
+EXE = $(DAFOAM_ROOT_PATH)/OpenFOAM/sharedBins/getProbeTimeSeries
diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/Make/options b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/Make/options
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fcd18e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/Make/options
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+EXE_INC = \
+    -std=c++11  \
+    -Wno-old-style-cast \
+    -Wno-conversion-null \
+    -Wno-deprecated-copy \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = \
+    -lfiniteVolume \
+    -lmeshTools
+
diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/getTimeSeries.C b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/getProbeTimeSeries.C
similarity index 89%
rename from src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/getTimeSeries.C
rename to src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/getProbeTimeSeries.C
index 783c98e0..bd54e52d 100755
--- a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/getTimeSeries.C
+++ b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getProbeTimeSeries/getProbeTimeSeries.C
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     Version : v3
 
     Description:
-        Extract time-series data for unsteady simulations
+        Extract time-series data at a given probe point for unsteady simulations
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         "VarTimeSeries",
         "name of the output file (optional)");
 
+    argList::addOption(
+        "deltaT",
+        "-1",
+        "Use user-prescribed deltaT to extract time series, otherwise, use the deltaT in controlDict");
+
 #include "setRootCase.H"
 #include "createTime.H"
 #include "createMesh.H"
@@ -101,6 +106,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     scalar endTime = runTime.endTime().value();
     scalar deltaT = runTime.deltaT().value();
+
+    if (args.optionFound("deltaT"))
+    {
+        deltaT = readScalar(args.optionLookup("deltaT")());
+    }
+    Info << "Extracting " << varName << " time series" << endl;
+
     label nSteps = round(endTime / deltaT);
 
     for (label i = 0; i < nSteps; i++)
diff --git a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/Make/files b/src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/Make/files
deleted file mode 100755
index f6568c96..00000000
--- a/src/utilities/postProcessing/getTimeSeries/Make/files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-getTimeSeries.C
-
-EXE = $(DAFOAM_ROOT_PATH)/OpenFOAM/sharedBins/getTimeSeries