diff --git a/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90 b/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90
index d723737f5..96be3d1e7 100644
--- a/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90
+++ b/sorc/ocean_merge.fd/merge_lake_ocnmsk.f90
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ program merge_lake_ocnmsk
       else
         lake_depth(i,j)=0.
       end if
-!       slmsk(i,j) = ceiling(land_frac(i,j))! "ceiling is used for orog smoothing"
+!      slmsk(i,j) = ceiling(land_frac(i,j))! "ceiling is used for orog smoothing"
        slmsk(i,j) = nint(land_frac(i,j)) ! nint got the land pts correct
     end do
     end do
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ end subroutine handle_err
 !! @param[out] out_dir Directory where output file will be written.
 !! @param[out] atmres Atmosphere grid resolution.
 !! @param[out] ocnres Ocean grid resolution.
+!! @param[out] binary_lake or fractional lake 
 !! @author Rahul Mahajan
 !! @author Sanath Kumar
 subroutine read_nml(ocean_mask_dir, lake_mask_dir, atmres,ocnres,out_dir,binary_lake)
diff --git a/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/mtnlm7_oclsm.F b/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/mtnlm7_oclsm.F
index b21f342ea..96e3b38d8 100644
--- a/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/mtnlm7_oclsm.F
+++ b/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/mtnlm7_oclsm.F
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@
 !! grid. When specified, will be interpolated to model tile.
 !! When not specified, program will create fields from
 !! raw high-resolution topography data.
+!! @param[in] MASK_ONLY Flag to generate the Land Mask only
+!! @param[in] MERGE_FILE Ocean merge file 
 !! @author Jordan Alpert NOAA/EMC
       SUBROUTINE TERSUB(IMN,JMN,IM,JM,NM,NR,NF0,NF1,NW,EFAC,BLAT,
      &     OUTGRID,INPUTOROG,MASK_ONLY,MERGE_FILE)
@@ -2042,6 +2044,8 @@ END SUBROUTINE MAKE_MASK
 !! @param[in] jmn "j" dimension of the hi-res input orog/mask datasets.
 !! @param[in] lon_c Longitude of the model grid corner points.
 !! @param[in] lat_c Latitude on the model grid corner points.
+!! @param[in] lake_frac Fractional lake within the grid
+!! @param[in] land_frac Fractional land within the grid
 !! @author GFDL Programmer
       SUBROUTINE MAKEMT2(ZAVG,ZSLM,ORO,SLM,VAR,VAR4,
      1 GLAT,IM,JM,IMN,JMN,lon_c,lat_c,lake_frac,land_frac)
@@ -2549,6 +2553,7 @@ SUBROUTINE MAKEPC(ZAVG,ZSLM,THETA,GAMMA,SIGMA,
 !! @param[in] jmn "j" dimension of the hi-res input orog/mask datasets.
 !! @param[in] lon_c Longitude of model grid corner points.
 !! @param[in] lat_c Latitude of the model grid corner points.
+!! @param[in] SLM mask
 !! @author GFDL Programmer
       SUBROUTINE MAKEPC2(ZAVG,ZSLM,THETA,GAMMA,SIGMA,
      1           GLAT,IM,JM,IMN,JMN,lon_c,lat_c,SLM)
diff --git a/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/netcdf_io.F90 b/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/netcdf_io.F90
index 1e2c2a1a9..09d994b0b 100644
--- a/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/netcdf_io.F90
+++ b/sorc/orog_mask_tools.fd/orog.fd/netcdf_io.F90
@@ -228,6 +228,18 @@ subroutine netcdf_err( err, string )
       return
     end subroutine netcdf_err
 
+!> Write the land mask file
+!!
+!! @param[in] im 'i' dimension of a model grid tile.
+!! @param[in] jm 'j' dimension of a model grid tile.
+!! @param[in] slm Land-sea mask.
+!! @param[in] land_frac Land fraction.
+!! @param[in] ntiles Number of tiles to output.
+!! @param[in] tile Tile number to output.
+!! @param[in] geolon Longitude on the model grid tile.
+!! @param[in] geolat Latitude on the model grid tile.
+!! @author George Gayno NOAA/EMC
+
   subroutine write_mask_netcdf(im, jm, slm, land_frac, ntiles, tile, geolon, geolat)
     implicit none
     integer, intent(in):: im, jm, ntiles, tile
@@ -308,6 +320,17 @@ subroutine write_mask_netcdf(im, jm, slm, land_frac, ntiles, tile, geolon, geola
       
   end subroutine
 
+ 
+!> Read the land mask file
+!!
+!! @param[in] merge_file path 
+!! @param[in] slm Land-sea mask.
+!! @param[in] land_frac Land fraction.
+!! @param[in] lake_frac Lake fraction
+!! @param[in] im 'i' dimension of a model grid tile.
+!! @param[in] jm 'j' dimension of a model grid tile.
+!! @author George Gayno NOAA/EMC
+
   subroutine read_mask(merge_file,slm,land_frac,lake_frac,im,jm)
 
   implicit none