diff --git a/cmor/mpiesm/scripts/tables/MPI-ESM1-2_vilma_PalMod2_mapping.txt b/cmor/mpiesm/scripts/tables/MPI-ESM1-2_vilma_PalMod2_mapping.txt
index bd369b6f55c8be3039fd4b70d768e505283e1dcd..8128e52c2d371f0ae328600071b7c49084526b8d 100644
--- a/cmor/mpiesm/scripts/tables/MPI-ESM1-2_vilma_PalMod2_mapping.txt
+++ b/cmor/mpiesm/scripts/tables/MPI-ESM1-2_vilma_PalMod2_mapping.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 ! Diagnosed Variables listed in the following: !
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-&parameter cmor_name="areacellsl"                              project_mip_table="fx"           units="m2"            cell_methods="n"  /
-&parameter cmor_name="sftgif"                                  project_mip_table="SLdec"        units="1"             cell_methods="m"  /
-&parameter cmor_name="orog"                                    project_mip_table="SLdec"        units="m"             cell_methods="m"  /
-&parameter cmor_name="rslc"                                    project_mip_table="SLdec"        units="m year-1"      cell_methods="m"  /
+&parameter cmor_name="areacellsl"                              project_mip_table="fx"           units="m2"            cell_methods="n"  variable_comment="The topography and glacier mask are provided on a higher resolution grid than the other output parameters of the solid Earth model component to account for smaller spatial-scale variations." /
+&parameter cmor_name="sftgif"                                  project_mip_table="SLdec"        units="1"             cell_methods="m"  variable_comment="The topography and glacier mask are provided on a higher resolution grid than the other output parameters of the solid Earth model component to account for smaller spatial-scale variations." /
+&parameter cmor_name="orog"                                    project_mip_table="SLdec"        units="m"             cell_methods="m"  variable_comment="The topography and glacier mask are provided on a higher resolution grid than the other output parameters of the solid Earth model component to account for smaller spatial-scale variations." /
+&parameter cmor_name="rslc"                                    project_mip_table="SLdec"        units="m year-1"      cell_methods="m"  variable_comment="The topography and glacier mask are provided on a higher resolution grid than the other output parameters of the solid Earth model component to account for smaller spatial-scale variations." /