diff --git a/crocotools_param.m b/crocotools_param.m
index 60c4439378bc65a2144c19a00153e4533d45f9f2..26162d8195ccdccf139faae62f03cee82fb63ef2 100644
--- a/crocotools_param.m
+++ b/crocotools_param.m
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ CROCO_config = 'Benguela_LR';
 %
 % Grid dimensions:
 %
-lonmin = -17.2; %  109.208 ; %109.208 ;%109.208;  %109.208;   % Minimum longitude [degree east]
-lonmax = 35; % 109.46; %109.298 ;%109.431;  %109.7;   % Maximum longitude [degree east]
-latmin = 32; % 13.22; %13.3553 ;%13.228;  %12.9;   % Minimum latitude  [degree north]
-latmax = 44; % 13.5; %13.4946 ;%13.5166;  %13.771;   % Maximum latitude  [degree north]
+lonmin =   8;   % Minimum longitude [degree east]
+lonmax =  22;   % Maximum longitude [degree east]
+latmin = -38;   % Minimum latitude  [degree north]
+latmax = -26;   % Maximum latitude  [degree north]
 %
 % Grid resolution [degree]
 %
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ CROCOTOOLS_dir = '../';
 %
 %  Run directory
 %
-RUN_dir='/home/gmorvan/Documents/CROCO/CROCO_ONLY/CONFIGS/Run_Med_LR_FCT_2024/';
+RUN_dir=[pwd,'/'];
 %
 %  CROCO input netcdf files directory
 %
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ CROCO_files_dir=[RUN_dir,'CROCO_FILES/'];
 %
 %  Global data directory (etopo, coads, datasets download from ftp, etc..)
 %
-%DATADIR='/home/hiep/Documents/CROCO/master_08_08_2023/../croco_tools-v1.3//DATASETS_CROCOTOOLS/';
-DATADIR='/home/gmorvan/Documents/CROCO/CROCO_ONLY/CONFIGS/Run_Med_LR_FCT_2024/DATA/';
+DATADIR='../../croco_tools/';
 %
 %  Forcing data directory (ncep, quikscat, datasets download with opendap, etc..)
 %
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ blk_prefix=[CROCO_files_dir,'croco_blk'];      % bulk file name
 %  Topography netcdf file name (ETOPO 2 or any other netcdf file
 %  in the same format)
 %
-topofile = [DATADIR,'Etopo2/etopo2.nc'];
+topofile = [DATADIR,'Topo/etopo2.nc'];
 %
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ zref = -1000;
 %   make_OGCM_*.m and make_OGCM_*frcst.m)
 %
 makeini    = 1;   % initial data
-makeclim   = 0;   % climatological data (for boundaries and nudging layers)
+makeclim   = 1;   % climatological data (for boundaries and nudging layers)
 makebry    = 1;   % lateral boundary data
 makenpzd   = 0;   % initial and boundary data for NChlPZD and N2ChlPZD2 models
 makebioebus= 0;   % initial and boundary data for BioEBUS model
@@ -330,10 +329,10 @@ Z0   =  1;       % Mean depth of tide gauge
 Yorig         = 2000;          % reference time for vector time
                                % in croco initial and forcing files
 %
-Ymin          = 2010;          % first forcing year
-Ymax          = 2010;          % last  forcing year
-Mmin          = 12;             % first forcing month
-Mmax          = 12;             % last  forcing month
+Ymin          = 2005;          % first forcing year
+Ymax          = 2005;          % last  forcing year
+Mmin          = 1;             % first forcing month
+Mmax          = 3;             % last  forcing month
 %
 Dmin          = 1;             % Day of initialization
 Hmin          = 0;             % Hour of initialization
@@ -417,11 +416,11 @@ My_ERA5_dir = [FORC_DATA_DIR,'ERA5_native_',CROCO_config,'/']; % ERA5 native dat
 itolap_era5 = 2;                                               % 2 records = 2 hours
 %
 %
-%-------------------------------------------------
+%--------------------------------------------
 % Options for make_OGCM_SODA or make_OGCM_mercator
-%-------------------------------------------------
+%--------------------------------------------
 %
-OGCM        = 'mercator';        % Select OGCM: SODA or mercator
+OGCM        = 'SODA';        % Select OGCM: SODA or mercator
 %
 OGCM_dir    = [FORC_DATA_DIR,OGCM,'_',CROCO_config,'/'];  % OGCM data dir. [croco format]
 %
@@ -431,10 +430,12 @@ ini_prefix  = [CROCO_files_dir,'croco_ini_',OGCM,'_'];    % generic initial file
 OGCM_prefix = [OGCM,'_'];                                 % generic OGCM file name 
 
 
-mercator_type=3;     % 1 -->  1/12 deg Mercator global reanalysis
+mercator_type=1;     % 1 -->  1/12 deg Mercator global reanalysis
                      % 2 -->  1/12 deg Mercator global analysis
                      % 3 -->  1/12 deg Mercator global forecast
                      % 4 -->  1/24 deg Mercator Mediterranean analysis/forecast (See Section 8.)
+                     %           (daily forecast from 00h UTC up to 9 days,
+                     %                                     updated daily at 16h UTC)
                      % 5 -->      the same than 4 but with detiding postprocessing on current and ssh
 
 %  =============
@@ -446,11 +447,10 @@ mercator_type=3;     % 1 -->  1/12 deg Mercator global reanalysis
 %
 if strcmp(OGCM,'mercator')
  %
-% pathCMC='/home/gmorvan/Documents/CROCO/CROCO_ONLY/croco_tools_v1.3.1_bugfix_copernicus_V2/Forecast_tools/CopernicusMarineToolbox/copernicus_marine_client-0.10.7_DIR1'; % copernicusmarine client
- pathCMC='/home/gmorvan/miniforge/envs/cmt_1.0/bin/copernicusmarine';
+ pathCMC='/path/to/home/copernicusmarine'; % copernicusmarine client
  %
- user     = 'gmorvan';
- password = 'Pomi852,';
+ user     = 'XXXX';
+ password = 'XXXX';
  %
  if mercator_type==1
     % ========================
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ timezone = +2;
 %
 add_tides_fcst = 1;       % 1: add tides
 %
-%  MERCATOR cases: 
-%  ==============
+%  MERCATOR cases (See Section 7): 
+%  =============
 %
 if strcmp(OGCM,'mercator')
   if mercator_type==3