diff --git a/src/SIS_sum_output.F90 b/src/SIS_sum_output.F90
index e4ed7f5e..50d5f409 100644
--- a/src/SIS_sum_output.F90
+++ b/src/SIS_sum_output.F90
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ module SIS_sum_output
     salt_in_col, &              !< The salt that has been input to the ice and snow in a column since
                                 !! the last time that write_ice_statistics was called [R Z kgSalt kg-1 ~> kgSalt m-2]
     ! These three arrays are only allocated and used for monitoring column-wise conservation.
-    water_col_prev, &           !< The column integrated water that was in the ice and snow the last
+    water_cell_prev, &          !< The cell integrated water that was in the ice and snow the last
                                 !! time that write_ice_statistics was called [kg].
-    heat_col_prev, &            !< The column integrated heat that was in the ice and snow the last
+    heat_cell_prev, &           !< The cell integrated heat that was in the ice and snow the last
                                 !! time that write_ice_statistics was called [J].
-    salt_col_prev               !< The column integrated salt that was in the ice and snow the last
+    salt_cell_prev              !< The cell integrated salt that was in the ice and snow the last
                                 !! time that write_ice_statistics was called [kgSalt].
 
   type(EFP_type) :: heat_prev_EFP !<   The total amount of heat in the sea ice the last