diff --git a/src/parameterizations/vertical/MOM_ALE_sponge.F90 b/src/parameterizations/vertical/MOM_ALE_sponge.F90
index c00c72ea3c..1239a313ab 100644
--- a/src/parameterizations/vertical/MOM_ALE_sponge.F90
+++ b/src/parameterizations/vertical/MOM_ALE_sponge.F90
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ subroutine initialize_ALE_sponge_fixed(Iresttime, G, GV, param_file, CS, data_h,
     call pass_var(data_dz, G%Domain, To_All+Omit_Corners, halo=1)
 
     ! u points
-    CS%num_col_u = 0 ;
+    CS%num_col_u = 0
     if (present(Iresttime_u_in)) then
       Iresttime_u(:,:) = Iresttime_u_in(:,:)
     else
@@ -350,15 +350,15 @@ subroutine initialize_ALE_sponge_fixed(Iresttime, G, GV, param_file, CS, data_h,
                 "The total number of columns where sponges are applied at u points.", like_default=.true.)
 
     ! v points
-    CS%num_col_v = 0 ;
+    CS%num_col_v = 0
     if (present(Iresttime_v_in)) then
       Iresttime_v(:,:) = Iresttime_v_in(:,:)
     else
-      do J=G%jscB,G%jecB; do i=G%isc,G%iec
+      do J=G%jscB,G%jecB ; do i=G%isc,G%iec
         Iresttime_v(i,J) = 0.5 * (Iresttime(i,j) + Iresttime(i,j+1))
       enddo ; enddo
     endif
-    do J=G%jscB,G%jecB; do i=G%isc,G%iec
+    do J=G%jscB,G%jecB ; do i=G%isc,G%iec
       if ((Iresttime_v(i,J) > 0.0) .and. (G%mask2dCv(i,J) > 0.0)) &
         CS%num_col_v = CS%num_col_v + 1
     enddo ; enddo
@@ -594,8 +594,8 @@ subroutine initialize_ALE_sponge_varying(Iresttime, G, GV, US, param_file, CS, I
         Iresttime_u(I,j) = 0.5 * (Iresttime(i,j) + Iresttime(i+1,j))
       enddo ; enddo
     endif
-    CS%num_col_u = 0 ;
-    do j=G%jsc,G%jec; do I=G%iscB,G%iecB
+    CS%num_col_u = 0
+    do j=G%jsc,G%jec ; do I=G%iscB,G%iecB
       if ((Iresttime_u(I,j) > 0.0) .and. (G%mask2dCu(I,j) > 0.0)) &
         CS%num_col_u = CS%num_col_u + 1
     enddo ; enddo
@@ -622,12 +622,12 @@ subroutine initialize_ALE_sponge_varying(Iresttime, G, GV, US, param_file, CS, I
     if (present(Iresttime_v_in)) then
       Iresttime_v(:,:) = Iresttime_v_in(:,:)
     else
-      do J=G%jscB,G%jecB; do i=G%isc,G%iec
+      do J=G%jscB,G%jecB ; do i=G%isc,G%iec
         Iresttime_v(i,J) = 0.5 * (Iresttime(i,j) + Iresttime(i,j+1))
       enddo ; enddo
     endif
-    CS%num_col_v = 0 ;
-    do J=G%jscB,G%jecB; do i=G%isc,G%iec
+    CS%num_col_v = 0
+    do J=G%jscB,G%jecB ; do i=G%isc,G%iec
       if ((Iresttime_v(i,J) > 0.0) .and. (G%mask2dCv(i,J) > 0.0)) &
         CS%num_col_v = CS%num_col_v + 1
     enddo ; enddo
@@ -663,16 +663,23 @@ subroutine init_ALE_sponge_diags(Time, G, diag, CS, US)
   type(ALE_sponge_CS),     intent(inout) :: CS   !< ALE sponge control structure
   type(unit_scale_type),   intent(in)    :: US   !< A dimensional unit scaling type
   ! Local Variables
+  character(len=:), allocatable  :: tend_unit  ! The units for a sponge tendency diagnostic.
+  real :: tend_conv  ! The conversion factor use for the sponge tendency [A T-1 ~> a s-1]
   integer :: m
 
   CS%diag => diag
 
   do m=1,CS%fldno
     CS%id_sp_tendency(m) = -1
-    CS%id_sp_tendency(m) = register_diag_field('ocean_model', &
-      'sp_tendency_' // CS%Ref_val(m)%name, diag%axesTL, Time, &
-      'Time tendency due to restoring ' // CS%Ref_val(m)%long_name, &
-      CS%Ref_val(m)%unit, conversion=US%s_to_T)
+    if (trim(CS%Ref_val(m)%unit) == 'none') then
+      tend_unit = "s-1"
+    else
+      tend_unit = trim(CS%Ref_val(m)%unit)//" s-1"
+    endif
+    tend_conv = US%s_to_T ; if (CS%Ref_val(m)%scale /= 0.0) tend_conv = US%s_to_T / CS%Ref_val(m)%scale
+    CS%id_sp_tendency(m) = register_diag_field('ocean_model', 'sp_tendency_'//CS%Ref_val(m)%name, &
+        diag%axesTL, Time, long_name='Time tendency due to restoring '//CS%Ref_val(m)%long_name, &
+        units=tend_unit, conversion=tend_conv)
   enddo
 
   CS%id_sp_u_tendency = -1
@@ -716,8 +723,8 @@ subroutine set_up_ALE_sponge_field_fixed(sp_val, G, GV, f_ptr, CS,  &
   if (.not.associated(CS)) return
 
   scale_fac = 1.0 ; if (present(scale)) scale_fac = scale
-  long_name = sp_name; if (present(sp_long_name)) long_name = sp_long_name
-  unit = 'none'; if (present(sp_unit)) unit = sp_unit
+  long_name = sp_name ; if (present(sp_long_name)) long_name = sp_long_name
+  unit = 'none' ; if (present(sp_unit)) unit = sp_unit
 
   CS%fldno = CS%fldno + 1
   if (CS%fldno > MAX_FIELDS_) then
@@ -732,6 +739,7 @@ subroutine set_up_ALE_sponge_field_fixed(sp_val, G, GV, f_ptr, CS,  &
   CS%Ref_val(CS%fldno)%name = sp_name
   CS%Ref_val(CS%fldno)%long_name = long_name
   CS%Ref_val(CS%fldno)%unit = unit
+  CS%Ref_val(CS%fldno)%scale = scale_fac
   allocate(CS%Ref_val(CS%fldno)%p(CS%nz_data,CS%num_col), source=0.0)
   do col=1,CS%num_col
     do k=1,CS%nz_data
@@ -775,15 +783,15 @@ subroutine set_up_ALE_sponge_field_varying(filename, fieldname, Time, G, GV, US,
   character(len=256) :: mesg ! String for error messages
   character(len=256) :: long_name ! The long name of the tracer field
   character(len=256) :: unit ! The unit of the tracer field
-  long_name = sp_name; if (present(sp_long_name)) long_name = sp_long_name
-  unit = 'none'; if (present(sp_unit)) unit = sp_unit
+  long_name = sp_name ; if (present(sp_long_name)) long_name = sp_long_name
+  unit = 'none' ; if (present(sp_unit)) unit = sp_unit
 
   ! Local variables for ALE remapping
 
   if (.not.associated(CS)) return
   ! initialize time interpolator module
   call time_interp_external_init()
-  isd = G%isd; ied = G%ied; jsd = G%jsd; jed = G%jed
+  isd = G%isd ; ied = G%ied ; jsd = G%jsd ; jed = G%jed
   CS%fldno = CS%fldno + 1
   if (CS%fldno > MAX_FIELDS_) then
     write(mesg, '("Increase MAX_FIELDS_ to at least ",I3," in MOM_memory.h or decrease "//&
@@ -888,8 +896,8 @@ subroutine set_up_ALE_sponge_vel_field_varying(filename_u, fieldname_u, filename
 
   override =.true.
 
-  isd = G%isd; ied = G%ied; jsd = G%jsd; jed = G%jed
-  isdB = G%isdB; iedB = G%iedB; jsdB = G%jsdB; jedB = G%jedB
+  isd = G%isd ; ied = G%ied ; jsd = G%jsd ; jed = G%jed
+  isdB = G%isdB ; iedB = G%iedB ; jsdB = G%jsdB ; jedB = G%jedB
   ! get a unique id for this field which will allow us to return an array
   ! containing time-interpolated values from an external file corresponding
   ! to the current model date.
@@ -1081,7 +1089,7 @@ subroutine apply_ALE_sponge(h, tv, dt, G, GV, US, CS, Time)
       call pass_var(mask_z, G%Domain, To_All+Omit_Corners, halo=1)
 
       allocate(mask_u(G%isdB:G%iedB,G%jsd:G%jed,1:nz_data))
-      do j=G%jsc,G%jec; do I=G%iscB,G%iecB
+      do j=G%jsc,G%jec ; do I=G%iscB,G%iecB
         mask_u(I,j,1:nz_data) = min(mask_z(i,j,1:nz_data),mask_z(i+1,j,1:nz_data))
       enddo ; enddo
 
@@ -1128,7 +1136,7 @@ subroutine apply_ALE_sponge(h, tv, dt, G, GV, US, CS, Time)
       call pass_var(mask_z, G%Domain, To_All+Omit_Corners, halo=1)
 
       allocate(mask_v(G%isd:G%ied,G%jsdB:G%jedB,1:nz_data))
-      do J=G%jscB,G%jecB; do i=G%isc,G%iec
+      do J=G%jscB,G%jecB ; do i=G%isc,G%iec
         mask_v(i,J,1:nz_data) = min(mask_z(i,j,1:nz_data),mask_z(i,j+1,1:nz_data))
       enddo ; enddo