diff --git a/flux_subs.py b/flux_subs.py
index 02bbe34ef57df0f520d172fd0f1942241b4902a6..250089706e4cd3040df9aeccd2736fff0c0bb2db 100755
--- a/flux_subs.py
+++ b/flux_subs.py
@@ -35,14 +35,9 @@ def cdn_calc(u10n, Ta, Tp, lat, meth="S80"):
           meth == "C35" or meth == "Beljaars"):
         cdn = cdn_from_roughness(u10n, Ta, None, lat, meth)
     elif (meth == "YT96"):
-        # for u<3 YT96 convert usr in eq. 21 to cdn
-        cdn = np.where((u10n < 6) & (u10n >= 3),
-                        (0.29+3.1/u10n+7.7/np.power(u10n, 2))*0.001,
-                        np.where((u10n >= 6),
-                        (0.60 + 0.070*u10n)*0.001,
-                        np.power((0.10038+u10n*2.17e-3 +
-                                  np.power(u10n, 2)*2.78e-3 -
-                                  np.power(u10n, 3)*4.4e-5)/u10n, 2)))
+        # convert usr in eq. 21 to cdn to expand for low wind speeds
+        cdn = np.power((0.10038+u10n*2.17e-3+np.power(u10n, 2)*2.78e-3 -
+                        np.power(u10n, 3)*4.4e-5)/u10n, 2)
     elif (meth == "LY04"):
         cdn = np.where(u10n >= 0.5,
                        (0.142+(2.7/u10n)+(u10n/13.09))*0.001,