diff --git a/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py b/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py
index 34a108a..c08b493 100644
--- a/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py
+++ b/scripts/dashboards_render_atlas.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ PERCENT_THRESHOLDS = {
     ],
 }
 
+NAMESPACE_CPU_WINDOW = "1m"
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Cluster metadata
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ def node_io_expr(scope=""):
 
 
 def namespace_selector(scope_var):
-    return f'namespace!="",pod!="",container!="",{scope_var}'
+    return f'namespace!="",pod!="",container!="",container!="POD",{scope_var}'
 
 
 def namespace_gpu_selector(scope_var):
@@ -180,7 +182,10 @@ def namespace_gpu_selector(scope_var):
 
 
 def namespace_cpu_raw(scope_var):
-    return f"sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{{{namespace_selector(scope_var)}}}[5m])) by (namespace)"
+    return (
+        "sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total"
+        f"{{{namespace_selector(scope_var)}}}[{NAMESPACE_CPU_WINDOW}])) by (namespace)"
+    )
 
 
 def namespace_ram_raw(scope_var):
@@ -942,7 +947,7 @@ def build_overview():
             namespace_cpu_share_expr(cpu_scope),
             {"h": 9, "w": 8, "x": 0, "y": 16},
             links=namespace_scope_links("namespace_scope_cpu"),
-            description="Use panel links to switch namespace scope.",
+            description="Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope.",
         )
     )
     panels.append(
@@ -952,7 +957,7 @@ def build_overview():
             namespace_gpu_share_expr(gpu_scope),
             {"h": 9, "w": 8, "x": 8, "y": 16},
             links=namespace_scope_links("namespace_scope_gpu"),
-            description="Use panel links to switch namespace scope.",
+            description="Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope.",
         )
     )
     panels.append(
@@ -962,7 +967,7 @@ def build_overview():
             namespace_ram_share_expr(ram_scope),
             {"h": 9, "w": 8, "x": 16, "y": 16},
             links=namespace_scope_links("namespace_scope_ram"),
-            description="Use panel links to switch namespace scope.",
+            description="Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope.",
         )
     )
 
@@ -1783,7 +1788,7 @@ def build_gpu_dashboard():
             namespace_gpu_share_expr(gpu_scope),
             {"h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 0},
             links=namespace_scope_links("namespace_scope_gpu"),
-            description="Use panel links to switch namespace scope.",
+            description="Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope.",
         )
     )
     panels.append(
diff --git a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-gpu.json b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-gpu.json
index d4ad913..2e71045 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-gpu.json
+++ b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-gpu.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
           "targetBlank": false
         }
       ],
-      "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+      "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
     },
     {
       "id": 2,
diff --git a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json
index ce1b0a3..109988b 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json
+++ b/services/monitoring/dashboards/atlas-overview.json
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@
       },
       "targets": [
         {
-          "expr": "100 * ( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[5m])) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[5m])) by (namespace) ), 1)",
+          "expr": "100 * ( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[1m])) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[1m])) by (namespace) ), 1)",
           "refId": "A",
           "legendFormat": "{{namespace}}"
         }
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
           "targetBlank": false
         }
       ],
-      "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+      "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
     },
     {
       "id": 12,
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@
           "targetBlank": false
         }
       ],
-      "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+      "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
     },
     {
       "id": 13,
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@
       },
       "targets": [
         {
-          "expr": "100 * ( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ), 1)",
+          "expr": "100 * ( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ), 1)",
           "refId": "A",
           "legendFormat": "{{namespace}}"
         }
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@
           "targetBlank": false
         }
       ],
-      "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+      "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
     },
     {
       "id": 14,
diff --git a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-gpu.yaml b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-gpu.yaml
index 41b4734..56965eb 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-gpu.yaml
+++ b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-gpu.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ data:
               "targetBlank": false
             }
           ],
-          "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+          "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
         },
         {
           "id": 2,
diff --git a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml
index 557d120..a13ec6f 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml
+++ b/services/monitoring/grafana-dashboard-overview.yaml
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ data:
           },
           "targets": [
             {
-              "expr": "100 * ( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[5m])) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[5m])) by (namespace) ), 1)",
+              "expr": "100 * ( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[1m])) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_cpu}[1m])) by (namespace) ), 1)",
               "refId": "A",
               "legendFormat": "{{namespace}}"
             }
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ data:
               "targetBlank": false
             }
           ],
-          "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+          "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
         },
         {
           "id": 12,
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ data:
               "targetBlank": false
             }
           ],
-          "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+          "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
         },
         {
           "id": 13,
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ data:
           },
           "targets": [
             {
-              "expr": "100 * ( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ), 1)",
+              "expr": "100 * ( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ) / clamp_min(sum( sum(container_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace!=\"\",pod!=\"\",container!=\"\",container!=\"POD\",$namespace_scope_ram}) by (namespace) ), 1)",
               "refId": "A",
               "legendFormat": "{{namespace}}"
             }
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ data:
               "targetBlank": false
             }
           ],
-          "description": "Use panel links to switch namespace scope."
+          "description": "Values are normalized within the selected scope; use panel links to switch scope."
         },
         {
           "id": 14,