Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpddSicopolis.m
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpddSicopolis.m	(revision 25381)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpddSicopolis.m	(revision 25382)
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.s0p','>=',0,'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.s0t','>=',0,'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.rlaps','>=',0,'numel',1);
-				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.monthlytemperatures','timeseries',1,'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12]);
-				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.precipitation','timeseries',1,'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12]);
+				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.monthlytemperatures','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12]);
+				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.precipitation','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12]);
 
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.m
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.m	(revision 25381)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.m	(revision 25382)
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.rlapslgm','>=',0,'numel',1);
 
 				if(self.isd18opd==1)
-					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.temperatures_presentday','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'timeseries',1);
-					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.precipitations_presentday','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'timeseries',1);
+					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.temperatures_presentday','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12],'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
+					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.precipitations_presentday','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12],'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
 					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.delta18o','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[2,NaN],'singletimeseries',1);
 					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.dpermil','>=',0,'numel',1);
 					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.f','>=',0,'numel',1);
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.py
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.py	(revision 25381)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.py	(revision 25382)
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
         self.setdefaultparameters()
         self.requested_outputs = []
     #}}}
-
     def __repr__(self):  # {{{
         string = "   surface forcings parameters:"
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
 
         return string
     #}}}
-
     def extrude(self, md):  # {{{
         if self.isd18opd:
             self.temperatures_presentday = project3d(md, 'vector', self.temperatures_presentday, 'type', 'node')
@@ -97,11 +95,9 @@
         self.s0t = project3d(md, 'vector', self.s0t, 'type', 'node')
         return self
     #}}}
-
     def defaultoutputs(self, md):  # {{{
         return []
     #}}}
-
     def initialize(self, md):  # {{{
         if np.all(np.isnan(self.s0p)):
             self.s0p = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices))
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@
             print("      no SMBd18opdd.s0t specified: values set as zero")
         return self
     # }}}
-
     def setdefaultparameters(self):  # {{{
         #pdd method not used in default mode
         self.ismungsm = 0
@@ -127,7 +122,6 @@
         self.issetpddfac = 0
         return self
     #}}}
-
     def checkconsistency(self, md, solution, analyses):  # {{{
         if 'MasstransportAnalysis' in analyses:
             md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.desfac', '<=', 1, 'numel', [1])
@@ -167,7 +161,6 @@
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'masstransport.requested_outputs', 'stringrow', 1)
         return md
     # }}}
-
     def marshall(self, prefix, md, fid):  # {{{
         yts = md.constants.yts