Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/boundaryconditions/SetIceShelfBC.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/boundaryconditions/SetIceShelfBC.py	(revision 13969)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/boundaryconditions/SetIceShelfBC.py	(revision 13970)
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@
 	#Dirichlet Values
 	if isinstance(md.inversion.vx_obs,numpy.ndarray) and numpy.size(md.inversion.vx_obs,axis=0)==md.mesh.numberofvertices and isinstance(md.inversion.vy_obs,numpy.ndarray) and numpy.size(md.inversion.vy_obs,axis=0)==md.mesh.numberofvertices:
+		#reshape to rank-2 if necessary to match spc arrays
+		if numpy.ndim(md.inversion.vx_obs)==1:
+			md.inversion.vx_obs=md.inversion.vx_obs.reshape(-1,1)
+		if numpy.ndim(md.inversion.vy_obs)==1:
+			md.inversion.vy_obs=md.inversion.vy_obs.reshape(-1,1)
 		print "      boundary conditions for diagnostic model: spc set as observed velocities"
 		md.diagnostic.spcvx[pos]=md.inversion.vx_obs[pos]