Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/parameterization/setmask.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/parameterization/setmask.m	(revision 17114)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/parameterization/setmask.m	(revision 17115)
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
 
 %level sets
-md.mask.ice_levelset=-1.*ones(md.mesh.numberofvertices,1);
+md.mask.ice_levelset=+1.*ones(md.mesh.numberofvertices,1);
 md.mask.groundedice_levelset=vertexongroundedice;
 md.mask.groundedice_levelset(find(vertexongroundedice==0.))=-1.;
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/parameterization/setmask.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/parameterization/setmask.py	(revision 17114)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/parameterization/setmask.py	(revision 17115)
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
 
 	#level sets
-	md.mask.ice_levelset         = -1.*numpy.ones((md.mesh.numberofvertices,1))
+	md.mask.ice_levelset         = +1.*numpy.ones((md.mesh.numberofvertices,1))
 	md.mask.groundedice_levelset = -1.*numpy.ones((md.mesh.numberofvertices,1))
 	md.mask.groundedice_levelset[md.mesh.elements[numpy.nonzero(elementongroundedice),:]-1]=1.