Index: /issm/workshop/08ISMIP/IsmipA.par
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--- /issm/workshop/08ISMIP/IsmipA.par	(revision 18098)
+++ /issm/workshop/08ISMIP/IsmipA.par	(revision 18098)
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+%Parameterization for ISMIP A experiment
+
+%Set the Simulation generic name #md.miscellaneous
+%->
+
+%Geometry
+disp('   Constructing Geometry');
+
+%Define the geometry of the simulation #md.geometry
+%surface is [-x*tan(0.5*pi/180)] #md.mesh
+%->
+
+%base is [surface-1000+500*sin(x*2*pi/L).*sin(y*2*pi/L)]
+%L is the size of the side of the square #max(md.mesh.x)-min(md.mesh.x)
+%->
+
+%->
+
+%thickness is the difference between surface and base #md.geometry
+%->
+
+%plot the geometry to check it out
+%->
+
+
+disp('   Defining friction parameters');
+
+%These parameters will not be used but need to be fixed #md.friction
+%one friciton coefficient per node (md.mesh.numberofvertices,1)
+%->
+
+%one friciton exponent (p,q) per element
+%->
+
+%->
+
+
+disp('   Construct ice rheological properties');
+
+%The rheology parameters sit in the material section #md.materials
+%B has one value per vertex
+%->
+
+%n has one value per element
+%->
+
+
+disp('   Set boundary conditions');
+
+%Set the default boundary conditions for an ice-sheet 
+% #help SetIceSheetBC
+%->
Index: /issm/workshop/08ISMIP/IsmipF.par
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--- /issm/workshop/08ISMIP/IsmipF.par	(revision 18098)
+++ /issm/workshop/08ISMIP/IsmipF.par	(revision 18098)
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+%Parameterization for ISMIP F experiment
+
+%Set the Simulation generic name #md.miscellaneous
+%->
+
+%Geometry
+disp('   Constructing Geometry');
+
+%Define the geometry of the simulation #md.geometry
+%surface is [-x*tan(3.0*pi/180)] #md.mesh
+%->
+
+%base is [surface-1000+100*exp(-((x-L/2).^2+(y-L/2).^2)/(0.1*L^2))]
+%L is the size of the side of the square #max(md.mesh.x)-min(md.mesh.x)
+%->
+
+%->
+
+%thickness is the difference between surface and base #md.geometry
+%->
+
+%plot the geometry to check it out
+%->
+
+
+disp('   Defining friction parameters');
+
+%These parameters will not be used but need to be fixed #md.friction
+%one friciton coefficient per node (md.mesh.numberofvertices,1)
+%conversion form year to seconds with #md.constants.yts
+%->
+
+%one friciton exponent (p,q) per element
+%->
+
+%->
+
+
+disp('   Construct ice rheological properties');
+
+%The rheology parameters sit in the material section #md.materials
+%B has one value per vertex
+%->
+
+%n has one value per element
+%->
+
+
+disp('   Set boundary conditions');
+
+%Set the default boundary conditions for an ice-sheet 
+% #help SetIceSheetBC
+%->
+
+disp('   Initializing velocity and pressure');
+
+%initialize the velocity and pressurefields of #md.initialization
+%->
+
+%->
+
+%->
+
+%->
