Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.m	(revision 18302)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.m	(revision 18303)
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 				pos=find(md.mask.groundedice_levelset>0.);
 				if any(abs(md.geometry.base(pos)-md.geometry.bed(pos))>10^-10),
-					md = checkmessage(md,['bathymetry not equal to bed on grounded ice!']);
+					md = checkmessage(md,['baase not equal to bed on grounded ice!']);
 				end
 				if any(md.geometry.bed - md.geometry.base > 10^-9),
-					md = checkmessage(md,['bathymetry superior to bed on floating ice!']);
+					md = checkmessage(md,['bed superior to base on floating ice!']);
 				end
 			end
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.py	(revision 18302)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.py	(revision 18303)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 			pos=numpy.nonzero(md.mask.groundedice_levelset>0.)[0]
 			if any(numpy.abs(md.geometry.base[pos]-md.geometry.bed[pos])>10**-10):
-				md.checkmessage("bathymetry not equal to bed on grounded ice!")
+				md.checkmessage("base not equal to bed on grounded ice!")
 			if any(md.geometry.bed - md.geometry.base > 10**-9):
-				md.checkmessage("bathymetry superior to bed on floating ice!")
+				md.checkmessage("bed superior to base on floating ice!")
 
 		return md