Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/taoinversion.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/taoinversion.m	(revision 18667)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/taoinversion.m	(revision 18668)
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
 		vel_obs                     = NaN
 		thickness_obs               = NaN
+		surface_obs               = NaN
 	end
 	methods
@@ -124,4 +125,5 @@
 			fielddisplay(obj,'vel_obs','observed velocity magnitude [m/yr]');
 			fielddisplay(obj,'thickness_obs','observed thickness [m]');
+			fielddisplay(obj,'surface_obs','observed surface elevation [m]');
 			disp('Available cost functions:');
 			disp('   101: SurfaceAbsVelMisfit');
@@ -158,4 +160,5 @@
 			WriteData(fid,'object',obj,'class','inversion','fieldname','vz_obs','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts);
 			WriteData(fid,'object',obj,'class','inversion','fieldname','thickness_obs','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1);
+			WriteData(fid,'object',obj,'class','inversion','fieldname','surface_obs','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1);
 
 			%process control parameters