Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/thermal.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/thermal.m	(revision 18715)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/thermal.m	(revision 18716)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','  <parameter key ="penalty_factor" type="',class(obj.penalty_factor),'" default="',convert2str(obj.penalty_factor),'">','     <section name="thermal" />','     <help> scaling exponent (default is 3) </help>','  </parameter>');
             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','  <parameter key ="isenthalpy" type="',class(obj.isenthalpy),'" default="',convert2str(obj.isenthalpy),'">','     <section name="thermal" />','     <help> use an enthalpy formulation to include temperate ice (default is 0) </help>','  </parameter>');
-            fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','  <parameter key ="isdynamicbasalspc" type="',class(obj.isdynamicbasalspc),'" default="',convert2str(obj.isdynamicbasalspc),'">','     <section name="thermal" />','     <help> enable dynamic setting of basal forcing. required for enthalpy formulation (default is 0)  </help>','  </parameter>');
+            fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','  <parameter key ="isdynamicbasalspc" type="',class(obj.isdynamicbasalspc),'" default="',convert2str(obj.isdynamicbasalspc),'">','     <section name="thermal" />','     <help> enable dynamic setting of basal forcing. recommended for enthalpy formulation (default is 0)  </help>','  </parameter>');
             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','  <parameter key ="requested_outputs" type="',class(obj.requested_outputs),'" default="',convert2str(obj.requested_outputs),'">','     <section name="thermal" />','     <help> additional outputs requested </help>','  </parameter>');
             fprintf(fid,'%s\n%s\n','</frame>');    
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@
 				pos=find(md.thermal.spctemperature(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,:)~=NaN);
 				replicate=repmat(md.geometry.surface-md.mesh.z,1,size(md.thermal.spctemperature,2));
-				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','thermal.spctemperature(find(md.thermal.spctemperature(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,:)~=NaN))','<',md.materials.meltingpoint-md.materials.beta*md.materials.rho_ice*md.constants.g*replicate(pos),'message','spctemperature should be below the adjusted melting point');
+				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','thermal.spctemperature(find(md.thermal.spctemperature(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,:)~=NaN))','<=',md.materials.meltingpoint-md.materials.beta*md.materials.rho_ice*md.constants.g*replicate(pos),'message','spctemperature should be less or equal than the adjusted melting point');
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','thermal.isenthalpy','numel',[1],'values',[0 1]);
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','thermal.isdynamicbasalspc','numel', [1],'values',[0 1]);