Changeset 19713

Timestamp:

11/12/15 16:16:31 (9 years ago)

Author:

seroussi

Message:

CHG: explanation for sign convention different from MISMIP+ description

Location:

issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes

Files:

• mismipbasalforcings.m (modified) (1 diff)
• mismipbasalforcings.py (modified) (1 diff)

issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.m

@@ -75 +75 @@
 
                         fielddisplay(self,'groundedice_melting_rate','basal melting rate (positive if melting) [m/yr]');
-                        fielddisplay(self,'meltrate_factor','Melt-rate rate factor [1/yr]');
+                        fielddisplay(self,'meltrate_factor','Melt-rate rate factor [1/yr] (sign is opposite to MISMIP+ benchmark to remain consistent with ISSM convention of positive values for melting)');
                         fielddisplay(self,'threshold_thickness','threshold thickness for saturation of basal melting [m]');
                         fielddisplay(self,'upperdepth_melt','depth above which the melt rate is zero [m]');

issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.py

@@ -31 +31 @@
         string=" MISMIP+ basal melt parameterization\n"
         string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"groundedice_melting_rate","basal melting rate (positive if melting) [m/yr]"))
-        string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"meltrate_factor","Melt-rate rate factor [1/yr]"))
+        string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"meltrate_factor","Melt-rate rate factor [1/yr] (sign is opposite to MISMIP+ benchmark to remain consistent with ISSM convention of positive values for melting)"))
         string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"threshold_thickness","Threshold thickness for saturation of basal melting [m]"))
         string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"upperdepth_melt","Depth above which melt rate is zero [m]"))