Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.m	(revision 19712)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.m	(revision 19713)
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@
 
 			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]');
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.py	(revision 19712)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mismipbasalforcings.py	(revision 19713)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
         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]"))