Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/ad.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/ad.m	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/ad.m	(revision 20981)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 md.verbose.autodiff=true;
 md.autodiff.independents={...
-	independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices);
-	%independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)')
-	%independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',1)
+	independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices);
+	%independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)')
+	%independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',1)
 	};
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/ad_maxalloc.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/ad_maxalloc.m	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/ad_maxalloc.m	(revision 20981)
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 md.verbose.autodiff=true;
 md.autodiff.independents={...
-	independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)')
+	independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)')
 	};
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3015.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3015.m	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3015.m	(revision 20981)
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 index=1; %this is the scalar component we are checking against
 md.autodiff.independents={...
-	independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
+	independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
 	};
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3015.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3015.py	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3015.py	(revision 20981)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 index=1 #this is the scalar component we are checking against
 md.autodiff.independents=[\
-	independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
+	independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
 	]
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3019.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3019.m	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3019.m	(revision 20981)
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 %first run scalar reverse mode: 
-md.autodiff.independents={independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices)};
+md.autodiff.independents={independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices)};
 md.autodiff.dependents={dependent('name','MaxVel','type','scalar','fos_reverse_index',1)};
 md.autodiff.driver='fos_reverse';
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 
 %now run vectorial forward mode
-md.autodiff.independents={independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)')};
+md.autodiff.independents={independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)')};
 md.autodiff.dependents={dependent('name','MaxVel','type','scalar')};
 md.autodiff.driver='fov_forward';
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3019.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3019.py	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3019.py	(revision 20981)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #first run scalar reverse mode: 
-md.autodiff.independents=[independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices)]
+md.autodiff.independents=[independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices)]
 md.autodiff.dependents=[dependent('name','MaxVel','type','scalar','fos_reverse_index',1)]
 md.autodiff.driver='fos_reverse'
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 
 #now run vectorial forward mode
-md.autodiff.independents=[independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',numpy.arange(0,md.mesh.numberofvertices))]
+md.autodiff.independents=[independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fov_forward_indices',numpy.arange(0,md.mesh.numberofvertices))]
 md.autodiff.dependents=[dependent('name','MaxVel','type','scalar')]
 md.autodiff.driver='fov_forward'
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3020.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3020.m	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3020.m	(revision 20981)
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 index=1; %this is the scalar component we are checking against
 md.autodiff.independents={...
-	independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
+	independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
 	};
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3020.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3020.py	(revision 20980)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test3020.py	(revision 20981)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 index=1 #this is the scalar component we are checking against
 md.autodiff.independents=[\
-	independent('name','Thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
+	independent('name','md.geometry.thickness','type','vertex','nods',md.mesh.numberofvertices,'fos_forward_index',index)
 	]