Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/79North.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/79North.py	(revision 21175)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/79North.py	(revision 21176)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 vx        = numpy.array(archread('../Data/79North.arch','vx'));
 vy        = numpy.array(archread('../Data/79North.arch','vy'));
-index     = numpy.array(archread('../Data/79North.arch','index'));
+index     = numpy.array(archread('../Data/79North.arch','index')).astype(int);
 surface   = numpy.array(archread('../Data/79North.arch','surface')); 
 thickness = numpy.array(archread('../Data/79North.arch','thickness')); 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/Pig.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/Pig.py	(revision 21175)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/Pig.py	(revision 21176)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 vx_obs    = numpy.array(archread('../Data/Pig.arch','vx_obs')) 
 vy_obs    = numpy.array(archread('../Data/Pig.arch','vy_obs')) 
-index     = numpy.array(archread('../Data/Pig.arch','index'))
+index     = numpy.array(archread('../Data/Pig.arch','index')).astype(int)
 surface   = numpy.array(archread('../Data/Pig.arch','surface'))
 thickness = numpy.array(archread('../Data/Pig.arch','thickness')) 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/SquareSheetShelf.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/SquareSheetShelf.py	(revision 21175)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/Par/SquareSheetShelf.py	(revision 21176)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 vx        = numpy.array(archread('../Data/SquareSheetShelf.arch','vx'));
 vy        = numpy.array(archread('../Data/SquareSheetShelf.arch','vy'));
-index     = numpy.array(archread('../Data/SquareSheetShelf.arch','index'));
+index     = numpy.array(archread('../Data/SquareSheetShelf.arch','index')).astype(int);
 
 [md.initialization.vx]  = InterpFromMeshToMesh2d(index,x,y,vx,md.mesh.x,md.mesh.y)