Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/@model/model.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/@model/model.m	(revision 2351)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/@model/model.m	(revision 2352)
@@ -190,4 +190,6 @@
 	md.optscal=[];
 	md.cm_noisedampening=0;
+	md.cm_mindampening=[];
+	md.cm_maxdampening=[];
 	md.mincontrolconstraint=0;
 	md.maxcontrolconstraint=0;
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/@model/setdefaultparameters.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/@model/setdefaultparameters.m	(revision 2351)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/@model/setdefaultparameters.m	(revision 2352)
@@ -175,12 +175,4 @@
 md.optscal=50*ones(md.nsteps,1);
 
-%mincontrolconstraint is the minimum acceptable value of the
-%inversed parameter (B>0 for example)
-md.mincontrolconstraint=0;
-
-%maxcontrolconstraint is the maximum acceptable value of the
-%inversed parameter (drag<200 for example)
-md.maxcontrolconstraint=200;
-
 %several misfits can be used:
 %0 = absolute misfit
@@ -189,6 +181,24 @@
 md.fit=0*ones(md.nsteps,1);
 
-%cm_jump
+%cm_jump is used to speed up control method. When
+%misfit(1)/misfit(0) < md.cm_jump, we go directly to
+%the next step
 md.cm_jump=.7*ones(md.nsteps,1); %30 per cent decrement.
+
+%cm_mindampening stabilize the inversed parameter above
+%a given scalar with a given penalty. Not applied by default
+md.cm_mindampening=0;
+
+%cm_maxdampening stabilize the inversed parameter below
+%a given scalar with a given penalty. Not applied by default
+md.cm_maxdampening=0;
+
+%mincontrolconstraint is the minimum acceptable value of the
+%inversed parameter (B>0 for example)
+md.mincontrolconstraint=0;
+
+%maxcontrolconstraint is the maximum acceptable value of the
+%inversed parameter (drag<200 for example)
+md.maxcontrolconstraint=200;
 
 %eps_cm is a criteria to stop the control methods.
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/display/displaycontrol.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/display/displaycontrol.m	(revision 2351)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/display/displaycontrol.m	(revision 2352)
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
 	fielddisplay(md,'maxiter','maximum iterations during each optimization step');
 	fielddisplay(md,'tolx','minimum tolerance which will stop one optimization search');
+	fielddisplay(md,'cm_mindampening','minimum acceptable value (first argument) of the inversed parameter before being penalized (second argument)');
+	fielddisplay(md,'cm_maxdampening','maximum acceptable value (first argument) of the inversed parameter before being penalized (second argument)');
 	fielddisplay(md,'cm_noisedampening','noise dampening coefficient');
 	fielddisplay(md,'mincontrolconstraint','minimum contraint for the controlled parameters');