Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/linearbasalforcings.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/linearbasalforcings.m	(revision 24201)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/linearbasalforcings.m	(revision 24202)
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@
 			fielddisplay(self,'deepwater_melting_rate','basal melting rate (positive if melting applied for floating ice whith base < deepwater_elevation) [m/yr]');
 			fielddisplay(self,'deepwater_elevation','elevation of ocean deepwater [m]');
-			fielddisplay(self,'upperwater_melting_rate','basal melting rate (positive if melting applied for floating ice whith base < upperwater_elevation) [m/yr]');
+			fielddisplay(self,'upperwater_melting_rate','basal melting rate (positive if melting applied for floating ice whith base >= upperwater_elevation) [m/yr]');
 			fielddisplay(self,'upperwater_elevation','elevation of ocean upperwater [m]');
 			fielddisplay(self,'groundedice_melting_rate','basal melting rate (positive if melting) [m/yr]');
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/linearbasalforcings.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/linearbasalforcings.py	(revision 24201)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/linearbasalforcings.py	(revision 24202)
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"deepwater_melting_rate","basal melting rate (positive if melting applied for floating ice whith base < deepwater_elevation) [m/yr]"))
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"deepwater_elevation","elevation of ocean deepwater [m]"))
-                string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"upperwater_melting_rate","upper melting rate (positive if melting applied for floating ice whith base < upperwater_elevation) [m/yr]"))
+                string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"upperwater_melting_rate","upper melting rate (positive if melting applied for floating ice whith base >= upperwater_elevation) [m/yr]"))
 		string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"upperwater_elevation","elevation of ocean upper water [m]"))
                 string="%s\n%s"%(string,fielddisplay(self,"groundedice_melting_rate","basal melting rate (positive if melting) [m/yr]"))