Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.py	(revision 24587)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.py	(revision 24588)
@@ -141,6 +141,6 @@
                 multt = np.ceil(lent / 12.) * 12.
                 multp = np.ceil(lenp / 12.) * 12.
-                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.temperatures_presentday', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
-                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.precipitations_presentday', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
+                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.temperatures_presentday', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
+                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.precipitations_presentday', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
 
                 if self.istemperaturescaled == 0:
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test236.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test236.py	(revision 24587)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test236.py	(revision 24588)
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
 # Same temperature over the all region:
 tmonth = np.ones(12) * (238.15 + 20.)
-md.smb.temperatures_presentday = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices + 1, 12))
-md.smb.temperatures_lgm = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices + 1, 12))
+md.smb.temperatures_presentday = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12))
+md.smb.temperatures_lgm = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12))
 for imonth in range(0, 12):
     md.smb.temperatures_presentday[0:md.mesh.numberofvertices, imonth] = tmonth[imonth]
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test237.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test237.py	(revision 24587)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test237.py	(revision 24588)
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
 
 # creating precipitation
-md.smb.precipitations_presentday = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices + 1, 12))
-md.smb.precipitations_lgm = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices + 1, 12))
+md.smb.precipitations_presentday = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12))
+md.smb.precipitations_lgm = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12))
 for imonth in range(0, 12):
     md.smb.precipitations_presentday[0:md.mesh.numberofvertices, imonth] = -0.4 * 10**(-6) * md.mesh.y + 0.5
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test238.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test238.py	(revision 24587)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test238.py	(revision 24588)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 
 # creating precipitation
-md.smb.precipitations_presentday = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices + 1, 12))
+md.smb.precipitations_presentday = np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12))
 for imonth in range(0, 12):
     md.smb.precipitations_presentday[0:md.mesh.numberofvertices, imonth] = -0.4 * 10**(-6) * md.mesh.y + 0.5