Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpddSicopolis.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpddSicopolis.py	(revision 24590)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpddSicopolis.py	(revision 24591)
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@
             md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.s0t', '>=', 0, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1])
             md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.rlaps', '>=', 0, 'numel', 1)
-            md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.monthlytemperatures', 'timeseries', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12])
-            md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.precipitation', 'timeseries', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12])
+            md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.monthlytemperatures', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12])
+            md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.precipitation','NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12])
 
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.steps_per_step', '>=', 1, 'numel', [1])