Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.py	(revision 24620)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.py	(revision 24621)
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@
 
     def __init__(self):  # {{{
-        self.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change = float('NaN') #corresponds to zostoga field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a temporally variable global rate (mm/yr)
+        self.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change = 0 #corresponds to zostoga field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a temporally variable global rate (mm/yr)
         self.sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid = float('NaN') #corresponds to zos field in CMIP5 archives. Spatial average is 0. Specified as a spatio-temporally variable rate (mm/yr)
         self.sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor = float('NaN') #corresponds to bpo field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a spatio-temporally variable rate (in Pa/yr)
+        self.compute_fingerprints = 0; #do we use the sea water pressure change to compute fingerprints and correct sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid
     #}}}
 
     def __repr__(self):  # {{{
         string = "   dsl parameters:"
-        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self,'global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change','corresponds to zostoga field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a temporally variable global rate (mm/yr)'))
-        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self,'sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid','corresponds to zos field in CMIP5 archives. Spatial average is 0. Specified as a spatio-temporally variable rate (mm/yr)'))
-        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self,'sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor','corresponds to bpo field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a spatio-temporally variable rate (in Pa/yr)'))
-
+        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, 'global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change', 'corresponds to zostoga field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a temporally variable global rate (mm/yr)'))
+        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, 'sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid', 'corresponds to zos field in CMIP5 archives. Spatial average is 0. Specified as a spatio-temporally variable rate (mm/yr)'))
+        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, 'sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor', 'corresponds to bpo field in CMIP5 archives. Specified as a spatio-temporally variable rate (in Pa/yr)'))
+        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, 'compute_fingerprints', 'do we use the sea water pressure change to compute fingerprints and correct sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid'))
         return string
     #}}}
 
     def extrude(self, md):  # {{{
-
         self.sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid = project3d(md, 'vector', self.sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid, 'type', 'node')
         self.sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor = project3d(md, 'vector', self.sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor, 'type', 'node')
@@ -41,7 +41,20 @@
 
     def checkconsistency(self, md, solution, analyses):  # {{{
-        if 'SealevelriseAnalysis' in analyses:
-            md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'dsl.sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid', 'timeseries', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
-            md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'dsl.sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor', 'timeseries', 1, 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
+        # Early retun
+        if not 'SealevelriseAnalysis' in analyses:
+            return md
+
+        if solution == 'TransientSolution' and md.transient.isslr == 0:
+            return md
+
+        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'dsl.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
+        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'dsl.sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
+        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'dsl.sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
+        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'dsl.compute_fingerprints', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'values', [0, 1])
+
+        if self.compute_fingerprints:
+            #check geodetic flag of slr is on:
+            if md.slr.geodetic == 0:
+                raise RuntimeError('DSL checkconsistency error message: if bottom pressure fingerprints computations are requested, slr class should have geodetic flag on')
         return md
     # }}}
@@ -50,6 +63,7 @@
         yts = md.constants.yts
         WriteData(fid, prefix, 'name', 'md.dsl.model', 'data', 1, 'format', 'Integer')
-        WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'class','dsl','fieldname','global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'timeserieslength',1+1,'yts',md.constants.yts,'scale',1e-3/md.constants.yts)
-        WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'class','dsl','fieldname','sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts,'scale',1e-3/md.constants.yts)
-        WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'class','dsl','fieldname','sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts)
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'class', 'dsl', 'fieldname', 'compute_fingerprints', 'format', 'Integer')
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'class', 'dsl', 'fieldname', 'global_average_thermosteric_sea_level_change', 'format', 'DoubleMat', 'mattype', 1, 'timeserieslength', 1+1, 'yts', md.constants.yts, 'scale', 1e-3/md.constants.yts)
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'class', 'dsl', 'fieldname', 'sea_water_pressure_change_at_sea_floor', 'format', 'DoubleMat', 'mattype', 1, 'timeserieslength', md.mesh.numberofvertices+1, 'yts', md.constants.yts, 'scale', 1e-3/md.constants.yts)
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'class', 'dsl', 'fieldname', 'sea_surface_height_change_above_geoid', 'format', 'DoubleMat', 'mattype', 1, 'timeserieslength', md.mesh.numberofvertices+1, 'yts', md.constants.yts)
     # }}}