Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.js
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.js	(revision 24866)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.js	(revision 24867)
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 			console.log(sprintf("   mask:")); 
 
-			fielddisplay(this,"ocean_levelset","is ice grounded ? grounded ice if > 0, grounding line position if = 0, floating ice if < 0");
+			fielddisplay(this,"ocean_levelset","presence of ocean if < 0, coastline/grounding line if = 0, no ocean if > 0");
 			fielddisplay(this,"ice_levelset","presence of ice if < 0, icefront position if = 0, no ice if > 0");
 		} //}}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.m	(revision 24866)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.m	(revision 24867)
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
 			disp(sprintf('   masks:'));
 
-			fielddisplay(self,'ocean_levelset','is ice grounded ? grounded ice if > 0, grounding line position if = 0, floating ice if < 0');
+			fielddisplay(self,'ocean_levelset','presence of ocean if < 0, coastline/grounding line if = 0, no ocean if > 0');
 			fielddisplay(self,'ice_levelset','presence of ice if < 0, icefront position if = 0, no ice if > 0');
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.py	(revision 24866)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mask.py	(revision 24867)
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@
 
     #}}}
-
     def __repr__(self):  # {{{
         string = "   masks:"
 
-        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, "ocean_levelset", "is ice grounded ? grounded ice if > 0, grounding line position if = 0, floating ice if < 0"))
+        string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, "ocean_levelset", "presence of ocean if < 0, coastline/grounding line if = 0, no ocean if > 0"))
         string = "%s\n%s" % (string, fielddisplay(self, "ice_levelset", "presence of ice if < 0, icefront position if = 0, no ice if > 0"))
         return string
     #}}}
-
     def extrude(self, md):  # {{{
         self.ice_levelset = project3d(md, 'vector', self.ice_levelset, 'type', 'node')
@@ -36,9 +34,7 @@
         return self
     #}}}
-
     def setdefaultparameters(self):  # {{{
         return self
     #}}}
-
     def checkconsistency(self, md, solution, analyses):  # {{{
         if(solution == 'LoveSolution'):
@@ -52,5 +48,4 @@
         return md
     # }}}
-
     def marshall(self, prefix, md, fid):  # {{{
         WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'ocean_levelset', 'format', 'DoubleMat', 'mattype', 1)
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/maskpsl.js
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/maskpsl.js	(revision 24866)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/maskpsl.js	(revision 24867)
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 	//properties 
 	// {{{
-		this.ocean_levelset                           = NaN;
-		this.ice_levelset                           = NaN;
-		this.land_levelset                           = NaN;
-		this.ocean_levelset                           = NaN;
+		this.ice_levelset   = NaN;
+		this.land_levelset  = NaN;
+		this.ocean_levelset = NaN;
 		//}}}
 	//methods 
@@ -18,5 +17,4 @@
 			console.log(sprintf("   mask:")); 
 
-			fielddisplay(this,"ocean_levelset","is ice grounded ? grounded ice if > 0, grounding line position if = 0, floating ice if < 0");
 			fielddisplay(this,"ice_levelset","presence of ice if < 0, icefront position if = 0, no ice if > 0");
 			fielddisplay(this,"ocean_levelset","is the vertex on the ocean? yes if = 1, no if = 0");
@@ -28,5 +26,4 @@
 		this.checkconsistency = function(md,solution,analyses){ //{{{
 
-			checkfield(md,'fieldname','mask.ocean_levelset','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1]);
 			checkfield(md,'fieldname','mask.ice_levelset'        ,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1]);
 			checkfield(md,'fieldname','mask.ocean_levelset'        ,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1]);
@@ -59,5 +56,4 @@
 		} // }}}
 		this.marshall=function(md,prefix,fid) { //{{{
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',this,'class','mask','fieldname','ocean_levelset','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1);
 			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',this,'class','mask','fieldname','ice_levelset','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1);
 			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',this,'class','mask','fieldname','ocean_levelset','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1);