Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.m	(revision 25932)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.m	(revision 25933)
@@ -246,5 +246,5 @@
 
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.Tmean','size',[md.mesh.numberofelements 1],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'>',273-100,'<',273+100); %-100/100 celsius min/max value
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.C','size',[md.mesh.numberofelements 1],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'>=',0);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.C','size',[md.mesh.numberofelements 1],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'>',0);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.Vmean','size',[md.mesh.numberofelements 1],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'>=',0);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.Tz','size',[md.mesh.numberofelements 1],'NaN',1,'Inf',1,'>=',0,'<=',5000);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.py	(revision 25932)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.py	(revision 25933)
@@ -334,5 +334,5 @@
 
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.Tmean', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofelements], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, '>', 273 - 100, '<', 273 + 100)  #-100/100 celsius min/max value
-        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.C', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofelements], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, '> = ', 0)
+        md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.C', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofelements], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, '> ', 0)
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.Vmean', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofelements], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, '> = ', 0)
         md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.Tz', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofelements], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, '> = ', 0, '< = ', 5000)