Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/sampling.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/sampling.py	(revision 26016)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/sampling.py	(revision 26017)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             return md
 
-        md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.kappa','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1],'>',0)
+        md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.kappa','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices],'>',0)
         md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.tau','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'numel',1,'>',0)
-        md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.beta','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1],'>',0)
+        md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.beta','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices],'>',0)
         md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.phi','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'numel',1,'>=',0)
         md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','sampling.alpha','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'numel',1,'>',0)