Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/offlinesolidearthsolution.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/offlinesolidearthsolution.m	(revision 26228)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/offlinesolidearthsolution.m	(revision 26229)
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 		function marshall(self,prefix,md,fid) % {{{
 			disp(sprintf('   external (offlinesolidearthsolution) solution:'));
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'data',2,'name','md.solidearth.external.nature','format','Integer'); %code 1 for offlinesolidearthsolution  class
+			WriteData(fid,prefix,'data',2,'name','md.solidearth.external.nature','format','Integer'); %code 1 for offlinesolidearthsolution  class
 			self.marshall@solidearthsolution(prefix,md,fid);
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solidearthsettings.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solidearthsettings.m	(revision 26228)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solidearthsettings.m	(revision 26229)
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 		runfrequency           = 1; %how many time steps we skip before we run grd_core
 		computesealevelchange  = 1; %will sea-level be coputed? 
-		isgrd                  = 1; %will GRD patterns be computed? 
-		compute_bp_grd         = 1; %will GRD patterns for bottom pressures be computed? 
+		isgrd                  = 0; %will GRD patterns be computed? 
+		compute_bp_grd         = 0; %will GRD patterns for bottom pressures be computed? 
 		degacc                 = 0; %degree increment for resolution of Green tables
 		horiz                  = 0; %compute horizontal deformation
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 		self.rotation=1;
 		self.ocean_area_scaling=0;
-		self.compute_bp_grd=1;
+		self.compute_bp_grd=0;
 		self.isgrd=0;
 		self.computesealevelchange=1;
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','solidearth.settings.degacc','size',[1 1],'>=',1e-10);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','solidearth.settings.horiz','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'values',[0 1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','solidearth.settings.grdmodel','values',[1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','solidearth.settings.grdmodel','>=',0,'<=',2);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','solidearth.settings.cross_section_shape','numel',[1],'values',[1,2]);
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solidearthsolution.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solidearthsolution.m	(revision 26228)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solidearthsolution.m	(revision 26229)
@@ -52,19 +52,31 @@
 
 			%transform our time series into time series rates 
-			time=self.displacementeast(end,:);
-			dt=diff(time,1,2);
+			if size(self.displacementeast,2)==1
+				disp('External solidearthsolution warning: only one time step provided, assuming the values are rates per year');
+				displacementeast_rate=[self.displacementeast;0];
+				displacementnorth_rate=[self.displacementnorth;0];
+				displacementup_rate=[self.displacementup;0];
+				geoid_rate=[self.geoid;0];
+				barystaticsealevel_rate=[self.barystaticsealevel;0];
+			else
+				time=self.displacementeast(end,:);
+				dt=diff(time,1,2);
+				displacementeast_rate=diff(self.displacementeast(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
+				displacementeast_rate(end+1,:)=time(1:end-1);
+				displacementnorth_rate=diff(self.displacementnorth(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
+				displacementnorth_rate(end+1,:)=time(1:end-1);
+				displacementup_rate=diff(self.displacementup(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
+				displacementup_rate(end+1,:)=time(1:end-1);
+				geoid_rate=diff(self.geoid(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
+				geoid_rate(end+1,:)=time(1:end-1);
+				barystaticsealevel_rate=diff(self.barystaticsealevel(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
+				barystaticsealevel_rate(end+1,:)=time(1:end-1);
+			end
+			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'fieldname','displacementeast','data',displacementeast_rate,'format','DoubleMat','name', 'md.solidearth.external.displacementeast','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
+			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'fieldname','displacementup','data',displacementup_rate,'format','DoubleMat','name', 'md.solidearth.external.displacementup','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
+			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'fieldname','displacementnorth','data',displacementnorth_rate,'format','DoubleMat','name', 'md.solidearth.external.displacementnorth','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
+			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'fieldname','geoid','data',geoid_rate,'format','DoubleMat','name', 'md.solidearth.external.geoid','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
+			WriteData(fid,prefix,'object',self,'fieldname','barystaticsealevel','data',barystaticsealevel_rate,'format','DoubleMat','name', 'md.solidearth.external.barystaticsealevel','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
 			
-			displacementeast_rate=diff(displacementeast(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
-			displacementnorth_rate=diff(displacementnorth(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
-			displacementup_rate=diff(displacementup(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
-			geoid_rate=diff(geoid(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
-			barystaticsealevel_rate=diff(barystaticsealevel(1:end-1,:),1,2)./dt;
-
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'name','md.solidearth.external.displacementeast','data',displacementeast_rate,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'name','md.solidearth.external.displacementup','data',displacementup_rate,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'name','md.solidearth.external.displacementnorth','data',displacementnorth_rate,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'name','md.solidearth.external.geoid','data',geoid_rate,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
-			WriteData(fid,prefix,'name','md.solidearth.external.barystaticsealevel','data',barystaticsealevel_rate,'format','DoubleMat','mattype',1,'scale',1./yts,'timeserieslength',md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,'yts',md.constants.yts);
-	
 		end % }}}
 		function savemodeljs(self,fid,modelname) % {{{