Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/FloatingiceMeltingRatex/FloatingiceMeltingRatex.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/FloatingiceMeltingRatex/FloatingiceMeltingRatex.cpp	(revision 27319)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/FloatingiceMeltingRatex/FloatingiceMeltingRatex.cpp	(revision 27320)
@@ -247,5 +247,5 @@
 
 	/*Get autoregressive parameters*/
-   femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&datebreaks,&M,&N,BasalforcingsARMAdatebreaksEnum);  _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==numbreaks);
+   femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&datebreaks,&M,&N,BasalforcingsARMAdatebreaksEnum);  _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==max(numbreaks,1));
    femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&polyparams,&M,&N,BasalforcingsARMApolyparamsEnum);  _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==(numbreaks+1)*numparams);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&arlagcoefs,&M,&N,BasalforcingsARMAarlagcoefsEnum);  _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==arorder);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/FrontalForcingsx/FrontalForcingsx.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/FrontalForcingsx/FrontalForcingsx.cpp	(revision 27319)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/FrontalForcingsx/FrontalForcingsx.cpp	(revision 27320)
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
 	IssmDouble* polyparams    = NULL;
 
-   femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&datebreaks,&M,&N,FrontalForcingsARMAdatebreaksEnum); _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==numbreaks);        
+   femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&datebreaks,&M,&N,FrontalForcingsARMAdatebreaksEnum); _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==max(numbreaks,1));        
    femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&polyparams,&M,&N,FrontalForcingsARMApolyparamsEnum); _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==(numbreaks+1)*numparams);        
    femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&arlagcoefs,&M,&N,FrontalForcingsARMAarlagcoefsEnum); _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==arorder);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/SurfaceMassBalancex/SurfaceMassBalancex.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/SurfaceMassBalancex/SurfaceMassBalancex.cpp	(revision 27319)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/SurfaceMassBalancex/SurfaceMassBalancex.cpp	(revision 27320)
@@ -183,5 +183,5 @@
    IssmDouble* refelevation  = NULL;
 
-   femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&datebreaks,&M,&N,SmbARMAdatebreaksEnum);             _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==numbreaks);
+   femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&datebreaks,&M,&N,SmbARMAdatebreaksEnum);             _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==max(numbreaks,1));
    femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&polyparams,&M,&N,SmbARMApolyparamsEnum);             _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==(numbreaks+1)*numparams);
 	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&arlagcoefs,&M,&N,SmbARMAarlagcoefsEnum);             _assert_(M==numbasins); _assert_(N==arorder);