Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.m	(revision 27681)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.m	(revision 27682)
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@
 		%or else apply direct input value from aValue, allowing albedo to be altered.
 		%Default value is rho water (1023 kg m-3).
-		teThresh = NaN; %Apply eIdx method to all areas with grain radii below this value,
+		teThresh = NaN; %Apply eIdx method to all areas with grain radii above this value (mm),
 		%or else apply direct input value from teValue, allowing emissivity to be altered.
 		%Default value is a effective grain radius of 10 mm.
@@ -200,5 +200,5 @@
 			fielddisplay(self,'dulwrfValue','Specified bias to be applied to the outward long wave radiation every element (W/m-2, +upward)');
 			fielddisplay(self,'teValue','Outward longwave radiation thermal emissivity forcing at every element (default in code is 1)');
-			fielddisplay(self,'teThresh',{'Apply eIdx method to all areas with effective grain radius below this value,','or else apply direct input value from teValue, allowing emissivity to be altered.'});
+			fielddisplay(self,'teThresh',{'Apply eIdx method to all areas with effective grain radius above this value (mm),','or else apply direct input value from teValue, allowing emissivity to be altered.'});
 			fielddisplay(self,'eIdx',{'method for calculating emissivity (default is 1)',...
 				'0: direct input from teValue parameter, no use of teThresh',...
@@ -233,5 +233,5 @@
 						fielddisplay(self,'cotValue','Cloud Optical Thickness');
 						fielddisplay(self,'ccsnowValue','concentration of light absorbing carbon for snow [ppm1]');
-						fielddisplay(self,'cciceValue','concentration of light absorbing carbon for snow [ppm1]');
+						fielddisplay(self,'cciceValue','concentration of light absorbing carbon for ice [ppm1]');
 					end
 				case 3
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.py	(revision 27681)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgemb.py	(revision 27682)
@@ -129,5 +129,5 @@
         # or else apply direct input value from aValue, allowing albedo to be altered.
         # Default value is rho water (1023 kg m-3).
-        teThresh                    = np.nan    #Apply eIdx method to all areas with grain radii below this value,
+        teThresh                    = np.nan    #Apply eIdx method to all areas with grain radii above this value (mm),
         #or else apply direct input value from teValue, allowing emissivity to be altered.
         #Default value is a effective grain radius of 10 mm.
@@ -205,5 +205,5 @@
         s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self, 'dulwrfValue', 'Specified bias to be applied to the outward long wave radiation every element (W/m-2, +upward)'))
         s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self, 'teValue', 'Outward longwave radiation thermal emissivity forcing at every element (default in code is 1)'))
-        s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self, 'teThresh', ['Apply eIdx method to all areas with effective grain radius below this value,', 'or else apply direct input value from teValue, allowing emissivity to be altered.']))
+        s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self, 'teThresh', ['Apply eIdx method to all areas with effective grain radius above this value (mm),', 'or else apply direct input value from teValue, allowing emissivity to be altered.']))
         s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self, 'eIdx', ['method for calculating emissivity (default is 1)',
             '0: direct input from teValue parameter, no use of teThresh',
@@ -236,5 +236,5 @@
                 s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self,'cotValue','Cloud Optical Thickness'))
                 s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self,'ccsnowValue','concentration of light absorbing carbon for snow [ppm1]'))
-                s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self,'cciceValue','concentration of light absorbing carbon for snow [ppm1]'))
+                s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self,'cciceValue','concentration of light absorbing carbon for ice [ppm1]'))
         elif self.aIdx == 3:
             s += '{}\n'.format(fielddisplay(self, 'cldFrac', 'average cloud amount'))