Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpdd.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpdd.m	(revision 28159)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpdd.m	(revision 28160)
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.rlapslgm','>=',0,'numel',1);
 				if(self.isdelta18o==0 & self.ismungsm==0)
-					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.monthlytemperatures','timeseries',1,'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
-					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.precipitation','timeseries',1,'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
+					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.monthlytemperatures','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12],'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
+					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.precipitation','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 12],'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
 				elseif(self.isdelta18o==1)
 					md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.delta18o','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[2,NaN],'singletimeseries',1);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpdd.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpdd.py	(revision 28159)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBpdd.py	(revision 28160)
@@ -153,6 +153,6 @@
 
             if (self.isdelta18o == 0 and self.ismungsm == 0):
-                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.monthlytemperatures', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
-                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.precipitation', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'timeseries', 1)
+                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.monthlytemperatures', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
+                md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.precipitation', 'size', [md.mesh.numberofvertices, 12], 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1)
             elif self.isdelta18o:
                 md = checkfield(md, 'fieldname', 'smb.delta18o', 'NaN', 1, 'Inf', 1, 'size', [2, np.nan], 'singletimeseries', 1)
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.m	(revision 28159)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.m	(revision 28160)
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@
 			if isnan(self.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level)
 				self.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level=[0;0];
-				disp('      no dsl.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level specified: transient values set at zero');
+				disp('      no dsl.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level specified: transient values set to zero');
 			end
 			if isnan(self.sea_surface_height_above_geoid)
 				self.sea_surface_height_above_geoid=[zeros(md.mesh.numberofvertices,1);0];
-				disp('      no dsl.sea_surface_height_above_geoid specified: transient values set at zero');
+				disp('      no dsl.sea_surface_height_above_geoid specified: transient values set to zero');
 			end
 			if isnan(self.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor)
 				self.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor=[zeros(md.mesh.numberofvertices,1);0];
-				disp('      no dsl.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor specified: transient values set at zero');
+				disp('      no dsl.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor specified: transient values set to zero');
 			end
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.py	(revision 28159)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dsl.py	(revision 28160)
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@
         if np.isnan(self.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level):
             self.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level = np.array([0, 0]).reshape(-1, 1)
-            print('      no dsl.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level specified: transient values set at zero')
+            print('      no dsl.global_average_thermosteric_sea_level specified: transient values set to zero')
 
         if np.isnan(self.sea_surface_height_above_geoid):
             self.sea_surface_height_above_geoid = np.append(np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1)), 0).reshape(-1, 1)
-            print('      no dsl.sea_surface_height_above_geoid specified: transient values set at zero')
+            print('      no dsl.sea_surface_height_above_geoid specified: transient values set to zero')
 
         if np.isnan(self.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor):
             self.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor = np.append(np.zeros((md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1)), 0).reshape(-1, 1)
-            print('      no dsl.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor specified: transient values set at zero')
+            print('      no dsl.sea_water_pressure_at_sea_floor specified: transient values set to zero')
     # }}}