Clarify Linf_decay description in SS_write_ssnew.tpl (#746)

e-perl-NOAA · e-perl-NOAA · commit e07062d56cd0 · 2026-02-19T18:18:05.000Z
diff --git a/SS_write_ssnew.tpl b/SS_write_ssnew.tpl
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ FUNCTION void write_nucontrol()
   {
     report4 << AFIX << " #_Age(post-settlement) for L1 (aka Amin); first growth parameter is size at this age; linear growth below this" << endl
             << AFIX2 << " #_Age(post-settlement) for L2 (aka Amax); 999 to treat as Linf" << endl
-            << Linf_decay << " #_exponential decay for growth above maxage (value should approx initial Z; -999 replicates 3.24; -998 to not allow growth above maxage)" << endl;
+            << Linf_decay << " #_exponential decay of numbers for calc of size in plus group in the initial year (value should approx initial Z; -999 replicates 3.24; -998 to not calc growth above maxage)" << endl;
     report4 << "0  #_placeholder for future growth feature" << endl;
     if (Grow_type >= 3 && Grow_type <= 5)
     {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ FUNCTION void write_nucontrol()`
`1908`	`1908`	`{`
`1909`	`1909`	`report4 << AFIX << " #_Age(post-settlement) for L1 (aka Amin); first growth parameter is size at this age; linear growth below this" << endl`
`1910`	`1910`	`<< AFIX2 << " #_Age(post-settlement) for L2 (aka Amax); 999 to treat as Linf" << endl`
`1911`		`- << Linf_decay << " #_exponential decay for growth above maxage (value should approx initial Z; -999 replicates 3.24; -998 to not allow growth above maxage)" << endl;`
	`1911`	`+ << Linf_decay << " #_exponential decay of numbers for calc of size in plus group in the initial year (value should approx initial Z; -999 replicates 3.24; -998 to not calc growth above maxage)" << endl;`
`1912`	`1912`	`report4 << "0 #_placeholder for future growth feature" << endl;`
`1913`	`1913`	`if (Grow_type >= 3 && Grow_type <= 5)`
`1914`	`1914`	`{`