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-Function of program...
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-Copyright (C) 1996-2018 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Reserach (PIK)
-authors and contributors see AUTHOR file.
-This file is part of 4C and is licensed under BSD-2-Clause. 
-See LICENSE file or under http://www.https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause   
-Contact: https://gitlab.pik-potsdam.de/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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