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+Name...
+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
+********************************************************************************