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    MODULE MODI_PREP_HOR_SNOW_FIELDS 1,1
!   ################################
!
INTERFACE
!
SUBROUTINE PREP_HOR_SNOW_FIELDS(HPROGRAM,HSURF,              &
                                HFILE,HFILETYPE,KLUOUT,OUNIF,&
                                KPATCH,                      &
                                PLAT,PLON,TPSNOW,            &
                                PPATCH                       )
!
USE MODD_TYPE_SNOW
!
!*      0.1    declarations of arguments
!
CHARACTER(LEN=6),   INTENT(IN)  :: HPROGRAM  ! program calling surf. schemes
CHARACTER(LEN=7),   INTENT(IN)  :: HSURF     ! type of field
CHARACTER(LEN=28),  INTENT(IN)  :: HFILE     ! file name
CHARACTER(LEN=6),   INTENT(IN)  :: HFILETYPE ! file type
INTEGER,            INTENT(IN)  :: KLUOUT    ! logical unit of output listing
LOGICAL,            INTENT(IN)  :: OUNIF     ! flag for prescribed uniform field
INTEGER,            INTENT(IN)  :: KPATCH    ! patch number for output scheme
REAL, DIMENSION(:), INTENT(IN)  :: PLAT      ! output latitudes
REAL, DIMENSION(:), INTENT(IN)  :: PLON      ! output longitudes
TYPE(SURF_SNOW),    INTENT(OUT) :: TPSNOW    ! snow fields
REAL,DIMENSION(:,:),INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL  :: PPATCH ! fraction of each patch
!
END SUBROUTINE PREP_HOR_SNOW_FIELDS
!
!
END INTERFACE
!
!
END MODULE MODI_PREP_HOR_SNOW_FIELDS