diff --git a/srcF/sfx_most_snow.f90 b/srcF/sfx_most_snow.f90
index b6039895a717357c1b2e40234643fbca258ca2d1..6bae4bacea7b83f9c3fdf2c579d4b4549d28d603 100644
--- a/srcF/sfx_most_snow.f90
+++ b/srcF/sfx_most_snow.f90
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ contains
 		! --- get the fluxes
         ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         call get_dynamic_scales(Udyn, Tdyn, Qdyn, zeta, &
-	        Lsnow, S_mean, h_salt, &
+	        Lsnow, S_mean, h_salt, surface_type, &
             U, Tsemi, dT, dQ, h, z0_m, z0_t, (g / Tsemi), 10)
         ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ contains
     !< @brief get dynamic scales
     ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     subroutine get_dynamic_scales(Udyn, Tdyn, Qdyn, zeta, &
-	        Lsnow, S_mean, h_salt, &
+	        Lsnow, S_mean, h_salt, surface_type, &
             U, Tsemi, dT, dQ, z, z0_m, z0_t, beta, maxiters)
         ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         real, intent(out) :: Udyn, Tdyn, Qdyn   !< dynamic scales
         real, intent(out) :: zeta               !< = z/L
 		real, intent(out) :: Lsnow, S_mean             
         real, intent(out) :: h_salt        
-		
+		integer, intent(in) :: surface_type
         real, intent(in) :: U                   !< abs(wind speed) at z
         real, intent(in) :: Tsemi               !< semi-sum of temperature at z and at surface
         real, intent(in) :: dT, dQ              !< temperature & humidity difference between z and at surface
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ contains
             zeta = z * Linv
             !S_salt =0.0004 
             call S_mean_fun(S_salt,  Udyn) 
+            if (surface_type==3) then
             if (Udyn>u_thsnow) then
             
                 call simpson_integration(d_s, 0.00000886, 0.0001, 1000);
@@ -294,13 +295,10 @@ contains
                 Linv=Linv*((1-S_mean)/(1+sigma_m*S_mean))+(g*w_snow*sigma_m*S_mean/(Udyn**3.0))/(1+sigma_m*S_mean)
                 zeta = z * Linv
                 Lsnow=1/Linv
-				  write(*,*) S_mean, sigma_m, w_snow
-			      !pause 
-			      !stop
-				
-				endif
-       
-       
+	        endif
+            else 
+            Linv = kappa * beta * (Tdyn + gamma * Qdyn * Tsemi) / (Udyn * Udyn)
+            endif
        
         end do