Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Misfit.h
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Misfit.h	(revision 17067)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Misfit.h	(revision 17068)
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@
 			 misfit_t=all_misfit_t;
 			 
-			 /*Divide by surface area: */
-			 misfit_t=misfit_t/area_t;
+			 /*Divide by surface area if not nill!: */
+			 if (area_t!=0) misfit_t=misfit_t/area_t;
 
 			 /*Recover delta_t: */