diff --git a/src/netcdf_io/interp_inc.fd/driver.F90 b/src/netcdf_io/interp_inc.fd/driver.F90
index d01a5d13..7b1d384e 100644
--- a/src/netcdf_io/interp_inc.fd/driver.F90
+++ b/src/netcdf_io/interp_inc.fd/driver.F90
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ program interp_inc
 !---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  use netcdf
- use mpi
+ use mpi_f08
 #ifdef IP_V4
  use ip_mod, only: ipolates, ipolatev
 #endif
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ program interp_inc
  integer :: header_buffer_val = 16384
  integer :: kgds_in(200), kgds_out(200)
  integer :: ip, ipopt(20), no
+ integer :: klev
  integer, allocatable :: ibi(:), ibo(:), levs(:)
 
- integer :: mpierr, mype, npes, mpistat(mpi_status_size)
+ integer :: mpierr, mype, npes
+
+ type (MPI_Status) :: mpistat
 
  logical*1, allocatable :: li(:,:), lo(:,:)
 
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ program interp_inc
  real(8), allocatable :: slat(:), wlat(:)
  real(8), allocatable :: rlon(:), rlat(:), crot(:), srot(:)
  real(8), allocatable :: gi(:,:), gi2(:,:), go(:,:), go2(:,:), go3(:,:)
+ real(8), allocatable :: send_layer(:), recv_layer(:)
 
 
  ! NOTE: u_inc,v_inc must be consecutive
@@ -351,6 +355,8 @@ program interp_inc
  allocate(go(mo,lev))
  allocate(go2(mo,lev))
  allocate(go3(mo,lev))
+ allocate(send_layer(mo))
+ allocate(recv_layer(mo))
 
  call mpi_barrier(mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
  do rec = 1, num_recs
@@ -397,10 +403,18 @@ program interp_inc
           print*,'FATAL ERROR: ipolatev returned wrong number of pts ',no
           stop 77
         endif
-        call mpi_send(go(1,1), size(go), mpi_double_precision, &
-                      npes-1, 1000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
-        call mpi_send(go3(1,1), size(go3), mpi_double_precision, &
-                      npes-1, 2000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
+
+        do klev=1, lev
+          send_layer=go(:,klev)
+          call mpi_send(send_layer, size(send_layer), mpi_double_precision, &
+                        npes-1, 1000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
+        enddo
+
+        do klev=1, lev
+          send_layer=go3(:,klev)
+          call mpi_send(send_layer, size(send_layer), mpi_double_precision, &
+                        npes-1, 2000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
+        enddo
      else
         call ipolates(ip, ipopt, kgds_in, kgds_out, mi, mo, &
                    lev, ibi, li, gi, no, rlat, rlon, ibo, &
@@ -415,13 +429,19 @@ program interp_inc
         endif
         !dummy_out = reshape(go, (/lon_out,lat_out,lev/))
         !print *, lon_out, lat_out, lev, 'send'
-        call mpi_send(go(1,1), size(go), mpi_double_precision, &
-                      npes-1, 1000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
+        do klev=1, lev
+          send_layer=go(:,klev)
+          call mpi_send(send_layer, size(send_layer), mpi_double_precision, &
+                        npes-1, 1000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpierr)
+        enddo
      endif
    else if (mype == npes-1) then
      !print *, lon_out, lat_out, lev, 'recv'
-     call mpi_recv(go2(1,1), size(go2), mpi_double_precision, &
+     do klev=1, lev
+       call mpi_recv(recv_layer, size(recv_layer), mpi_double_precision, &
                    rec-1, 1000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpistat, mpierr)
+       go2(:,klev) = recv_layer
+     enddo
      dummy_out = reshape(go2, (/lon_out,lat_out,lev/))
      error = nf90_inq_varid(ncid_out, trim(records(rec)), id_var)
      call netcdf_err(error, 'inquiring ' // trim(records(rec)) // ' id for file='//trim(outfile) )
@@ -429,8 +449,11 @@ program interp_inc
      call netcdf_err(error, 'writing ' // trim(records(rec)) // ' for file='//trim(outfile) )
      if (trim(records(rec)) .eq. 'u_inc') then
         ! process v_inc also.
-        call mpi_recv(go2(1,1), size(go2), mpi_double_precision, &
-                      rec-1, 2000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpistat, mpierr)
+        do klev=1, lev
+          call mpi_recv(recv_layer, size(recv_layer), mpi_double_precision, &
+                        rec-1, 2000+rec, mpi_comm_world, mpistat, mpierr)
+          go2(:,klev) = recv_layer
+        enddo
         dummy_out = reshape(go2, (/lon_out,lat_out,lev/))
         error = nf90_inq_varid(ncid_out, 'v_inc', id_var)
         call netcdf_err(error, 'inquiring v_inc id for file='//trim(outfile) )