function [var_rho]=oct_u2rho_2d(var_u)
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% transfert a field at u points to a field at rho points
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[N,Mp,L]=size(var_u);
Lp=L+1;
Lm=L-1;
var_rho=zeros(N,Mp,Lp);
var_rho(:,:,2:L)=0.5*(var_u(:,:,1:Lm)+var_u(:,:,2:L));
var_rho(:,:,1)=var_rho(:,:,2);
var_rho(:,:,Lp)=var_rho(:,:,L);

return