function oct_ext_tracers(oaname,seas_datafile,ann_datafile,...
                      dataname,vname,tname,zname,Roa);
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
%  Ext tracers in a CROCO climatology file
%  take seasonal data for the upper levels and annual data for the
%  lower levels
%
%  input:
%    
%    oaname      : croco oa file to process (oct_netcdf)
%    seas_datafile : regular longitude - latitude - z seasonal data 
%                    file used for the upper levels  (oct_netcdf)
%    ann_datafile  : regular longitude - latitude - z annual data 
%                    file used for the lower levels  (oct_netcdf)
% 
%  Further Information:  
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%  
%  This file is part of CROCOTOOLS
%
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%
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%
%  Copyright (c) 2001-2006 by Pierrick Penven 
%  e-mail:Pierrick.Penven@ird.fr  
%
%  Updated    5-Oct-2006 by Pierrick Penven (test for negative salinity)
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
disp(' ')
%
% set the default value if no data
%
default=NaN;
disp([' Ext tracers: Roa = ',num2str(Roa/1000),...
      ' km - default value = ',num2str(default)])
%
% Open and Read the grid file  
% 
ng_id = netcdf.open(oaname, 'NC_NOWRITE');
lon=netcdf.getVar(ng_id, netcdf.inqVarID(ng_id, 'lon_rho'));
lat=netcdf.getVar(ng_id, netcdf.inqVarID(ng_id, 'lat_rho'));
netcdf.close(ng_id);
[M,L]=size(lon);
%
%
%
dl=2;
lonmin=min(min(lon))-dl;
lonmax=max(max(lon))+dl;
latmin=min(min(lat))-dl;
latmax=max(max(lat))+dl;
%
% Read in the datafile 
%
ncidseas = netcdf.open(seas_datafile, 'NC_NOWRITE');
X=netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, 'X'));
Y=netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, 'Y'));
Zseas=-netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, 'Z'));
T=netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, 'T'));
tlen=length(T);
Nzseas=length(Zseas);
%
% get a subgrid
%
j=find(Y>=latmin & Y<=latmax);
i1=find(X-360>=lonmin & X-360<=lonmax);
i2=find(X>=lonmin & X<=lonmax);
i3=find(X+360>=lonmin & X+360<=lonmax);
x=cat(1,X(i1)-360,X(i2),X(i3)+360);
y=Y(j);
%
% Open the OA file  
% 
ncid = netcdf.open(oaname, 'NC_WRITE');
Z=-netcdf.getVar(ncid, netcdf.inqVarID(ncid, zname));
Nz=length(Z);
%
% Check the time
%
tclim=netcdf.getVar(ncid, netcdf.inqVarID(ncid, tname)); 
T=T*30; % if time in month in the dataset !!!
if (tclim~=T)
  error(['time mismatch  tclim = ',num2str(tclim),...
         '  t = ',num2str(T)])
end
%
% Read the annual dataset
%
if Nz > Nzseas
  ncidann = netcdf.open(ann_datafile, 'NC_NOWRITE');
  zann=-netcdf.getVar(ncidann, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidann, 'Z'));
  if (Z~=zann)
    error('Vertical levels mismatch')
  end
%
% Interpole the annual dataset on the horizontal CROCO grid
%
  disp(' Ext tracers: horizontal interpolation of the annual data')
  if Zseas~=zann(1:length(Zseas)) 
    error('vertical levels dont match')
  end
  datazgrid=zeros(Nz,M,L);
  missval=netcdf.getAtt(ncidann, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidann, dataname), 'missing_value');
  for k=Nzseas+1:Nz
    if ~isempty(i2)
      data=squeeze(netcdf.getVar(ncidann, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidann, dataname)));
    else
      data=[];
    end
    if ~isempty(i1)
      data=cat(2,squeeze(netcdf.getVar(ncidann, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidann, dataname))),data);
    end
    if ~isempty(i3)
      data=cat(2,data,squeeze(netcdf.getVar(ncidann, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidann, dataname))));
    end
    data=oct_get_missing_val(x,y,data,missval,Roa,default);
    datazgrid(k,:,:)=interp2(x,y,data,lon,lat,'cubic');
  end
  netcdf.close(ncidann);
end
%
% interpole the seasonal dataset on the horizontal croco grid
%
disp([' Ext tracers: horizontal interpolation of the seasonal data'])
%
% loop on time
%
missval=netcdf.getAtt(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, dataname), 'missing_value');
for l=1:tlen
%for l=1:1
  disp(['time index: ',num2str(l),' of total: ',num2str(tlen)])
  if Nz <= Nzseas
    datazgrid=zeros(Nz,M,L);
  end
  for k=1:min([Nz Nzseas])
    if ~isempty(i2)
      data=squeeze(netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, dataname)));
    else
      data=[];
    end
    if ~isempty(i1)
      data=cat(2,squeeze(netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, dataname))),data);
    end
    if ~isempty(i3)
      data=cat(2,data,squeeze(netcdf.getVar(ncidseas, netcdf.inqVarID(ncidseas, dataname))));
    end
    data=oct_get_missing_val(x,y,data,missval,Roa,default);
    datazgrid(k,:,:)=interp2(x,y,data,lon,lat,'cubic');
  end
%
% Test for salinity (no negative salinity !)
%
  if strcmp(vname,'salt')
    disp('salinity test')
    datazgrid(datazgrid<2)=2;
  end
%
  netcdf.putVar(ncid, netcdf.inqVarID(ncid, vname), l,:,:,:-1, 1, datazgrid);  % [conv] 0-based
end
netcdf.close(ncid);
netcdf.close(ncidseas);
return