function [lat,lon,mask,xi]=oct_get_vort(hisfile,gridfile,tindex,vlevel,coef)
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%
%  Compute the vorticity
%
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%  Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by Pierrick Penven 
%  e-mail:Pierrick.Penven@ird.fr  
%
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%
% Get the grid parameters
%
[lat,lon,mask]=read_latlonmask(gridfile,'r');
mask(2:end-1,2:end-1)=mask(1:end-2,1:end-2).*...
                      mask(1:end-2,2:end-1).*...
                      mask(1:end-2,3:end).*...
                      mask(2:end-1,1:end-2).*...
                      mask(2:end-1,2:end-1).*...
                      mask(2:end-1,3:end).*...
                      mask(3:end,1:end-2).*...
                      mask(3:end,2:end-1).*...
                      mask(3:end,3:end);
ncid = oct_netcdf.open(gridfile, 'NC_NOWRITE');
pm=oct_netcdf.getVar(ncid, oct_netcdf.inqVarID(ncid, 'pm'));
pn=oct_netcdf.getVar(ncid, oct_netcdf.inqVarID(ncid, 'pn'));
oct_netcdf.close(ncid);
%
% Get the currents
%
if vlevel==0
  u=get_hslice(hisfile,gridfile,'ubar',tindex,vlevel,'u');
  v=get_hslice(hisfile,gridfile,'vbar',tindex,vlevel,'v');
else
  u=get_hslice(hisfile,gridfile,'u',tindex,vlevel,'u');
  v=get_hslice(hisfile,gridfile,'v',tindex,vlevel,'v');
end
%
% Get vorticity at rho points
%
xi=coef.*mask.*psi2rho(vorticity(u,v,pm,pn));