      subroutine iotd_ecrit(nom,llm,titre,unite,px)


!=======================================================================
!
!   Auteur:  F. Hourdin
!   -------
!
!   Objet:
!   ------
!   Light interface for netcdf outputs. can be used outside LMDZ
!
!=======================================================================
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
!  ----------
!      nom  : nom de la variable a sortir (chaine de caracteres)
!      llm  : nombre de couches
!      titre: titre de la variable (chaine de caracteres)
!      unite : unite de la variable (chaine de caracteres)
!      px : variable a sortir
!
!=================================================================
 
      USE netcdf, ONLY: nf90_put_var, nf90_inq_varid, nf90_enddef, nf90_redef, nf90_sync, nf90_noerr, &
            nf90_float, nf90_def_var
      USE iotd_mod_h
      implicit none


! Arguments on input:
      integer llm
      character (len=*) :: nom,titre,unite
      integer imjmax
      parameter (imjmax=100000)
      real px(imjmax*llm)

! Local variables:

      real*4 date
      real*4 zx(imjmax*llm)


      integer ierr,ndim,dim_cc(4)
      integer iq
      integer i,j,l

      integer zitau
      character firstnom*20
      SAVE firstnom
      SAVE zitau
      SAVE date
      data firstnom /'1234567890'/
      data zitau /0/

! Ajouts
      integer, save :: ntime=0
      !$OMP THREADPRIVATE(ntime)
      integer :: idim,varid
      character (len =50):: fichnom
      integer, dimension(4) :: id
      integer, dimension(4) :: edges,corner
      


       if (n_names_iotd_def>0 .and..not.any(names_iotd_def==nom)) return
!***************************************************************
! Initialisation of 'firstnom' and create/open the "diagfi.nc" NetCDF file
! ------------------------------------------------------------------------
! (Au tout premier appel de la subroutine durant le run.)


!--------------------------------------------------------
! Write the variables to output file if it's time to do so
!--------------------------------------------------------


! Compute/write/extend 'time' coordinate (date given in days)
! (done every "first call" (at given time level) to writediagfi)
! Note: date is incremented as 1 step ahead of physics time
!--------------------------------------------------------

        zx(1:imax*jmax*llm)=px(1:imax*jmax*llm)
        if (firstnom =='1234567890') then
            firstnom=nom
        endif

       !print*,'nom ',nom,firstnom

!! Quand on tombe sur la premiere variable on ajoute un pas de temps
        if (nom.eq.firstnom) then
        ! We have identified a "first call" (at given date)

           ntime=ntime+1 ! increment # of stored time steps

!!          print*,'ntime ',ntime
           date=iotd_t0+ntime*iotd_ts
           !print*,'iotd_ecrit ',iotd_ts,ntime, date
!          date= float (zitau +1)/float (day_step)

           ! compute corresponding date (in days and fractions thereof)
           ! Get NetCDF ID of 'time' variable

           ierr=nf90_sync(nid)

           ierr= nf90_inq_varid(nid,"time",varid)
           ! Write (append) the new date to the 'time' array


           ierr= NF90_PUT_VAR(nid,varid,date,[ntime])

!          print*,'date ',date,ierr,nid
!        print*,'IOTD Date ,varid,nid,ntime,date',varid,nid,ntime,date

           if (ierr.ne.nf90_noerr) then
              write(*,*) "***** PUT_VAR matter in writediagfi_nc"
              write(*,*) "***** with time"
              write(*,*) 'ierr=', ierr   
           endif

!          write(6,*)'WRITEDIAGFI: date= ', date
        end if ! of if (nom.eq.firstnom)


!Case of a 3D variable
!---------------------
       if (llm==lmax) then
           ndim=4
           corner(1)=1
           corner(2)=1
           corner(3)=1
           corner(4)=ntime
           edges(1)=imax
           edges(2)=jmax
           edges(3)=llm
           edges(4)=1
           dim_cc=dim_coord

!Case of a 2D variable
!---------------------

        else if (llm==1) then
           ndim=3
           corner(1)=1
           corner(2)=1
           corner(3)=ntime
           corner(4)=1
           edges(1)=imax
           edges(2)=jmax
           edges(3)=1
           edges(4)=1
           dim_cc(1:2)=dim_coord(1:2)
           dim_cc(3)=dim_coord(4)

        endif ! of if llm=1 ou llm

! AU premier pas de temps, on crée les variables
!-----------------------------------------------

      if (ntime==1) then
          ierr = nf90_redef (nid)
          ierr = nf90_def_var(nid,nom,nf90_float,dim_cc(1:ndim),varid)
          !print*,'DEF ',nom,nid,varid
          ierr = nf90_enddef(nid)
      else
         ierr= nf90_inq_varid(nid,nom,varid)
          !print*,'INQ ',nom,nid,varid
! Commandes pour recuperer automatiquement les coordonnees
!             ierr= nf90_inq_dimid(nid,"longitude",id(1))
      endif


      ierr= NF90_PUT_VAR(nid,varid,zx,corner,edges)

      if (ierr.ne.nf90_noerr) then
           write(*,*) "***** PUT_VAR problem in writediagfi"
           write(*,*) "***** with ",nom
           write(*,*) 'ierr=', ierr
      endif 


      end subroutine iotd_ecrit
