function write_mercator(OGCM_dir,OGCM_prefix,raw_mercator_name,...
                         mercator_type,vars,time,thedatemonth,Yorig)
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
% Extract a subset from Mercator in the case of hindcast
% using python motu client (cls)
% Write it in a local file (keeping the classic SODA netcdf format)
% 
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%  Copyright (c) 2006 by Pierrick Penven 
%  e-mail:Pierrick.Penven@ird.fr  
%
%  Updated    9-Sep-2006 by Pierrick Penven
%  Updated    19-May-2011 by Andres Sepulveda & Gildas Cambon
%  Updated    12-Feb-2016 by P. Marchesiello
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%
disp(['    writing MERCATOR file'])
%
% Get grid and time frame
%
nc = netcdf(raw_mercator_name);
if mercator_type==1,
  lon = nc{'longitude'}(:);
  lat = nc{'latitude'}(:);
  depth = nc{'depth'}(:);
  time = nc{'time'}(:);
  time = time / 24 + datenum(1950,1,1) - datenum(Yorig,1,1);
end
%
% Get SSH
%
%missval = -32767;
disp('    ...SSH')
vname=sprintf('%s',vars{1});
ncc=nc{vname};
ssh=ncc(:);
missval=ncc.FillValue_(:);
scale_factor=ncc.scale_factor(:);
add_offset=ncc.add_offset(:);
ssh(ssh<=missval)=NaN;
ssh = ssh.*scale_factor + add_offset;
%
%
% Get U
%
disp('    ...U')
vname=sprintf('%s',vars{2});
ncc=nc{vname};
u=ncc(:);
missval=ncc.FillValue_(:);
scale_factor=ncc.scale_factor(:);
add_offset=ncc.add_offset(:);
u(u<=missval)=NaN;
u = u.*scale_factor + add_offset;
%
% Get V
%
disp('    ...V')
vname=sprintf('%s',vars{3});
ncc=nc{vname};
v=ncc(:);
missval=ncc.FillValue_(:);
scale_factor=ncc.scale_factor(:);
add_offset=ncc.add_offset(:);
v(v<=missval)=NaN;
v = v.*scale_factor + add_offset;
%
% Get TEMP
%
disp('    ...TEMP')
vname=sprintf('%s',vars{4});
ncc=nc{vname};
temp=ncc(:);
missval=ncc.FillValue_(:);
scale_factor=ncc.scale_factor(:);
add_offset=ncc.add_offset(:);
ktoc=272.15;
temp(temp<=missval)=NaN;
temp = temp.*scale_factor + add_offset; % - ktoc;
%
% Get SALT
%
disp('    ...SALT')
vname=sprintf('%s',vars{5});
ncc=nc{vname};
salt=ncc(:);
missval=ncc.FillValue_(:);
scale_factor=ncc.scale_factor(:);
add_offset=ncc.add_offset(:);
salt(salt<=missval)=NaN;
salt = salt.*scale_factor + add_offset;
%
% Create the Mercator file
%
close(nc) % close raw_mercator_name

create_OGCM([OGCM_dir,OGCM_prefix,thedatemonth,'.cdf'],...
             lon,lat,lon,lat,lon,lat,depth,time,...
             squeeze(temp),squeeze(salt),squeeze(u),...
             squeeze(v),squeeze(ssh),Yorig)
%
return

end