	SUBROUTINE TDEST_WORLD_INIT ( src_grid, dst_grid, idim, status )

*
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*
* Initialize COMMON in preparation for time coordinate conversion calls to
* TDEST_WORLD (see detailed docs in tdest_world.F)

* This routine exists to optimize performance in converting between time axes

* programmer - steve hankin
* NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA - Tropical Modeling and Analysis Program

* V312:  6/2/94
* V530: *acm* 12/00 alternative calendar types; cal_id
*             return source and dest cal_ids for get_linear_coef
* V673: *acm*  2/12 see ticket 1915. All computations of these factors need 
*             to be done in DOUBLE prcision.
*       *acm* 4/12 6D Ferret: time axis may be in t or f direction. 

	include 'tmap_dims.parm'
	include 'xtm_grid.cmn_text'
	external xgt_grid_data
	include 'xunits.cmn_text'
	external xunits_data
	include 'ferret.parm'
	include 'errmsg.parm'
	include 'xregrid.cmn'

* calling argument declarations:
	INTEGER	src_grid, dst_grid, idim, status

* internal variable declarations:
	LOGICAL TM_DATE_OK
	INTEGER	TM_GET_CALENDAR_ID ,
     .          src_line, dst_line, src_cal_id, dst_cal_id
	REAL	CAL_FACTR
	REAL*8  SECS_FROM_BC, at0src, at0dst, usrc, udst, factor

* initialize
	tcnvrt_ok = .FALSE.
	cnvrt_src_grid = src_grid
	status = ferr_ok

* first check to see if calendar-based regridding between these two grids
* is possible
	IF ( src_grid .EQ. unspecified_int4
     .	.OR. dst_grid .EQ. unspecified_int4 ) STOP 'TDEST_WORLD_INIT'

	src_line = grid_line( idim, src_grid )
	dst_line = grid_line( idim, dst_grid )

        src_cal_id = TM_GET_CALENDAR_ID ( line_cal_name(src_line) )
        dst_cal_id = TM_GET_CALENDAR_ID ( line_cal_name(dst_line) )


	IF ( src_line .EQ. mnormal .OR. src_line .EQ. munknown
     .	.OR. dst_line .EQ. mnormal .OR. dst_line .EQ. munknown )
     .		CALL ERRMSG( ferr_internal, status,
     .				'date regrid on missing T axis', *5000 )
	IF ( line_direction(src_line) .NE. 'TI'
     .	.OR. line_direction(dst_line) .NE. 'TI' ) THEN
	   IF ( line_direction(src_line) .NE. 'FI'
     .	   .OR. line_direction(dst_line) .NE. 'FI' ) RETURN
        ENDIF

	IF ( .NOT. (TM_DATE_OK(line_t0(src_line), src_cal_id) 
     .	       .AND.TM_DATE_OK(line_t0(dst_line), dst_cal_id)) ) RETURN

* determine the units and absolute T0 for the two axes
	usrc = un_convert( line_unit_code(src_line) )
	udst = un_convert( line_unit_code(dst_line) )

	at0src = SECS_FROM_BC( line_t0(src_line), src_cal_id, status )
	IF ( status .NE. ferr_ok ) RETURN
	at0dst = SECS_FROM_BC( line_t0(dst_line), dst_cal_id, status )
	IF ( status .NE. ferr_ok ) RETURN

        IF (dst_cal_id .NE. 1) THEN
           factor = CAL_FACTR (dst_cal_id)
	   udst = udst* factor
	   at0dst = at0dst* factor
	ENDIF

        IF (src_cal_id .NE. 1) THEN
	   factor = CAL_FACTR (src_cal_id)
	   usrc = usrc* factor
	   at0src = at0src* factor
	ENDIF

* determine the slope and intercept to be used in TDST_WORLD regridding
	tcnvrt_slope = usrc/udst
	tcnvrt_intercept = (at0src-at0dst) / udst

* success
	tcnvrt_ok = .TRUE.
	RETURN

* error exit
 5000	RETURN
	END




