	DOUBLE PRECISION FUNCTION SECS_TO_TSTEP( grid, idim, secs )

*
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*
* convert an absolute time measured in seconds from 1-JAN-0000:00:00:00
* into a time step value relevant on a particular grid, "grid"

* programmer - steve hankin
* NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA - Tropical Modeling and Analysis Program
* written for VAX computer under VMS operating system
*
* revision 0.0 - 7/27/88
* V530: *acm* 12/00 add calendar types; cal_id
*       *acm* 3/12 cleanup ifdefs and unnecessary include files
*       *acm* 4/12 6D Ferret: time axis may be in t or f direction. The time 
*                  dimension is now an arg to SECS_TO_TSTEP.

	include 'tmap_dims.parm'
        include 'xtm_grid.cmn_text'
	external xgt_grid_data
        include 'ferret.parm'

* calling argument declarations:
	INTEGER	grid, idim
	REAL*8	secs

* internal variable declarations:
	INTEGER		TM_GET_CALENDAR_ID, axis, cal_id, status
	CHARACTER*20	date
	REAL*8		SECS_FROM_BC, bc_to_t0

* determine time axis of grid
	axis = grid_line( idim, grid )

* valid time axis ?
	IF ( line_direction( axis ) .EQ. 'TI' .OR. 
     .       line_direction( axis ) .EQ. 'FI' ) THEN

* get calendar type

	   cal_id = TM_GET_CALENDAR_ID ( line_cal_name(axis) )

* seconds from BC to start of time axis
	   bc_to_t0 = SECS_FROM_BC( line_t0(axis), cal_id, status )

* convert to units used on this time axis
	   SECS_TO_TSTEP = ( secs - bc_to_t0 ) / line_tunit(axis)

	ELSE

* not a valid time axis
	   SECS_TO_TSTEP = secs		! no conversion possible

	ENDIF
	RETURN
	END
