	CHARACTER*(*) FUNCTION AUX_VAR_UNITS( cx, idim )

*
*
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*
* return units text string for an auxiliary variable

* programmer - steve hankin
* NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA - Tropical Modeling and Analysis Program
* written for VAX computer under VMS operating system
*
* V698+ *sh* 5/15 - derived from var_units.F
* V698  3/16 *acm* Removed Philander-Seigel code including diagnostic 
*                  variables, pre-defined axes and grids, cat_calc_var.
* V698  3/16 *sh* added logic for cat_ef_time2d  (ACTS_LIKE_FVAR)

	include	'tmap_dims.parm'
	include	'xdset_info.cmn_text'
	external xdset_info_data
	include 'xtm_grid.cmn_text'
	external xgt_grid_data
	include	'ferret.parm'
	include	'errmsg.parm'
	include	'xtext_info.cmn'
	include	'xcontext.cmn'
	include	'xvariables.cmn'

* calling argument declarations
	INTEGER	cx, idim

* internal variable declarations
	LOGICAL UNIT_CHG_AX, ACTS_LIKE_FVAR
	INTEGER	category, variable, status

* initialize
	category = cx_aux_cat( idim, cx )
	variable = cx_aux_var( idim, cx )

	IF (variable .EQ. unspecified_int4) THEN
	   AUX_VAR_UNITS = 'bad units'
	   CALL ERRMSG( ferr_internal, status, 'aux var cx err', *5000 )
	ENDIF

* select units by category of variable
	IF     ( ACTS_LIKE_FVAR(category) ) THEN

	   AUX_VAR_UNITS = ds_var_units( variable )

	ELSEIF ( category .EQ. cat_user_var ) THEN

	   AUX_VAR_UNITS = uvar_units( variable )

	ELSEIF ( category .EQ. cat_pseudo_var 
     .	   .OR.  category .EQ. cat_constant
     .	   .OR.  category .EQ. cat_string
     .	   .OR.  category .EQ. cat_const_var
     .	   .OR.  category .EQ. cat_counter_var
     .	   .OR.  category .EQ. cat_attrib_val ) THEN

	   AUX_VAR_UNITS = ' '

	ELSE

	   AUX_VAR_UNITS = 'unit_err'

	ENDIF

 5000	RETURN
	END
