Index: branches/2011/dev_MERCATOR_2011_MERGE/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM/EXP00/iodef.xml
===================================================================
--- branches/2011/dev_MERCATOR_2011_MERGE/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3049)
+++ branches/2011/dev_MERCATOR_2011_MERGE/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3051)
@@ -276,6 +276,18 @@
       </group>
 
+
+      <!-- variables available with key_float -->
+      <group id="floatvar" axis_ref="nfloat" grid_ref="scalarpoint" zoom_ref="1point">
+        <field id="traj_lon"   description="floats longitude"   unit="deg"   operation="inst(X)" />
+        <field id="traj_lat"   description="floats latitude"    unit="deg"   operation="inst(X)"  />
+        <field id="traj_dep"   description="floats depth"       unit="m"     operation="inst(X)"  />
+        <field id="traj_temp"  description="floats temperature" unit="degC"  operation="inst(X)"  />
+        <field id="traj_salt"  description="floats salinity"    unit="psu"   operation="inst(X)"  />
+        <field id="traj_dens"  description="floats density"     unit="kg/m3" operation="inst(X)"  />
+        <field id="traj_group" description="floats group"       unit="none"  operation="inst(X)"  />
+      </group>
+
     </field_definition>
-    
+
     <!-- 
 ============================================================================================================
@@ -336,6 +348,14 @@
 	</group>
 
-
-
+        <!-- variables available with key_float, instantaneous fields -->
+        <file id="floats"  description="floats variables">
+            <field ref="traj_lon"   name="floats_longitude"   freq_op="86400" />
+            <field ref="traj_lat"   name="floats_latitude"    freq_op="86400" />
+            <field ref="traj_dep"   name="floats_depth"       freq_op="86400" />
+            <field ref="traj_temp"  name="floats_temperature" freq_op="86400" />
+            <field ref="traj_salt"  name="floats_salinity"    freq_op="86400" />
+            <field ref="traj_dens"  name="floats_density"     freq_op="86400" />
+            <field ref="traj_group" name="floats_group"       freq_op="86400" />
+        </file>
 
       </group>
@@ -459,8 +479,9 @@
     
     <axis_definition>  
-      <axis id="deptht" description="Vertical T levels" unit="m" positive=".false." />
-      <axis id="depthu" description="Vertical U levels" unit="m" positive=".false." />
-      <axis id="depthv" description="Vertical V levels" unit="m" positive=".false." />
-      <axis id="depthw" description="Vertical W levels" unit="m" positive=".false." />
+      <axis id="deptht" description="Vertical T levels" unit="m"       positive=".false." />
+      <axis id="depthu" description="Vertical U levels" unit="m"       positive=".false." />
+      <axis id="depthv" description="Vertical V levels" unit="m"       positive=".false." />
+      <axis id="depthw" description="Vertical W levels" unit="m"       positive=".false." />
+      <axis id="nfloat" description="Number of float"   unit="no unit" positive=".false." />
       <axis id="none" description="axe non defini" unit="none" size="1" />
     </axis_definition> 
Index: branches/2011/dev_MERCATOR_2011_MERGE/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM/EXP00/namelist
===================================================================
--- branches/2011/dev_MERCATOR_2011_MERGE/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM/EXP00/namelist	(revision 3049)
+++ branches/2011/dev_MERCATOR_2011_MERGE/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM/EXP00/namelist	(revision 3051)
@@ -772,4 +772,6 @@
 &namflo       !   float parameters                                      ("key_float")
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   jpnfl      = 1          !  total number of floats during the run
+   jpnnewflo  = 0          !  number of floats for the restart
    ln_rstflo  = .false.    !  float restart (T) or not (F)
    nn_writefl =      75    !  frequency of writing in float output file 
@@ -778,4 +780,6 @@
    ln_flork4  = .false.    !  trajectories computed with a 4th order Runge-Kutta (T)
                            !  or computed with Blanke' scheme (F)
+   ln_ariane  = .true.     !  Input with Ariane tool convention(T)
+   ln_ascii   = .true.     !  Output with Ariane tool netcdf convention(F) or ascii file (T)
 /
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
