SUBROUTINE lpm_extend_tails

!------------------------------------------------------------------------------!
! Current revisions:
! ------------------
! 
!
! Former revisions:
! -----------------
! $Id: lpm_extend_tails.f90 850 2012-03-15 12:09:25Z franke $
!
! 849 2012-03-15 10:35:09Z raasch
! initial revision (former part of advec_particles)
!
!
! Description:
! ------------
! Add the current particle positions to the particle tails.
!------------------------------------------------------------------------------!

    USE control_parameters
    USE particle_attributes

    IMPLICIT NONE

    INTEGER ::  i, n, nn

    REAL ::  distance


    distance = 0.0

    DO  n = 1, number_of_particles

       nn = particles(n)%tail_id

       IF ( nn /= 0 )  THEN
!
!--       Calculate the distance between the actual particle position and the
!--       next tailpoint
          IF ( minimum_tailpoint_distance /= 0.0 )  THEN
             distance = ( particle_tail_coordinates(1,1,nn) -      &
                          particle_tail_coordinates(2,1,nn) )**2 + &
                        ( particle_tail_coordinates(1,2,nn) -      &
                          particle_tail_coordinates(2,2,nn) )**2 + &
                        ( particle_tail_coordinates(1,3,nn) -      &
                          particle_tail_coordinates(2,3,nn) )**2
          ENDIF

!
!--       First, increase the index of all existings tailpoints by one
          IF ( distance >= minimum_tailpoint_distance )  THEN

             DO  i = particles(n)%tailpoints, 1, -1
                particle_tail_coordinates(i+1,:,nn) = &
                                               particle_tail_coordinates(i,:,nn)
             ENDDO
!
!--          Increase the counter which contains the number of tailpoints.
!--          This must always be smaller than the given maximum number of
!--          tailpoints because otherwise the index bounds of
!--          particle_tail_coordinates would be exceeded
             IF ( particles(n)%tailpoints < maximum_number_of_tailpoints-1 ) &
             THEN
                particles(n)%tailpoints = particles(n)%tailpoints + 1
             ENDIF
          ENDIF
!
!--       In any case, store the new point at the beginning of the tail
          particle_tail_coordinates(1,1,nn) = particles(n)%x
          particle_tail_coordinates(1,2,nn) = particles(n)%y
          particle_tail_coordinates(1,3,nn) = particles(n)%z
          particle_tail_coordinates(1,4,nn) = particles(n)%class
!
!--       Increase the age of the tailpoints
          IF ( minimum_tailpoint_distance /= 0.0 )  THEN
             particle_tail_coordinates(2:particles(n)%tailpoints,5,nn) =    &
               particle_tail_coordinates(2:particles(n)%tailpoints,5,nn) + dt_3d
!
!--          Delete the last tailpoint, if it has exceeded its maximum age
             IF ( particle_tail_coordinates(particles(n)%tailpoints,5,nn) > &
                  maximum_tailpoint_age )  THEN
                particles(n)%tailpoints = particles(n)%tailpoints - 1
             ENDIF
          ENDIF

       ENDIF

    ENDDO


 END SUBROUTINE lpm_extend_tails