subroutine hdinti(rearth, deltat)

!----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
! 
! Purpose: 
! Time independent initialization for the horizontal diffusion.
! 
! Method: 
! 
! Author: 
! Original version:  D. Williamson
! Standardized:      J. Rosinski, June 1992
! Reviewed:          B. Boville, J. Hack, August 1992
! Reviewed:          B. Boville, April 1996
!
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
!
! $Id$
! $Author$

   use shr_kind_mod, only: r8 => shr_kind_r8, i8 => shr_kind_i8
   use pmgrid
   use pspect
   use eul_control_mod
   implicit none
!------------------------------Arguments--------------------------------
!
! Input arguments
!
   real(r8), intent(in) :: rearth               ! radius of the earth
   real(r8), intent(in) :: deltat               ! time step
!
!---------------------------Local workspace-----------------------------
!
   integer     k             ! level index
   integer(i8) n             ! n-wavenumber index
!
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
!
! Top level for del**4 diffusion, set for 18-level model
!
   kmnhd4 = 4
!
! Bottom level for increased del**2 diffusion (kmxhd2 < kmnhd4)
!
   kmxhd2 = 2
!
! Initialize physical constants for courant number based spect truncation
!
   nmaxhd = ptrk
   cnlim  = 0.999_r8          ! maximum allowable Courant number
   cnfac  = deltat*real(nmaxhd,r8)/rearth
!
! Initialize arrays used for courant number based spectral truncation
!
   do k=1,plev
      nindex(k) = 2*nmaxhd
   end do
!
! Set the Del^2 and Del^4 diffusion coefficients for each wavenumber
!
   hdfst2(1) = 0._r8
   hdfsd2(1) = 0._r8
!
   hdfst4(1) = 0._r8
   hdfsd4(1) = 0._r8
   do n=2,pnmax
      hdfst2(n) = dif2 * (n*(n-1)  ) / rearth**2
      hdfsd2(n) = dif2 * (n*(n-1)-2) / rearth**2

      hdfst4(n) = dif4 * (n*(n-1)*n*(n-1)  ) / rearth**4
      hdfsd4(n) = dif4 * (n*(n-1)*n*(n-1)-4) / rearth**4
   end do
!
   return
end subroutine hdinti