skipping u for update_mpas_states

update_u_from_reconstruct  passing this namelist option publically.
I am not sure why this is a model_mod option rather than an update_mpas_states
option? To make people set it for filter?
#753 (comment)

models/mpas_atm/model_mod.f90

@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ module model_mod
           cell_ok_to_interpolate,       &
           uv_cell_to_edges
 
-public :: set_lbc_variables, &
+public :: update_u_from_reconstruct, &
+          set_lbc_variables, &
           force_u_into_state, &
           statevector_to_boundary_file
 

models/mpas_atm/update_mpas_states.f90

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ program update_mpas_states
                              get_time, get_date, operator(/=)
 use        model_mod, only : static_init_model, &
                              get_model_size, &
-                             get_analysis_time
+                             get_analysis_time, update_u_from_reconstruct
 
 use state_structure_mod, only : get_num_variables, get_variable_name, &
-                                get_variable_size
+                                get_variable_size, get_varid_from_varname
 
 use netcdf_utilities_mod, only : nc_open_file_readonly, &
                                  nc_open_file_readwrite, &
@@ -105,14 +105,33 @@ program update_mpas_states
 
       allocate(variable(get_variable_size(1, i)))
 
+      if (get_variable_name(1,i) == 'uReconstructZonal' .or. &
+          get_variable_name(1,i) == 'uReconstructMeridional'.or. &
+          get_variable_name(1,i) == 'u') cycle varloop
+
       call nc_get_variable(ncAnlID, get_variable_name(1,i), variable)
       call nc_put_variable(ncBckID, get_variable_name(1,i), variable)
 
       deallocate(variable)
 
   enddo varloop
 
-  call error_handler(E_MSG, 'Overwriting states in ',trim(next_outfile), source)
+  ! deal with wind
+  if (update_u_from_reconstruct) then
+     ! reconstruct u 
+     call error_handler(E_ERR,'update_mpas_states','update_u_from_reconstruct is not implemented',source)
+  else
+     ! copy u from analysis to background
+    allocate(variable(get_variable_size(1, get_varid_from_varname(1, 'u'))))
+
+    call nc_get_variable(ncAnlID, 'u', variable)
+    call nc_put_variable(ncBckID, 'u', variable)  
+
+    deallocate(variable)
+
+  endif
+
+  call error_handler(E_MSG, 'Overwritten states in ',trim(next_outfile), source)
 
   call print_date( model_time,'update_mpas_states:model date')
   call print_time( model_time,'update_mpas_states:model time')