bash-3.00$ ../ncdump/ncdump cdm_sea_soundings.nc netcdf cdm_sea_soundings { types: compound sea_sounding { int sounding_no ; temp_vlen temp_vl ; } // sea_sounding float(*) temp_vlen ; // variable length dimensions: Sounding = 3 ; variables: sea_sounding fun_soundings(Sounding) ; data: fun_soundings = }