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 = }