visad/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/gempak/GempakUtil.java
public static String LV_CCRD(int ivcord) {
        //Translate known vertical coordinates or look for parameter name.
        String vcoord = "";


        //Check for numeric vertical coordinates.

        if ((ivcord >= 0) && (ivcord < vertCoords.length)) {
            vcoord = vertCoords[ivcord];

        } else if (ivcord > 100) {
            //     Check for character name as vertical coordinate.  Check that
            //     each character is an alphanumeric character.

            vcoord = ST_ITOC(ivcord);
            /*
              Check for bad values

                DO  i = 1, 4
                    v = vcoord (i:i)
                    IF  ( ( ( v .lt. 'A' ) .or. ( v .gt. 'Z' ) ) .and.
     +                    ( ( v .lt. '0' ) .or. ( v .gt. '9' ) ) )  THEN
                        ier = -1
                    END IF
                END DO
            END IF
            */
        }
        return vcoord;
    }
public static String LV_CCRD(int ivcord) {
        //Translate known vertical coordinates or look for parameter name.
        String vcoord = "";


        //Check for numeric vertical coordinates.

        if ((ivcord >= 0) && (ivcord < vertCoords.length)) {
            vcoord = vertCoords[ivcord];

        } else if (ivcord > 100) {
            //     Check for character name as vertical coordinate.  Check that
            //     each character is an alphanumeric character.

            vcoord = ST_ITOC(ivcord);
            /*
              Check for bad values

                DO  i = 1, 4
                    v = vcoord (i:i)
                    IF  ( ( ( v .lt. 'A' ) .or. ( v .gt. 'Z' ) ) .and.
     +                    ( ( v .lt. '0' ) .or. ( v .gt. '9' ) ) )  THEN
                        ier = -1
                    END IF
                END DO
            END IF
            */
        }
        return vcoord;
    }
This subroutine translates a numeric value for IVCORD into its
character value in VCOORD.
@param ivcord  integer coordinate value
@return  string coordinate name