visad/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/grid/GridVariable.java
protected String makeLongName() {
    Formatter f = new Formatter();
    GridParameter param = lookup.getParameter(firstRecord);
    if (param == null) return null;

    f.format("%s", param.getDescription());

    String levelName = makeLevelName(firstRecord, lookup);
    if (levelName.length() != 0)
      f.format(" @ %s", levelName);

    return f.toString();
  }
protected String makeLongName() {
    Formatter f = new Formatter();
    GridParameter param = lookup.getParameter(firstRecord);
    if (param == null) return null;

    f.format("%s", param.getDescription());

    String levelName = makeLevelName(firstRecord, lookup);
    if (levelName.length() != 0)
      f.format(" @ %s", levelName);

    return f.toString();
  }
Make a long name for the variable

@return long variable name