visad/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/gempak/GempakStationFileIOSP.java
protected Variable makeParamVariable(GempakParameter param, List<Dimension> dims) {
    Variable var = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, param.getName());
    var.setDataType(DataType.FLOAT);
    var.setDimensions(dims);
    var.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, param.getDescription()));
    String units = param.getUnit();
    if ((units != null) && !units.equals("")) {
      var.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, units));
    }
    var.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, RMISS));
    return var;
  }
protected Variable makeParamVariable(GempakParameter param, List<Dimension> dims) {
    Variable var = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, param.getName());
    var.setDataType(DataType.FLOAT);
    var.setDimensions(dims);
    var.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, param.getDescription()));
    String units = param.getUnit();
    if ((units != null) && !units.equals("")) {
      var.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, units));
    }
    var.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, RMISS));
    return var;
  }
Make a variable from a GempakParmaeter

@param param GempakParameter
@param dims  Variable dimensions
@return the Variable