private void makeVariableNoCoords(
      NetcdfFile ncfile, int datatype, String shortName, String longName, Variable from) {

    Variable v = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, shortName);
    v.setDataType(DataType.BYTE);
    v.setDimensions(from.getDimensions());
    ncfile.addVariable(null, v);

    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, Cinrad2Record.getDatatypeUnits(datatype)));
    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, longName));

    byte[] b = new byte[2];
    b[0] = Cinrad2Record.MISSING_DATA;
    b[1] = Cinrad2Record.BELOW_THRESHOLD;
    Array missingArray = Array.factory(DataType.BYTE.getPrimitiveClassType(), new int[] {2}, b);

    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, missingArray));
    v.addAttribute(
        new Attribute("signal_below_threshold", new Byte(Cinrad2Record.BELOW_THRESHOLD)));
    v.addAttribute(
        new Attribute(CDM.SCALE_FACTOR, new Float(Cinrad2Record.getDatatypeScaleFactor(datatype))));
    v.addAttribute(
        new Attribute(CDM.ADD_OFFSET, new Float(Cinrad2Record.getDatatypeAddOffset(datatype))));
    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNSIGNED, "true"));

    Attribute fromAtt = from.findAttribute(_Coordinate.Axes);
    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(_Coordinate.Axes, fromAtt));

    Vgroup vgFrom = (Vgroup) from.getSPobject();
    Vgroup vg = new Vgroup(datatype, vgFrom.map);
    v.setSPobject(vg);
  }
  public Variable makeVariable(
      NetcdfFile ncfile,
      int datatype,
      String shortName,
      String longName,
      String abbrev,
      List groups)
      throws IOException {
    int nscans = groups.size();

    if (nscans == 0) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("No data for " + shortName);
    }

    // get representative record
    List firstGroup = (List) groups.get(0);
    Cinrad2Record firstRecord = (Cinrad2Record) firstGroup.get(0);
    int ngates = firstRecord.getGateCount(datatype);

    String scanDimName = "scan" + abbrev;
    String gateDimName = "gate" + abbrev;
    Dimension scanDim = new Dimension(scanDimName, nscans);
    Dimension gateDim = new Dimension(gateDimName, ngates);
    ncfile.addDimension(null, scanDim);
    ncfile.addDimension(null, gateDim);

    ArrayList dims = new ArrayList();
    dims.add(scanDim);
    dims.add(radialDim);
    dims.add(gateDim);

    Variable v = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, shortName);
    v.setDataType(DataType.BYTE);
    v.setDimensions(dims);
    ncfile.addVariable(null, v);

    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, Cinrad2Record.getDatatypeUnits(datatype)));
    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, longName));

    byte[] b = new byte[2];
    b[0] = Cinrad2Record.MISSING_DATA;
    b[1] = Cinrad2Record.BELOW_THRESHOLD;
    Array missingArray = Array.factory(DataType.BYTE.getPrimitiveClassType(), new int[] {2}, b);

    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, missingArray));
    v.addAttribute(
        new Attribute("signal_below_threshold", new Byte(Cinrad2Record.BELOW_THRESHOLD)));
    v.addAttribute(
        new Attribute(CDM.SCALE_FACTOR, new Float(Cinrad2Record.getDatatypeScaleFactor(datatype))));
    v.addAttribute(
        new Attribute(CDM.ADD_OFFSET, new Float(Cinrad2Record.getDatatypeAddOffset(datatype))));
    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNSIGNED, "true"));

    ArrayList dim2 = new ArrayList();
    dim2.add(scanDim);
    dim2.add(radialDim);

    // add time coordinate variable
    String timeCoordName = "time" + abbrev;
    Variable timeVar = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, timeCoordName);
    timeVar.setDataType(DataType.INT);
    timeVar.setDimensions(dim2);
    ncfile.addVariable(null, timeVar);

    // int julianDays = volScan.getTitleJulianDays();
    // Date d = Cinrad2Record.getDate( julianDays, 0);
    // Date d = Cinrad2Record.getDate(volScan.getTitleJulianDays(), volScan.getTitleMsecs());
    Date d = volScan.getStartDate();
    String units = "msecs since " + formatter.toDateTimeStringISO(d);

    timeVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "time since base date"));
    timeVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, units));
    timeVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, new Integer(MISSING_INT)));
    timeVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(_Coordinate.AxisType, AxisType.Time.toString()));

    // add elevation coordinate variable
    String elevCoordName = "elevation" + abbrev;
    Variable elevVar = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, elevCoordName);
    elevVar.setDataType(DataType.FLOAT);
    elevVar.setDimensions(dim2);
    ncfile.addVariable(null, elevVar);

    elevVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "degrees"));
    elevVar.addAttribute(
        new Attribute(
            CDM.LONG_NAME,
            "elevation angle in degres: 0 = parallel to pedestal base, 90 = perpendicular"));
    elevVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, new Float(MISSING_FLOAT)));
    elevVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(_Coordinate.AxisType, AxisType.RadialElevation.toString()));

    // add azimuth coordinate variable
    String aziCoordName = "azimuth" + abbrev;
    Variable aziVar = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, aziCoordName);
    aziVar.setDataType(DataType.FLOAT);
    aziVar.setDimensions(dim2);
    ncfile.addVariable(null, aziVar);

    aziVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "degrees"));
    aziVar.addAttribute(
        new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "azimuth angle in degrees: 0 = true north, 90 = east"));
    aziVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.MISSING_VALUE, new Float(MISSING_FLOAT)));
    aziVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(_Coordinate.AxisType, AxisType.RadialAzimuth.toString()));

    // add gate coordinate variable
    String gateCoordName = "distance" + abbrev;
    Variable gateVar = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, gateCoordName);
    gateVar.setDataType(DataType.FLOAT);
    gateVar.setDimensions(gateDimName);
    Array data =
        Array.makeArray(
            DataType.FLOAT,
            ngates,
            (double) firstRecord.getGateStart(datatype),
            (double) firstRecord.getGateSize(datatype));
    gateVar.setCachedData(data, false);
    ncfile.addVariable(null, gateVar);
    radarRadius = firstRecord.getGateStart(datatype) + ngates * firstRecord.getGateSize(datatype);

    gateVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.UNITS, "m"));
    gateVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "radial distance to start of gate"));
    gateVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(_Coordinate.AxisType, AxisType.RadialDistance.toString()));

    // add number of radials variable
    String nradialsName = "numRadials" + abbrev;
    Variable nradialsVar = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, nradialsName);
    nradialsVar.setDataType(DataType.INT);
    nradialsVar.setDimensions(scanDim.getName());
    nradialsVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "number of valid radials in this scan"));
    ncfile.addVariable(null, nradialsVar);

    // add number of gates variable
    String ngateName = "numGates" + abbrev;
    Variable ngateVar = new Variable(ncfile, null, null, ngateName);
    ngateVar.setDataType(DataType.INT);
    ngateVar.setDimensions(scanDim.getName());
    ngateVar.addAttribute(new Attribute(CDM.LONG_NAME, "number of valid gates in this scan"));
    ncfile.addVariable(null, ngateVar);

    makeCoordinateDataWithMissing(
        datatype, timeVar, elevVar, aziVar, nradialsVar, ngateVar, groups);

    // back to the data variable
    String coordinates =
        timeCoordName + " " + elevCoordName + " " + aziCoordName + " " + gateCoordName;
    v.addAttribute(new Attribute(_Coordinate.Axes, coordinates));

    // make the record map
    int nradials = radialDim.getLength();
    Cinrad2Record[][] map = new Cinrad2Record[nscans][nradials];
    for (int i = 0; i < groups.size(); i++) {
      Cinrad2Record[] mapScan = map[i];
      List group = (List) groups.get(i);
      for (int j = 0; j < group.size(); j++) {
        Cinrad2Record r = (Cinrad2Record) group.get(j);
        int radial = r.radial_num - 1;
        mapScan[radial] = r;
      }
    }

    Vgroup vg = new Vgroup(datatype, map);
    v.setSPobject(vg);

    return v;
  }