#batch. list ncdc element format  (TD3280)
#
# QSUB  -lT  55 -q ded_1 -l mpp_p=5 -eo -J m
cd $TMPDIR
cat << "ENDCAT" >! tsrc.f
	program prtobs
c
c       ************
c       redirecting the output to another file gives a better visualization
c       ************
c
	character*3 rectyp
	character*4 elmtyp
	character*2 eunits
	character*1 src1,src2,flag1,flag2
	character ibuf*13000
	dimension itime(100),ivalue(100),flag1(100),flag2(100)
c
	itape=10
	nrecs=0
	lrecs=0
	numval=0
c
c*** read block from storage device
   10   continue
	ib=1
	read(itape,'(a)',end=50) ibuf
	nrecs=nrecs+1
c
c*** read next logical record (record type) in block or read next block
   15   continue
c
c*** read variables that identify record,
c*** idstn is a 5-digit WBAN number, right-justified in the eight characters
c*** and zero-filled
	read(ibuf(ib:),20,err=10) ibytes,rectyp,idstn,elmtyp,eunits,
     *  iyr,imo,src1,src2,ida,numval
   20   format(i4,a3,i8,a4,a2,i4,i2,a1,a1,i2,i3)
	if(ibytes.le.0) go to 10
	lrecs=lrecs+1
c       print 2020,nrecs,lrecs,ib,ibytes
 2020   format(4i10)
c
c***    select records here (go to 40 to reject record)
c       if(idstn.lt.       0) go to 40
c
c*** read data values from selected record
	read(ibuf(ib+34:),21,err=44)
     *  (itime(j),ivalue(j),flag1(j),
     *  flag2(j),j=1,numval)
   21   format(100(i4,i6,2a1))
c
c*** print selected record
	print 25,rectyp,idstn,elmtyp,eunits,iyr,imo,ida,numval,src1,src2
	jj=1
	jend=numval
	print 26,(itime(j),j=jj,jend)
	print 27,(ivalue(j),j=jj,jend)
	print 28,(flag1(j),j=jj,jend)
	print 29,(flag2(j),j=jj,jend)
   25   format(' ---------------------------------------------------',/,
     *         '       record type =',7x,a3,/,
     *         '               id# =',2x,i8,/,
     *         '      element type =',6x,a4,/,
     *         '             units =',8x,a2,/,
     *         '          yr/mo/da =',i4,'/',i2,'/',i2,/,
     *         ' # reported values =',7x,i3,/,
     *         '           source1 =',9x,a1,/,
     *         '           source2 =',9x,a1,/)
   26   format(' time in hhmm ',100i7)
   27   format(' data value   ',100i7)
   28   format(' flag 1       ',100a7)
   29   format(' flag 2       ',100a7)
   30   continue
c
c*** set up character pointers for next record
   40   ib=ib+ibytes
	go to 15
c
c*** error condition dump record
   44   continue
	ie=ib+ibytes-1
	print 45,nrecs,lrecs,ib,ibytes,ibuf(ib:ie)
   45   format(4i10,1x,(a))
	go to 40
   50   continue
        end
"ENDCAT"
f77 tsrc.f
# enter mass store volume into /DSS/xxxxxx
# e.g. for DENVER,  msread -fch indata /DSS/Y08572
msread -fch fort.10 /DSS/xxxxxx
a.out