putAtt(nc,nv_varid,<span class="string">'long_name'</span>,<span class="string">'nodes surrounding element'</span>);
0196 
0197 <span class="comment">%hkj test - unsure if this is required</span>
0198 disp(<span class="string">'writing obc_nodes attributes'</span>);
0199 nobc_varid=netcdf.defVar(nc,<span class="string">'obc_nodes'</span>,<span class="string">'NC_INT'</span>,nobc_dimid);
0200 netcdf.putAtt(nc,nobc_varid,<span class="string">'long_name'</span>,<span class="string">'Open Boundary Node Number'<