Vocabulary of terms used in the netCDF User Guide.
A value used to represent missing or undefined data. Allowed for auxiliary coordinate variables but not allowed for coordinate variables.
Smallest and largest valid values of a variable.
If present for a variable, this number is to be added to the data after it is read by an application. If both **`scale_factor`** and **`add_offset`** attributes are present, the data are first scaled before the offset is added. In cases where there is a strong constraint on dataset size, it is allowed to pack the coordinate variables (using add_offset and/or scale_factor), but this is not recommended in general.
A descriptive name that indicates a variable's content. This name is not standardized.
If present for a variable, the data are to be multiplied by this factor after the data are read by an application. See also the **`add_offset`** attribute. In cases where there is a strong constraint on dataset size, it is allowed to pack the coordinate variables (using add_offset and/or scale_factor), but this is not recommended in general.
List of the applications that have modified the original data.
Name of the conventions followed by the dataset.