en by this standard the data type "char", which is functionally identical to"byte", is not recommended as netCDF has reserved the option to modify its behavior in future versions.</p>
<p><strong>Coordinate value ordering:</strong><br />
The coordinate values of a coordinate variable must be either monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing. However, the coordinate values need not be evenly spaced. Missing values are not permitted in coordinate variables.</p>
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