 coordinates with those found in the data files as the data are read. In version 5.3 and higher no sanity checks are performed. This means that the MC descriptor mechanism can be used to associate into time series groups of files that are not internally self-documenting with respect to time, however, it also shifts an additional burden onto the user of carefully checking the validity of the STEPFILE records in the descriptor files.</p>
<p align="left">Ferret v6.84 and higher the default file type is netCDF.