The users guide is vague on the interaction between missing data and
scale/offset standard attributes. Id like to propose adding the following:
1. The _FillValue and missing_value standard attribute values must be in the
units of the packed data.
2. The valid_range, valid_max and valid_min standard attribute values should be
in the units of the packed data.
3. To accomodate historical uses, if the valid_range, valid_max or valid_min values are
wider than the packed data type, then these will be interpreted as being in the units of
the unpacked data. Wider means: (byte < short < int < float < double ).
Otherwise, they will be interpreted as being in the units of the packed data.
Comments solicited.
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