Section: 12.10 Contiguous Variables

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12.10 Contiguous Variables

A contiguous variable is stored as one long array in the file.

Only works for fixed-sized datasets (those without any unlimited dimensions.)
You can't use compression or other filters with contiguous data.
Use this for smallish variables, like coordinate variables.

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