```_FillValue``` and ```missing_value``` attributes get removed when using ```open_dataset```
What is your issue?
When opening an NetCDF dataset using open_dataset, the attributes _FillValue and missing_value of the underlying Datasets are removed (unless mask_and_scale = false). It seems counterintuitive to lose information by default, especially information which is necessary to determine what exactly the input data looked like.
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@Whyborn The attributes are moved to .encoding attribute of the respective DataArray in case of decoding. Please also follow-up with #6323.
@Whyborn Did my above comment shed some light? Please let us know if you need further information.
I'll close this for now, please let us know, if you need more information.