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(RSLC) Missing `_FillValue` attribute on swath polarization datasets

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Start with the RSLC swath polarization datasets at /science/LSAR/RSLC/swaths/frequency[A|B]/[HH|HV|VH|VV], then compare their creation path with the complex-valued fill-value example in python/packages/nisar/workflows/h5_prep.py lines 74-87. Add the missing _FillValue attributes with dtypes matching their raster datasets, and verify that the XML and HDF5 attributes agree.

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Description

Location: /science/LSAR/RSLC/swaths/frequency[A|B]/[HH|HV|VH|VV]

Description: XML schema expects the _FillValue attribute that is missing from all polarization datasets in the RSLC swaths.

From QA Log (example for one pol):

Attributes found in XML but not HDF5: {'_FillValue', 'isReceiveOnly'} - Dataset /science/LSAR/RSLC/swaths/frequencyA/HH

Impact: Schema non-compliance. Tools relying on this attribute to identify invalid/fill pixels may fail or produce incorrect results.

Notes:

If it helps, here is existing ISCE3 code which creates complex-valued fill value:

https://github.com/isce-framework/isce3/blob/67f08784a6768fca4ea5aeb6d4c77d2e731c8051/python/packages/nisar/workflows/h5_prep.py#L74-L87

Issue originally opened Apr 6, 2023: https://github-fn.jpl.nasa.gov/isce-3/isce/issues/1302

cc: @hfattahi @bhawkins

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