What's New Entry (#5601)

* written whatsnew entry * added ref * moved label to before title
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diff --git a/docs/src/techpapers/netcdf_io.rst b/docs/src/techpapers/netcdf_io.rst
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-.. _netcdf_io:
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 .. testsetup:: chunk_control
 
     import iris
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@
     dask.config.set({'array.chunk-size': old_dask})
     shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir)
 
+.. _netcdf_io:
 
 =============================
 NetCDF I/O Handling in Iris

diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
    intervention preventing :func:`~iris.util.guess_coord_axis` from acting on a
    coordinate. (:pull:`5551`)
 
+#. `@pp-mo`_, `@trexfeathers`_ and `@ESadek-MO`_ added more control over
+   NetCDF chunking with the use of the :data:`iris.fileformats.netcdf.loader.CHUNK_CONTROL`
+   context manager. (:pull:`5588`)
+
 
 🐛 Bugs Fixed
 =============
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 #. `@ESadek-MO`_ added a phrasebook for synonymous terms used in similar
    packages. (:pull:`5564`)
 
+#. `@ESadek-MO`_ and `@trexfeathers`_ created a technical paper for NetCDF
+   saving and loading, :ref:`netcdf_io` with a section on chunking, and placeholders
+   for further topics. (:pull:`5588`)
+
 
 💼 Internal
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