ops-gfsv16.2.0

We are pleased to announce the release of ops-gfsv16.2.0.

Note: this release is an older version of UFS_UTILS that was only created to support the operational GFS v16.2.0 (port to WCOSS2).

General users are directed to use the latest release version - "Version X.Y.Z".

New to this release:

• The ops-gfsv16.0.0 tag has been ported to WCOSS2.
• References to jlogfiles were removed from all operational scripts per NCO requirement.
• The build modules for Jet, Hera, Orion, WCOSS-Dell and WCOSS2 were converted to be 'lua' compliant. Default library version numbers may be overridden via environment variables.
• Turn off build of obsolete global_chgres program.

For details, see #580.

ops-gefsv12.2

We are pleased to announce the release of ops-gefsv12.2.

Note: this release is an older version of UFS_UTILS that was only created to support the operational GEFS v12.

General users are directed to use the latest release version - "Version X.Y.Z".

New to this release:

• The ops-gefsv12.1 tag has been ported to WCOSS2.

For details, see #552.

ops-hrefv3.2

We are pleased to announce the release of ops-hrefv3.2.

Note: this release is an older version of UFS_UTILS that was only created to support the operational HREF v3.

General users are directed to use the latest release version - "Version X.Y.Z".

New to this release:

• The ops-hrefv3.1 tag has been ported to WCOSS2.

For details, see #582.

Version 1.6.0

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.6.0 of UFS_UTILS.

The UFS_UTILS project contains utilities for the NCEP models.

Complete documentation can be found at https://ufs-community.github.io/UFS_UTILS/ver-1.6.0.

New This Release

• New chgres_cube unit tests. (See #522, #528)
• Option to create grids using new VIIRS IGBP vegetation data. (See #216)
• Updated the value of the earth radius in all UFS_UTILS programs that reference it. The new value matches that used by the UFS weather model (6371200 meters). (See #538)
• Update global_cycle program to apply soil temperature increments from the GSI. (See #300)
• Eliminate segmentation faults in the orog program when using MACOS. (See #550)
• Port repository to S4 machine. (See #543)
• Update the GDAS_INIT utility for the new location of NCO's GFS V16 real-time parallel data on HPSS. (See #558)
• Fix error handling in program filter_topo. (See #547)
• Port GDAS_INIT utility to Jet. (See #544)
• chgres_cube: new tracer interpolation method for replacing missing vertical levels in GRIB2 input data. (See #555)

The full list of changes can be found at: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UFS_UTILS/projects/5

Version 1.5.0

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.5.0 of UFS_UTILS.

The UFS_UTILS project contains utilities for the NCEP models. This is part of the NCEPLIBS project.

Complete documentation can be found at https://ufs-community.github.io/UFS_UTILS/ver-1.5.0.

New This Release

• Move gblevents program from NCEPLIBS to UFS_UTILS so that a circular dependency between the nemsio and w3emc libraries can be resolved. (See #523)
• chgres_cube bug fix - When regridding soil type to the target grid (instead of using climatology), some grid points over land ice had the wrong soil type. (See #246)
• New chgres_cube consistency tests to include all GRIB2 input data options. (See #181)

The full list of changes can be found at: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UFS_UTILS/projects/4

Version 1.4.0

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.4.0 of UFS_UTILS.

The UFS_UTILS project contains utilities for the NCEP models. This is part of the NCEPLIBS project.

Complete documentation can be found at https://ufs-community.github.io/UFS_UTILS/ver-1.4.0.

New This Release

• Update the GDAS initialization utility to ingest GFS v16 data. Update to process either the GFS or GDAS CDUMPs (See #102)
• Update chgres_cube to initialize the Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM). Includes new tracers for O and O2. (See #165)
• Additional unit tests for chgres_cube. (See #524, #513, #510, #506, #498, #280)
• Some cleanup of the chgres_cube. (See #516)
• Bug fixes to chgres_cube. (See #481)
• CI testing updates. (See #503, #501, #494, #487, #486, #467, #425)

The full list of changes can be found at: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UFS_UTILS/projects/3

Version 1.3.0

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.0 of UFS_UTILS.

The UFS_UTILS project contains utilities for the NCEP models. This is part of the NCEPLIBS project.

Complete documentation can be found at https://ufs-community.github.io/UFS_UTILS/ver-1.3.0.

New This Release

• The obsolete program global_chgres was removed. (See #298.)
• The nemsio utilities were removed. (See #104.)
• The obsolete code in sorc/nst_tf_chg.fd was removed. (See #361.)
• New utility to create the forecast model vertical coordinate parameters based on user-selected levels, model top and other fields. (See #136).
• New utility scripts to coldstart a GDAS cycle (both the high-resolution and ENKF members) on the Hera, WCOSS-Cray and WCOSS-Dell machines. (See #33.)
• Option to create regional extended Schmidt Gnomonic grids. (See #4).
• Option to output lake depth and lake fraction to global uniform and regional grids. (See #111).
• Option to create grids with GSL gravity wave drag fields. (See #253).
• Updates to chgres_cube program:
  1 - Option to initialize using GFS, HRRR, RAP and NAM Grib2 data. (See #146).
  2 - Option to initialize using GFS v16 NetCDF gaussian history files. (See #38).
  3 - Optional processing of climatological Thompson microphysics tracers. (See #106).
• Improved documentation. (See #191, #431)
• Some unit tests added. (See #296, #453, #279, #293, #257.)
• Automated running of consistency checks. (See #255.)

The full list of changes can be found at: https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UFS_UTILS/projects/2

ufs-v2.0.0

Tag to support the initial release of the Short Range Weather App.

Fixes #351

ops-hrefv3.1

Supports HREF v3.

Issue #95

ops-gfsv16.0.0

Tag to support the GFS v16 implementation.

Issue #26