GCClassic 14.5.0

Release date: 08 Nov 2024

From CHANGELOG.md

Changed

• Updated GEOS-Chem to 14.5.0
• Updated HEMCO to 3.10.0
• Updated Cloud-J to 8.0.1
• Updated docs/source/geos-chem-shared-docs/spack/packages.yaml to use GCC 12.2.0 compilers
• Updated documentation for version 14.5.0
• Moved several doc files (not supplemental guides) that are used in both GCClassic and GCHP the to geos-chem-shared-docs/doc folder

Fixed

• Fixed formatting error in .github/workflows/stale.yml that caused the Mark Stale Issues action not to run
• Updated to Python package jinja2==3.1.4 in docs/requirements.txt (fixes a security issue)

See the GEOS-Chem 14.5.0 page for a complete list of updates.

Pull requests included

• Bugfix: Restore stale workflow functionality by @msulprizio in #67
• ReadTheDocs updates for GEOS-Chem Classic 14.5.0 by @yantosca in #68

Full Changelog: 14.4.3...14.5.0

GCClassic 14.4.3

Release date: 13 Aug 2024

From CHANGELOG.md

Changed

• Updated GEOS-Chem (science codebase) to 14.4.3
• Updated HEMCO to 3.9.3
• Updated Cloud-J to 7.7.3
• Updated documentation (clarified discussion of grid edges)

Fixed

• Added brackets around exempt-issue-labels list in .github/workflows/stale.yml

Pull Requests Included

• update latitude and longitude bounds description by @nicholasbalasus in #65

New Contributors

• @nicholasbalasus made their first contribution in #65

Full Changelog: 14.4.2...14.4.3

GCClassic 14.4.2

Release date: 2024-07-24

From CHANGELOG.md

Added

• ReadTheDocs update for for Cloud-J input parameter num_levs_with_cloud
• ReadTheDocs update: add section about using a dry-run simulation to Quickstart Guide

Changed

• Updated Cloud-J submodule to 7.7.2
• Discontinue support of FAST-JX for all simulations except Hg

Pull Requests Included

• Add docs geos-chem-input-data-on-aws.rst to supplemental-guides. by @yidant in #61
• Throw a CMake error if FAST-JX is used for any KPP mechanism except Hg by @yantosca in #62

New Contributors

• @yidant made their first contribution in #61

Full Changelog: 14.4.1...14.4.2

GCClassic 14.4.1

Release date: 28 Jun 2024

From CHANGELOG.md

Fixed

• Fixed formatting error in .github/workflows/stale.yml that caused the Mark Stale Issues action not to run

Pull Requests Included

• Now use comma-separated list for exempt-issue-labels YAML tag in stale.yml by @yantosca in #59

Full Changelog: 14.4.0...14.4.1

GCClassic 14.4.0

Release Date 31 May 2024

From CHANGELOG.md

Added

• RTD docs now includes Supplemental Guide "Archiving Output with the History diagnostics"
• GitHub Action config file .github/workflows/stale.yml, which replaces StaleBot
• Added git submodule HETP for aerosol thermodynamics in GEOS-Chem

Changed

• Updated Python package versions for ReadTheDocs in docs/requirements.txt
• Now request Python 3.12 for ReadTheDocs builds in .readthedocs.yaml
• Updated GEOS-Chem submodule to 14.4.0
• Updated HEMCO submodule to 3.9.0
• Converted Github issue templates to issue forms using YAML definition files
• Updated RTD documentation for the 14.4.0 release

Removed

• BPCH_DIAG configuration option and related ReadTheDocs documentation
• GitHub config files .github/stale.yml and .github/no-response.yml
• Unused CO2 and carbon simulation options from geoschem_config.yml (and from related code in co2_mod.F90).

Pull Requests Included

• Removed BPCH_DIAG compilation option by @yantosca in #49
• Now use short submodule names in .gitmodules by @yantosca in #52
• Add GitHub action for compile-only integration tests by @yantosca in #50
• Remove obsolete options from CH4 menu in geoschem-config.rst by @msulprizio in #53
• New submodule: HETP aerosol thermodynamics by @lizziel in #55
• Update Github issue templates to use issue forms by @msulprizio in #58

Full Changelog: 14.3.0...14.4.0

GCClassic 14.3.1

Release date: 02 Apr 2024

From CHANGELOG.md

Added

• GitHub action to perform compile-only integration tests

Changed

• Updated GEOS-Chem submodule to 14.3.1
• Updated HEMCO submodule to 3.8.1
• Now use short submodule names (i.e. without the full path) in .gitmodules
• Remove obsolete CH4 menu options from config file documentation

Pull requests included

• Now use short submodule names in .gitmodules by @yantosca in #52
• Add GitHub action for compile-only integration tests by @yantosca in #50
• Remove obsolete options from CH4 menu in geoschem-config.rst by @msulprizio in #53

Full Changelog: 14.3.0...14.3.1

GCClassic 14.3.0

Release date: 09 Feb 2024

From CHANGELOG.md

Changed

• Updated GEOS-Chem submodule to 14.3.0
• Updated HEMCO submodule to 3.8.0

Added

• Added Cloud-J submodule which is the new default photolysis package used in GEOS-Chem
• Added compile option FASTJX to use legacy FAST-JX photolysis in GEOS-Chem instead of Cloud-J
• Added ReadTheDocs documentation for nested-grid simulations

See the GEOS-Chem 14.3.0 page for a complete list of updates.

Pull Requests Included

• Cloud-J in GEOS-Chem Classic by @lizziel in #27
• Merge no-diff-to-benchmark updates into the 14.3.0 development stream by @yantosca in #48

Full Changelog: 14.2.3...14.3.0

GCClassic 14.2.3

Release date: 01 Dec 2023

From CHANGELOG.md

[14.2.3] - 2023-12-01

Added

• Script .release/changeVersionNumbers.sh to change version numbers before a new GEOS-Chem Classic release

Pull Requests Included

• Include a utility script to change GEOS-Chem Classic version numbers before release by @yantosca in #46

Full Changelog: 14.2.2...14.2.3

GCClassic 14.2.2

Release date: 23 Oct 2023

From CHANGELOG.md

Changed

• Updated GEOS-Chem submodule to 14.2.2

Full Changelog: 14.2.1...14.2.2

GCClassic 14.2.1

Release date: 10 Oct; 2023

From CHANGELOG.md

Changed

• test now points to src/GEOS-Chem/test
• Updated GEOS-Chem submodule to 14.2.1
• Updated HEMCO submodule to 3.7.1
• Updated version numbers
• Updated version numbers in CMakeLists.txt and docs/source/conf.py to 14.2.0

Pull Requests Included

• Update symbolic link from GCClassic root folder to the test folder by @yantosca in #41

Full Changelog: 14.2.0...14.2.1