v4.6.3 (20 May 2024)

• rads.xml:
  • Correct comment for drange_cg
  • Add/update alt_gps orbits for j2, j3, 6a
  • Update orbit info for ERS-1/2 and Envisat
  • Fix add_offset for all SWOT ranges
  • Set new ref_frame_offset* for SWOT (#195)
  • Set proper limits for flag_alt_oper_mode (6a c2 tx pn)
• radsxogen:
  • Correctly report maximum tie interval in xovers (#196)
• Fix handling of if/elseif/else in xml (#197)

v4.6.2 (1 Mar 2024)

• rads.xml
  • Extended SWOT mission back to cycle 102
• Updated configure file using autoconf 2.72

v4.6.0 (15 Feb 2024)

• Documentation
  • made a lot of corrections and updates.
  • removed obsolete variables, indicated deprecated variables slated to be removed.
  • updates to include tx/pn reprocessed data.
  • described better the original data sources.
  • corrected in the tables which data are available for which satellites.
• rads.xml
  • updates to include tx/pn reprocessed (GDR-F) data and removed old tx/pn RGDR data.
  • removed obsolete variables.
  • corrected sat options to correctly identify which data are available for which satellites.
  • added alias tpx for TOPEX.
• Updated config.sub and config.guess

v4.5.2 (20 Oct 2023)

• Documentation
  • replaced name of rads2asc4 by rads2asc; same for other *4 executables.
• rads.xml:
  • updated ref_frame_offset* for JA3 (#180)
  • introduced ref_frame_offset* for S6A (#180)
  • prepared for SWOT Calval and Science Orbits with cycle numbers shifted -300 and +300 respectively to make them time ordered.
  • added all necessary information for SWOT nadir (sw)
  • adaptations for S6A baseline F08 and prepared for baseline F09
  • introduce flag_manoeuvre properfly (#177)
  • update SSB model info for S3A/
  • increase cycle limit for SRAL
  • fix wrong scale on ssb_3d, ssb_3d_adaptive, ssb_adaptive
  • added *_nr variables for 6a
  • updated
• radsstat:
  • allow to compute statistics for the difference between two satellites/missions
  • introduced -c/N, --mean-only, and --groups options
  • do not add attribute coordinates to variables.
  • do not write out phase in ASCII header (#188)
  • extend info in global attributes
• Increased number of characters allowed per option to 640.
• Updated manuals
• Updated config.sub and config.guess
• Corrected flag bit 0 for S6A (#192)

v4.4.0 (27 Apr 2022)

• rads.xml:
  • prepared for Jason-3 Interleaved Orbit (Phase B)
  • align lower limit of range_numval_ku_adaptive with range_numval_ku (for j3)
  • added mss_dtu21 (#174)
  • fix formatting of flag mask of 6a, j2, j3
  • add *_adaptive parameters for j3 (#173)
  • update ref_frame_offset for j3 (#178)
  • correct standard_name for mean_wave_period
  • remove ssb_tran2012 from S6A (it was never included in the data files)
  • change limits on sig0 for j3 as result of no longer biasing sig0
  • add mss_comb15
  • update limits for range_numval_ku (6a), range_numval_ku_plrm (3a 3b c2)
  • Update attributes of ssb_cls, ssb_cls_c, ssb_mle3 for JA3 and S6A
  • Removed ssb_hyb from configuration of c2
  • including SARAL GDR-F wave model
• radsstat:
  • improve matching time stamps
  • fix problems (#171)
  • introduced --no-stddev
  • introduce check on collinearity as well as --force and --dt options
  • can now also do differences (along collinear tracks)
  • updated documentation
• radscolin:
  • added --eqtime option
  • option --force: also apply to rogue equator crossing times
  • use inclination to check if missions are collinear
• radsxolist: activated --dual-asc and --dual-des options
• Add MFWAM fields to S3A, S3B, S6A
• Updated manuals
• Updated config.sub and config.guess

v4.3.7 (10 Mar 2021)

This version contains the following changes with respect to the previous version (v4.3.6):

• Switch CryoSat-2 (c2) data over from NOAA=generated IGDR to NOP/IOP/GOP products
• Updated config.sub and config.guess
• rads.xml prepared for Sentinel-6A (6a)
• Switch SARAL (sa) data over to GDR-F; Change default ssb for SARAL to issb_tran2019 (which is what GDR-F does)
• Switch Jason data production over to GDR-F

v4.3.6 (15 Aug 2019)

This version contains the following changes with respect to the previous version (v4.3.5):

• rads.xml: Updated ref_frame_offset for JA3 (raise by 1 mm)
• rads.xml: Added ref_frame_offset for S3A/S3B PLRM
• rads.xml: Updated JA2 parameters since coming back on-line on 22-May-2019
• rads.xml: Provide and use GDR-F orbits for CryoSat-2 (alt_gdrf)
• rads.xml: Specified various subphases for sa/b in order to get correct prediction of equator times and longitudes. This solved issue #152.
• Added conf/ntc_only.xml and set latency to 2 (NTC) by default.
• Bug fix: Simple modification of syntax for option parsing check to avoid segfault when compiled with default intel-fc/12.1.9.293.
• New option introduced in radsstat that echoes to stdout fullpath to each pass file checked for data.
• Using -L|--limits on an alias now sets limits of all aliased variables, instead of only the first one.
• Documentation updates.
• Bug fix: Update equator prediction for longitude (not NaN) and using different phases.
• Added command radspassesindex as in RADS3.

v4.3.5 (2 May 2019)

• rads.xml: Added ref_frame_offset_plrm.
• rads.xml: Properly use wet_tropo_rad_plrm instead of wet_tropo_rad for PLRM data.
• rads.xml: Use alt_gdrf for S3A and S3B.
• rads.xml: Added latency variable.
• Properly deal with longitude rollovers in computing means or differences in radscolin.
• Remove insistence that 0-dimension variable (constant) is a double.
• Bug fix: invalid values in RPN data notation may not have always worked correctly.
• Restrict the name of the time dimension to the first word in S%time%info%dataname.

v4.3.4 (2 Apr 2019)

This version contains the following changes with respect to the previous version (v4.3.3):

• Bug fix in rads_def_var.
• Small documentation update.
• Allow multiple mission phases with the same name (needed for Sentinel-3B and Jason-2 after geodetic phase rewind).
• Updated Sentinel-3B mission phases.
• Implemented internal tides.
• Removed support for FES2012 tide model.
• Bug fix in rads_add_tide.
• Removed DTU MSS13 from standard models provided.
• Added topo_srtm15plus to alias for topo ahread of removing topo_srtm30plus.

v4.3.3 (19 Nov 2018)

This version contains the following changes with respect to the previous version (v4.3.2):

• Added new optional argument varid to rads_def_var routine (fixed bug issue #139).