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PEcAn 1.5.0 Released

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Tony Gardella
Tony Gardella
Ex Project Manager @PEcAn Project

PEcAn version 1.5.0 has been released with several new features and improvements.

The release bundled updates across data ingest, Docker-based workflows, configuration editing, and meteorological processing to make the platform easier to operate and extend.

Addedโ€‹

  • PEcAn.utils::download.file() to allow for use of alternative FTP programs
  • downloadAmeriflux and downloadNARR to make use of PEcAn.utils::download.file()
  • -w flag to load.bety.sh script to specify the URL to fetch the data from
  • New table sites_cultivars to betydb sync scripts (dump and load)
  • Docker container scripts (.yml) to create docker container for PEcAn
  • The configuration edit page to allow easy modification of config via web interface
  • Thredds server documentation and catalog generating script

Changedโ€‹

  • upscale_met now accepts ~any valid CF file (not just full years), retains correct time units, and respects the previously ignored overwrite parameter
  • Better date handling in BioCro functions