13.4. Version 2018a (released 2 August 2018)¶

New
1. Many under-the-hood improvements:
  - Added explicit interface intent for confusion-less coupling between SUEWS modules
  - Restructured layout of physics schemes for better modularity
  - Improved the alignment in output txt files
2. New readthedocs.org-based documentation system
3. Added SUEWS input converter for conversion of input files between versions
4. Added Benchmark Report for recent releases.
Improvement
1. Improved the near surface diagnostics scheme (T2, Q2, U10)
2. Improved skin temperature calculation (Ts)
Changes
1. StabilityMethod: recommended option is change from 2 to 3 as options other than 3 have been noticed with numerical issues under several scenarios, which will be fixed in the next release.
2. Model run - changes in selections moved from SUEWS_SiteSelect.txt to SUEWS_AnthropogenicHeat.txt: EnergyUseProfWD, EnergyUseProfWE, ActivityProfWD, ActivityProfWE.
3. BiogenCO2Code is added to SUEWS_Veg.txt for looking up biogenic characteristics in the new SUEWS_BiogenCO2.txt file.
4. TraifficRate and BuildEnergyUse in SUEWS_SiteSelect.txt are expanded to allow weekday and weekend values: TrafficRate_WD, TrafficRate_WE, QF0_BEU_WD, QF0_BEU_WE.
5. AnthropCO2Method is removed from RunControl.nml.
6. AnthropHeatMethod is renamed to EmissionsMethod.
7. AHMin, AHSlope and TCritic are expanded to allow weekday and weekend values by adding _WD and _WE as suffix, of which AHSlope and TCritic are also expanded to allow cooling and heating settings.
Known issues
1. BLUEWS is disabled
2. Observed soil moisture can not be used as an input
3. Wind direction is not currently downscaled so non -999 values will cause an error.