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release3.3
Next WRF Release Information
The next major release of WRF is targeted for March 2012. The
timeline for the release is given below. Developers and potential code
contributors please note that the date for getting new code to the
Developers' Committee (DC) is: November 1, 2011.
Developers seeking to have their codes for new capabilities provided to
the Developers' Committee and then added to the repository should
review
Information for Code Contributors.
Contributors may also write to wrfhelp for information and for contacting
the Developers' Committee, which oversees code contributions to the WRF system
and manages the WRF repository. The Developers' Committee is described in
WRF Code Repository and Release Administration.
Candidate Features
A partial list of current candidate features is shown below.
Inclusion of any code in the release is dependent on the code's
meeting the deadline for submission, getting into the repository, and
passing all tests. Thus, candidate features are not guaranteed.
Developers may submit code for consideration for the
release as long as the timeline below and the procedures for
contribution (Information
for Code Contributors) are followed. Developers and contributors may contact
wrfhelp@ucar.edu to get information on providing their
code to a member of the Developers' Committee and
on the addition of their code to the repository.
- Software framework improvements, including: NetCDF4 capability,
registry clean-up
- New/improved physics, including: Noah MP LSM, UCLA SSiB LSM,
new surface layer scheme
- WRFDA parallel 4DVAR
- HWRF triple nest capability
- WRF-NMM output for vertical velocities
- Numerous WRF-Chem features/capabilities, including: Secondary
organic aerosols, new dust parameterization, aqueous phase option, modified wet deposition scheme
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
Timeline
The timeline for the release is as follows. "RC" refers to the Release Committee; "DC" refers to the Developers' Committee.
Mid-September, 2011
6-mo advance date (R-6m)
- Users notified of approximate release schedule and of date for getting code to a member of the DC.
November 1, 2011
4-mo advance date (R-4m)
- New code or code modifications from outside contributors
intended for the release must provided to the DC.
December 1 , 2011
Approx. 3-mo advance date (R-3m)
- Repository frozen (bugfixes excepted).
- Check on new features for the release is discussed by the RC (also by the DC).
January 15, 2012
Approx. 2-mo advance date (R-2m)
- Tests for new features are included in regression test suite. Regression test data sets finalized.
February 15, 2012
Approx. 1-mo advance date (R-1m)
- Remaining bug fixes implemented.
- Full set of regression tests run on machines at NCAR.
- Weekly RC meetings.
March 1, 2012
Approx. 2-week advance date (R-2w)
- Final round of large testing. RC and DC meetings focus on status of code and testing.
March 8, 2012
Approx. 1-week advance date (R-1w)
- DC certifies code (final approval) for release. Code packaged and staged for release.
Mid-March 2012
Release period.
Release Committee
The WRF Release Committee oversees the major releases of WRF. It
is described in the policies for NCAR's administration of the WRF code, found in WRF Code Repository and Release Administration.
Jordan Powers, NCAR/NESL/MMM- Chairman
Michael Barlage, NCAR/RAL
Tom Black, NOAA/NCEP
Jimy Dudhia, NCAR/NESL/MMM
Dave Gill, NCAR/NESL/MMM
Georg Grell, NOAA/ESRL
Steven Peckham, NOAA/ESRL
Don Stark, DTC
Wei Wang, NCAR/NESL/MMM
Jamie Wolff, DTC
Xin Zhang, NCAR/NESL/MMM
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