SounderPy 3.0.1

Introducing SounderPy v3.0.1

A primarily bug-fix release for v3.0.0 with a few additions for improved functionality of existing tools.

The Scoop:

Additions

1. First implementation of VAD Hodograph plot function that plots NEXRAD VWP VAD data on a hodograph: build_vad_hodograph(). Currently still in development. This tool will not yet be fully included in v3.0.1, but likely will be in the next release.
2. Ability to target specific RAP-RUC datasets when using get_model_data() using the dataset kwarg.
3. Ability to determine a 'box average' size when using get_model_data() using the box_avg_size kwarg. See the Changed section for more info.

Changed

1. Model reanalysis data now uses an 'area-average' or 'box-sounding' approach to build a vertical profile of reanalysis data. I.e., by default, a user must pass a lat/lon point to get_model_data(), SounderPy will extract data for a 0.1x0.1 degree box and average the data together to build an averaged-point profile. Users may declare a desired box size using the box_avg_size kwarg.

Bug Fixes

1. Corrected EIL-SRH plot on hodographs
2. Corrected 0-1km Streamwise Vorticity value on sounding and hodograph plots
3. Improved Freezing-Point calculation using interpolation scheme.
4. Corrected last-forecast-hour BUFKIT data retrieval issue and created an error message for when an invalid forecast hour is requested.
5. Corrected RAOB site ID issue -- users can now request data using a WMO ID or ICAO ID.

Removed

None

Looking ahead to the future

1. IN THE WORKS: New ECAPE operations, allowing for the plotting of different ECAPE parcel traces and user-specified parcel-types
2. VAD VWP Hodograph plots.