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Version 2.36.0 (June 2024)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1820] - Accessor hierarchy: Use C++ inheritance mechanism instead of hand-crafted virtual tables
• [ECC-1802] - GRIB2: Relax sub-hourly unit specification
• [ECC-1817] - Tools documentation: grib_compare/bufr_compare '-f' option
• [ECC-1819] - GRIB: Keys iScansPositively and jScansNegatively should be read-only
• [ECC-1706] - Definitions: Align WMO Common Code Table 11 with ecCodes c-11 table
• [ECC-1806] - GRIB: Change of paramId in conversion from GRIB1 to GRIB2
• [ECC-1829] - GRIB: Add MARS support for stream & type combinations required for AIFS ensemble
• [ECC-1846] - GRIB2: Add optional modelName and modelVersion in section 4
  
  
• [ECC-1705] - GRIB2 Templates for WMO Fast Track 2024-1 for probabilities with focal statistics
• [ECC-1799] - GRIB2: Populate the ERA pseudo-centre with relevant encodings
• [ECC-1804] - GRIB2: Removal of 192 encodings to avoid confusion with new time-mean parameters
• [ECC-1810] - GRIB: Surface sea water velocity encodings
• [ECC-1811] - GRIB: Practical salinity encodings
• [ECC-1812] - GRIB2: Add time-mean version of 159; blh
• [ECC-1821] - GRIB: Add mars directives in grib.mmsf.an.def for CERISE dataset
• [ECC-1822] - GRIB2: Modification of sea ice thickness parameters
• [ECC-1823] - GRIB2: Add climatological albedo local ECMWF parameter to pseudocentre ERA6
• [ECC-1824] - GRIB2: Correct shortNames for recently added time-mean parameters
• [ECC-1825] - GRIB2: Add remaining time-mean parameter encodings related to ERA pseudo-centre
• [ECC-1826] - GRIB2: Add time-mean versions of hydro dis / swi parameters
• [ECC-1827] - GRIB2: Add new FT2024-1 parameters from issue #227
• [ECC-1828] - GRIB2: Add new FT2024-1 parameters from issue #221
• [ECC-1831] - GRIB2: Remove the 'modelName' concept
• [ECC-1834] - GRIB2: Add time-mean version of hydro parameters from WMO FT2024-1
• [ECC-1835] - GRIB2: Time-mean parameters for ERA6 on pressure levels
• [ECC-1836] - GRIB2: Add correct unit to paramId 43
• [ECC-1837] - GRIB: Make code table units consistent
• [ECC-1838] - GRIB2: Aerosol diagnostics parameters
• [ECC-1839] - GRIB2: Add encoding for aerosol extinction coefficient
• [ECC-1841] - GRIB2: Overload wind components / speed for ERA6 with heights for 100 and 200m above ground
• [ECC-1842] - GRIB2: Modification of ocean parameter encodings to support multiple typeOfLevel entries
• [ECC-1844] - MARS: Add new class 'ng' for nextGEMS
• [ECC-1845] - GRIB2: Time processed parameters for volumetric soil moisture

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-782] - Multi-field GRIB: crash in grib_handle_new_from_file_multi
• [ECC-1800] - GRIB2: Failure setting stepUnits=s,paramId=210203
• [ECC-1801] - GRIB2: Issue with post metadata hook for DestinE
• [ECC-1805] - GRIB2: Sub-hourly: Fix race condition
• [ECC-1813] - GRIB2: Sub-hourly: Set step units without step
• [ECC-1818] - GRIB Geoiterator issues for Lambert azimuthal equal area
• [ECC-1840] - BUFR: Problem with edition 3 typicalYear and typicalDate

Version 2.35.0 (April 2024)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1781] - GRIB Geoiterator: Support reduced Gaussian grid with rotation
• [ECC-1784] - GRIB Geoiterator: Support HEALPix nested ordering
• [ECC-1785] - BUFR: Allow encoding satelliteID when rdbType=30
• [ECC-1780] - GRIB HEALPix: In the 'geography' namespace replace 'pointsOrdering' with 'orderingConvention'
• [ECC-1777] - GRIB: Validate dataDate and dataTime on input
• [ECC-1769] - GRIB: Rename keys FirstLatitude and SecondLatitude
• [ECC-1767] - GRIB2: Add keys to properly compute wavelengths in section 4 optical templates
• [ECC-1779] - GRIB2: Add keys to identify experimental and deprecated templates
• [ECC-1762] - GRIB2: Add GRIB1 key name aliases to wave spectra template with explicit list
• [ECC-1765] - GRIB2: Move upward sea water velocity encoding to correct typeOfLevel
• [ECC-1766] - GRIB2: EERIE (European Eddy RIch Earth System Models) metadata support
• [ECC-1775] - GRIB2: WMO conforming snowfall water equivalent parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1776] - GRIB2: Additional activity and experiment table entries for DestinE ClimateDT
• [ECC-1786] - GRIB2: Add local ECMWF parameters to pseudo-centre CERISE
• [ECC-1787] - GRIB2: Add time-mean versions of existing parameters
• [ECC-1788] - GRIB2: Add mean parameters for ECMWF and CERISE
• [ECC-1789] - GRIB2: Add parameters 51/52 to pseudo-centre CERISE
• [ECC-1791] - GRIB2: Modify and remove maximum individual wave parameters
• [ECC-1794] - GRIB2: DestinE data does not have the MARS domain key
• [ECC-1796] - GRIB2: Implement stepRange indexing for DestinE ExtremesDT and On-Demand ExtremesDT data
• [ECC-1798] - GRIB2: New parameter encodings for DestinationEarth

• [ECC-1772] - GRIB2: activate stepRange for levtype o2d/o3d under stream mmsf type fc
• [ECC-1774] - GRIB2: Add MARS system keyword for class Cerise mmsf/fc and msmm.fcmean
• [ECC-1782] - Repacking sample GRIB2.tmpl fails when ECCODES_GRIB_DATA_QUALITY_CHECKS=1

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1797] - GRIB2: Correct order of keys in templates 4.51 and 4.91 regarding the WMO Manual on Codes
• [ECC-1364] - GRIB: Geoiterator for Lambert Conformal in the southern hemisphere
• [ECC-1768] - GRIB2: Issue with setting PDTN 8, stepUnits and step at the same time
• [ECC-1770] - GRIB2: Template 4.1101 has incorrect size and octet layout
• [ECC-1771] - Build with -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF on the Atos HPC doesn't work
• [ECC-1778] - Crash: Decoding invalid BUFR file
• [ECC-1783] - grib_to_netcdf: No error message when input file has invalid fields
• [ECC-1792] - GRIB: headers_only cloning does not work as expected after changing geography
• [ECC-1795] - Geoiterator for polar stereographic: Keys orientationOfTheGridInDegrees and LaDInDegrees decoded as integers

Version 2.34.1 (February 2024)

• [ECC-1364] - GRIB: Geoiterator for Lambert Conformal in the southern hemisphere
• [ECC-1768] - GRIB2: Issue with setting PDTN 8, stepUnits and step at the same time
• [ECC-1771] - Build with -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF on the Atos HPC doesn't work
• [ECC-1772] - GRIB2: activate stepRange for levtype o2d/o3d under stream mmsf type fc
• [ECC-1751] - GRIB2: Consolidate parameters with fixed statistical processing ranges
• [ECC-1765] - GRIB2: Move upward sea water velocity encoding to correct typeOfLevel
• [ECC-1685] - GRIB2: Correct local ECMWF table entries
• [ECC-1774] - GRIB2: Add MARS system keyword for class Cerise mmsf/fc and msmm.fcmean

Version 2.34.0 (February 2024)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1238] - GRIB: Support for sub-hourly steps
• [ECC-1742] - Add function to clone only the meta-data of a message
• [ECC-1750] - MARS: Add new class 'ai'
• [ECC-1757] - MARS: Add stream 'rfsd'
• [ECC-1713] - GRIB2: Add correct definition to discipline 192 parameter 228004; mean2t for DestinE ClimateDT
• [ECC-1731] - GRIB2: Add additional paramIds to be used with CAMS chemIds
• [ECC-1737] - GRIB2: Add wave and ocean parameters
• [ECC-1740] - GRIB2: Addition to concept combinationOfAttributesOfTile
• [ECC-1743] - GRIB2: New hydro and wave parameters
• [ECC-1745] - GRIB2: Local ECMWF parameters for covariances
• [ECC-1751] - GRIB2: Consolidate parameters with fixed statistical processing ranges
• [ECC-1756] - GRIB2: Add mean parameters for CERISE project
• [ECC-1758] - GRIB2: add local ECMWF parameters to pseudo-centre ERA6
• [ECC-1748] - Tools: grib_dump on index file should print the key types
• [ECC-1752] - Definitions: Harmonise cfVarName.def files
• [ECC-1753] - Scripts: Update create_def.pl to work with the new Parameter Database design
• [ECC-1754] - CMake: Remove deprecated 'FindPythonInterp' module
• [ECC-1738] - BUFR: Better error message for invalid sequence

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-786] - grib_get -i -p has a space missing in the output
• [ECC-791] - grib tools with print of dummy:s puts a " 1" in the output
• [ECC-1676] - Negative step conversion from hour to seconds fails
• [ECC-1733] - GRIB2: codes_set_missing doesn't work for indicatorOfUnitOfTimeIncrement key
• [ECC-1741] - Assertion failure: Encoding a large field in GRIB1
• [ECC-1744] - Rounding errors in 2 tests with intel LLVM-based compilers 2023.2
• [ECC-1746] - GRIB2 template 4.34: Incorrect values for 'time' namespace
• [ECC-1749] - grib_dump: No gap between offsets and key name
• [ECC-1739] - BUFR: Assertion failure decoding with invalid masterTablesVersionNumber

Version 2.33.0 (December 2023)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1333] - GRIB2 only: make levtype read-only, typeOfLevel should be used to set fixed surfaces
• [ECC-1704] - GRIB: Implement unpack_string for validityTime
• [ECC-1722] - API: Allow setting integer key as missing via codes_set_string
• [ECC-1714] - GRIB2: Update tables/templates with the latest WMO V32.0.0
• [ECC-1715] - BUFR: Update tables with the latest WMO V41.0.0
• [ECC-1537] - GRIB2: Generalised tile template for encoding variables on tiles
• [ECC-1702] - GRIB2: Add turbulent surface parameters
• [ECC-1707] - GRIB2: Add support for two FESOM grids
• [ECC-1724] - Implement changes for CARRA monthly/daily products

• [ECC-1698] - Add format specifier keys for converting a number (float or int) into a string
• [ECC-1701] - Compile-time initialisation of IBM/IEEE float tables
• [ECC-1691] - GRIB2: Destination Earth ClimateDT metadata support

• [ECC-1697] - GRIB2: Update long name of hydrology parameter 231002
• [ECC-1700] - GRIB2: Add support for ecPoint
• [ECC-1709] - GRIB2: Rename indicatorOfUnitOfTimeRange to indicatorOfUnitForForecastTime
• [ECC-1710] - GRIB2: Replace 'highres' with 'high' in DestinE resolution table
• [ECC-1711] - GRIB2: Correct incorrect fixed surface encodings in samples
• [ECC-1712] - GRIB2: New table entries for DestinE ClimateDT
• [ECC-1713] - GRIB2: Add correct definition to discipline 192 parameter 228004; mean2t for DestinE ClimateDT
• [ECC-1716] - GRIB2: Use dataDate and dataTime for indexing within MARS stream clte
• [ECC-1719] - GRIB2: New parameter encodings from WMO FT2023-2
• [ECC-1720] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definitions to discipline 192 definitions from WMO FT2023-2
• [ECC-1721] - GRIB2: Update existing encoding to correct deprecated parameter encoding
• [ECC-1725] - GRIB2: Add descriptions for soil wetness index parameters
• [ECC-1729] - GRIB2: Add missing time-mean sea water salinity
• [ECC-1730] - GRIB2: replace encodings of instantaneous turbulent surface stress component parameters
• [ECC-1736] - Add MARS classes for C3S hydrology and CERISE projects

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1703] - GRIB: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow
• [ECC-1708] - grib_get_data returns offset longitudes in some cases
• [ECC-1717] - CRASH: grib_get -p numberOfMissing on invalid GRIB

Version 2.32.1 (October 2023)

• [ECC-1699] - BUFR: Bitmap problem for ERA5 data
• [ECC-1702] - GRIB2: Add turbulent surface parameters
• [ECC-1707] - GRIB2: Add support for two FESOM grids
• [ECC-1691] - GRIB2: Destination Earth ClimateDT metadata support
• [ECC-1700] - GRIB2: Add support for ecPoint

Version 2.32.0 (October 2023)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1361] - Prototype HEALPix grid
• [ECC-1674] - GRIB2: Add support for encoding template 5.200 (Run length packing with level values)
• [ECC-1633] - Tools: Deprecate the tigge_* tools (tigge_check, tigge_split, etc)
• [ECC-1640] - Tools: Remove the grib1to2 script
• [ECC-1447] - Proposal for a template for parameters dependent on a reference period
• [ECC-1648] - GRIB2: Update encodings of accumulated tendency parameters
• [ECC-1649] - GRIB2: Add WMO encodings for wave parameters
• [ECC-1650] - GRIB2: Update encoding for wave parameters with discipline=192
• [ECC-1651] - GRIB2: Remove the encoding for wave parameters 3105 and 3106
• [ECC-1653] - GRIB2: Add encoding for mean parameters
• [ECC-1655] - GRIB2: Change of definition and new mars levtype concepts for ocean parameters
• [ECC-1656] - GRIB: Add keys isGridded and isSpectral
• [ECC-1658] - GRIB2: Add WMO encoding to parameters
• [ECC-1659] - GRIB2: Update encodings with 192 discipline
• [ECC-1660] - GRIB: Delete the GRIB2 representation of parameter 3037
• [ECC-1661] - GRIB2: Add encoding for parameters with only uerra grib2
• [ECC-1665] - GRIB2: Move parameters to pseudo-centre uerra
• [ECC-1667] - GRIB: Add new key 'validityDateTime'
• [ECC-1670] - GRIB: Add new key 'setPackingType'
• [ECC-1672] - Tools: Add '-d' option for grib_compare
• [ECC-1677] - GRIB2: Replace discipline 192 local encoding
• [ECC-1678] - GRIB2: Add encoding for CAPES
• [ECC-1679] - GRIB2: Replace discipline=192 encodings
• [ECC-1688] - GRIB2: Update encoding for altimeter wave height parameters
  
  
• [ECC-1693] - Python3 bindings: Update minimum recommended version
• [ECC-1632] - Definitions: Deprecate GRIB2 template 3.130 and remove code table entries
• [ECC-1634] - GRIB2: Correction of neutral wind parameters
• [ECC-1636] - GRIB2: Add more values to the typeOfLevel key
• [ECC-1637] - GRIB2: Remove template.5.6.def and template.7.6.def
• [ECC-1645] - GRIB: Update parameter long names and move discipline 192 encoding to legacy
• [ECC-1647] - GRIB2: Addition of missing fixed surfaces to recently updated parameters
• [ECC-1662] - GRIB2: new ocean parameters for OCEAN6
• [ECC-1663] - GRIB2: Revert paramId 26 to old encoding
• [ECC-1664] - GRIB2: Add new CloudLayer concepts for 'typeOfLevel'
• [ECC-1666] - GRIB2: Add new MARS class O6 for ORAS6
• [ECC-1668] - GRIB2: Modification of name/shortName for sea ice temperature parameters
• [ECC-1669] - GRIB2: New plain sea ice temperature parameters
• [ECC-1673] - MARS: Add mars.number to the combination ocda/tpa
• [ECC-1682] - GRIB2: New reflectance parameters
• [ECC-1683] - GRIB2: Add new pseudo-centre for DestinE (Destination Earth)
• [ECC-1692] - GRIB2: Add Carbon Dioxide parameter encoding to 210061 for pseudo-centre DestinationEarth
  
  
• [ECC-633] - Fortran examples: looping over messages
• [ECC-1642] - Geoiterator: No error for badly encoded regular grids
• [ECC-1643] - GRIB2: Remove experimental templates 5.40010 and 7.40010
• [ECC-1652] - Improve error message re stepUnits
• [ECC-1675] - C internals: Add error argument to grib_nearest_factory function
• [ECC-1684] - GRIB2: Rename wind gust parameters
• [ECC-1685] - GRIB2: Correct local ECMWF table entries
• [ECC-1694] - CMake: Add libaec_ROOT as search hint for FindAEC

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-530] - GRIB2: Order of setting keys creates a failure
• [ECC-1541] - Modifying the PDTN for GRIB2 changes keys for certain values of typeOfFirstFixedSurface
• [ECC-1621] - Valgrind error: grib_compare -H
• [ECC-1631] - Segmentation fault: Decode bufrdcExpandedDescriptors as string
• [ECC-1638] - GRIB2: Error creating variable resolution latitude/longitude grid
• [ECC-1639] - CRASH: Nearest neighbour on Gaussian grid with N=0
• [ECC-1641] - Assertion failure in grib_to_netcdf for acetone product
• [ECC-1644] - GRIB2: Changing the PDTN changes the scale factor and scaled value keys
• [ECC-1646] - Error setting GRIB edition to 2 for parameters: sro, uvb, lsp, e, and pev
• [ECC-1654] - Error setting key of type 'codetable' as a string
• [ECC-1671] - GRIB: Issue in reading glofas data with eccodes since 2.27.0

Version 2.31.0 (July 2023)

New Features/Improvements

• Performance enhancements
  • [ECC-1602] - GRIB: CCSDS performance improvement (both decoding and encoding)
  • [ECC-1614] - Performance: Faster grib_count and bufr_count
    
    
• [ECC-743] - Fully implement GRIB encoding with complex spatial differencing packing
• [ECC-788] - Problem with the scale factor of Potential vorticity surface
• [ECC-793] - Provide mechanism to reject EXPERIMENTAL parameters
• [ECC-1312] - ecCodes does not support writing of grid_complex_spatial_differencing
• [ECC-1552] - GRIB: return non empty proj string for unprojected gridded fields
• [ECC-1568] - Update C++ standard from C++11 to C++17
• [ECC-1607] - Move the version info from CMakeLists.txt to the VERSION file
• [ECC-1600] - sourceSinkChemicalPhysicalProcess key for paramId 403000 Emission mass flux
• [ECC-1580] - Make codes_get_native_type available in Fortran
• [ECC-1585] - GRIB2: Update tables/templates with the latest WMO V31.0.0
• [ECC-1599] - BUFR: Update tables with the latest WMO V40.0.0

• [ECC-1584] - grib_dump: indicate which keys are 'read-only'
• [ECC-1611] - C API: Add function to determine if a BUFR key is a coordinate descriptor
• [ECC-1615] - Fortran API: Ability to read an array of double-precision integers
• [ECC-1630] - Python3 bindings: Get API version as an integer
• [ECC-1622] - Python3 bindings: Drop Python version 3.7
• [ECC-1601] - Python3 bindings: Support GRIB data values array decoded in single-precision
• [ECC-1610] - MARS: configure keywords mapping for ocda/tpa and oper/fc for ocean levtype o2d/o3d
• [ECC-1569] - GRIB2: Add missing ocean parameter typeOfLevelConcept
• [ECC-1577] - GRIB2: Add support for stepType when typeOfTimeIncrement=255
• [ECC-1504] - GRIB2: Make deprecated WMO parameters legacy

• [ECC-1564] - GRIB2: Support local product definition templates for different centres
• [ECC-1625] - GRIB2: ERA6 parameters with constituentType regarding DGOV-357
• [ECC-1626] - GRIB2: Mass and water budget parameters for ERA6
• [ECC-1628] - GRIB2: Energy budget parameters for ERA6
• [ECC-1629] - GRIB2: CAMS emission parameters for additional sink and sources
• [ECC-1563] - GRIB2: Introduce new local section 4 templates for extra-large ensembles
• [ECC-1570] - GRIB2: Accumulated mass emission of methane from Wetlands
• [ECC-1571] - GRIB2: Allow new expver=0002 for class=ur and origin=lfpw
• [ECC-1574] - GRIB2: Modifications to parameter long names (WMO conforming) for Destination Earth
• [ECC-1575] - GRIB2: Modification of convective precipitation GRIB2 deprecated encoding
• [ECC-1581] - GRIB2: Modification of total snowfall GRIB2 deprecated encoding
• [ECC-1582] - GRIB2: Modification of snow melt GRIB2 deprecated encoding
• [ECC-1583] - GRIB2: Modification of top net short-wave (solar) radiation GRIB2 deprecated encoding
• [ECC-1587] - GRIB2: Updating climatological discipline 192 parameter encodings
• [ECC-1588] - GRIB2: Modification of albedo parameters
• [ECC-1589] - GRIB2: Change unit of 152; logarithm of surface pressure parameter
• [ECC-1590] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definition to discipline 192 parameter 244; fsr
• [ECC-1591] - GRIB2: New parameter encodings from WMO FT2023-1
• [ECC-1592] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definitions to discipline 192 definitions from WMO FT2023-1
• [ECC-1593] - GRIB2: Add GRIB2 encodings to current GRIB1-only parameters from WMO FT2023-1
• [ECC-1594] - GRIB: Deletion of unused parameter definitions
• [ECC-1596] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions
• [ECC-1597] - GRIB2: Make several GRIB2 encodings legacy
• [ECC-1598] - GRIB2: Modifications to sea-ice parameter long names
• [ECC-1603] - GRIB2: New parameter encodings for ocean parameters
• [ECC-1604] - GRIB2: Modification of sea water practical salinity units
• [ECC-1616] - GRIB2: Modification of parameter encodings for ocean parameters
• [ECC-1617] - GRIB2: Merging of GRIB2 encodings into pre-existing GRIB1 parameters
• [ECC-1618] - GRIB: Fix minor typos in parameter names for consistency
• [ECC-1619] - GRIB2: Remove trailing spaces from parameter names
• [ECC-1627] - GRIB2: Add new pseudo-centre for ERA6
• [ECC-1565] - Add centre abbreviation 'birk' for Reykjavik

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-803] - Problem with encoding grid_complex_spatial_differencing packing
• [ECC-1081] - "level" is not edition-independent for potential vorticity levels
• [ECC-1433] - GRIB2 CCSDS: Very small values are not encoded correctly
• [ECC-1472] - Complex packing: Incorrect missing values handling
• [ECC-1560] - GRIB2: Changing from PDTN=8 to 11 changes the level from 1.5 to 2
• [ECC-1572] - Fortran codes_get/grib_get fails to get array of 32-bit real numbers
• [ECC-1573] - GRIB spectral_simple: Assertion failed: `ref == *val'
• [ECC-1578] - codes_handle_new_from_index does not initialise its 'err' argument
• [ECC-1586] - grib_get_data: Invalid latitude values printed
• [ECC-1605] - GRIB: Overflow for key forecastTime
• [ECC-1606] - GRIB2 CCSDS: Corrupted data after changing bitsPerValue
• [ECC-1608] - GRIB: Increasing bitsPerValue produces different results (in some cases)
• [ECC-1623] - BUFR: Assigning a single-element array to a string key fails with FunctionNotImplementedError

Version 2.30.2 (June 2023)

• [ECC-1579] - Fortran: grib_get_real4_array (single-precision mode) not bit-identical
• [ECC-1586] - grib_get_data: Invalid latitude values printed

Version 2.30.0 (April 2023)

New Features/Improvements

• Performance enhancements
  • [ECC-1525] - Performance: Keys 'latitudes' and 'longitudes' should not decode the field values
  • [ECC-1526] - Performance: Unnecessary decoding during nearest neighbour computation
• [ECC-1467] - GRIB: Support data values array decoded as "floats" (single-precision) to reduce memory consumption
• [ECC-1510] - GRIB2: Add support for template 5.200 (Run length packing with level values)
• [ECC-1521] - Drop support for 32-bit architectures
• [ECC-1543] - GRIB2: New parameter encodings for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1544] - GRIB2: Deprecation of parameter definitions
• [ECC-1545] - GRIB2: Deletion of parameter definitions
• [ECC-1549] - GRIB2: New parameter encodings for upcoming tile templates
• [ECC-1556] - Add new MARS class ML for machine learning
• [ECC-1557] - Add new MARS class D1 for Destination Earth
• [ECC-1558] - GRIB2: Add new ocean parameters
• [ECC-1561] - GRIB2: Update some legacy ocean parameters
• [ECC-1523] - Try downloading of test-data more persistently
• [ECC-1528] - Tools: Setting -w constraint with count=0 should issue an error
• [ECC-1531] - Detect old versions of libaec
• [ECC-1532] - GRIB: Allow setting 'expver' on CARRA/CERRA data
• [ECC-1534] - Remove the GRIB1 key 'mybits'
• [ECC-1536] - Testing: Speed up the BUFR downloads by allowing them to be run in parallel
• [ECC-1538] - Python3 bindings: Add support for CODES_TYPE_BYTES
• [ECC-1539] - Python3 bindings: Use the 'warnings' library for selfcheck
• [ECC-1548] - GRIB2: Add missing templates for PDTNs 62 and 63
• [ECC-1559] - GRIB encoding: data quality checks should test if shortName=unknown

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1502] - BUFR encoding: Setting strings longer than the maximum allowed length should fail
• [ECC-1515] - Assertion failure: set packingType to grid_png
• [ECC-1516] - grib_dump error on index file
• [ECC-1518] - grib_to_netcdf: Error 'Cannot get stepUnits as string'
• [ECC-1519] - grib_ls: Using the 'statistics' namespace does not respect the specified format
• [ECC-1522] - prgenv/amd: Test eccodes_t_grib_bpv_limit fails
• [ECC-1529] - grib_util_set_spec: Input packing type of grid_ccsds changed to grid_simple
• [ECC-1530] - grib_util_set_spec: Input packing type of grid_second_order changed to grid_simple
• [ECC-1540] - Ensemble member issue with localDefinitionNumber=36 for param=210170 (VSO2)
• [ECC-1542] - Assertion failure: Reduced Gaussian grid with zeros in its pl array
• [ECC-1547] - GRIB2: Changing PDTN from rectangular to circular cluster fails
• [ECC-1550] - GRIB2: Incorrect product definition conversion from 48 to 46
• [ECC-1551] - grib_get: Error message does not include the offending key
• [ECC-1554] - grib_util_set_spec: Add support for Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area grid
• [ECC-1555] - Python3 bindings: 2D numpy array incorrectly handled
• [ECC-1562] - Segmentation fault: Invalid orderby directive

Version 2.29.0 (March 2023)

• [ECC-1508] - Set project language to be C++
• [ECC-1511] - Remove the Python2 interface

Version 2.28.0 (January 2023)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1449] - GRIB2: New urban and wetland/vegetation parameters
• [ECC-1450] - GRIB2: Add entries for wetland/vegetation in WMO tables version 30
• [ECC-1452] - GRIB2: Update tables/templates with the latest WMO V30.0.0
• [ECC-1461] - GRIB2: Update Fire Variable names in paramDB
• [ECC-1464] - GRIB2: WMO conforming water equivalent parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1465] - GRIB2: Add GRIB2 encodings to current GRIB1-only parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1466] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definitions to discipline 192 definitions for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1469] - GRIB2: Modifications to parameter encodings to reflect standard practice for Destination Earth
• [ECC-1470] - GRIB2: Modifications to parameter long names (WMO conforming) for Destination Earth
• [ECC-1479] - GRIB2: Add correct GRIB2 definitions to discipline 192 definitions for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1481] - GRIB2: Add GRIB2 encodings to current GRIB1-only parameters for DestinationEarth
• [ECC-1493] - GRIB2: Setting paramId 131074-131077 changes keys not part of the definition
• [ECC-1495] - GRIB2: Discipline 192 to legacy for parameters with valid WMO definitions
• [ECC-1506] - GRIB2: Add soil moisture parameter
• [ECC-1478] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 1)
• [ECC-1480] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 2)
• [ECC-1486] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 3)
• [ECC-1499] - GRIB2: Deletion of unused parameter definitions (part 4)
• [ECC-1501] - GRIB2: Add missing local code for source / sink table 4.238
• [ECC-1503] - Set scaleFactor/scaleValue keys to MISSING for params 228007, 228011, 228014
• [ECC-1474] - GRIB: local encoding for SPP random field parameters - extension
• [ECC-1492] - GRIB: Add key jScansNegatively
• [ECC-1456] - MARS: Create 2 new classes EF (for EFAS) and GF (for GLOFAS)
• [ECC-1484] - MARS: New class for Greenhouse Gases dataset
• [ECC-1462] - MARS: Ocean layer correct mapping for mars 'levelist'
• [ECC-1512] - MARS: New type for time processed analysis
• [ECC-1513] - MARS: New type for interim forecast
• [ECC-1514] - MARS: New stream for GFAS reanalysis
• [ECC-1483] - BUFR: Update tables with the latest WMO V39.0.0
• [ECC-1497] - bufr_dump -D/-E python: Drop support for Python2
• [ECC-1457] - Fortran: Interface functions should use 'void*' instead of 'char*'
• [ECC-1458] - Thread safety: Use 'strtok_r' instead of 'strtok'
• [ECC-1468] - Replace all instances of the deprecated function 'sprintf' with 'snprintf'
• [ECC-1482] - grib_dump: Hide keys containing "ECMF" in their names
• [ECC-1485] - Definitions: Split the statistics from missing-values templates
• [ECC-1500] - Tools: Print the online help page URL
• [ECC-1473] - C API: Add the codes_context functions to set logging/printing/etc procedure hooks
• [ECC-1269] - grib_util_set_spec: Remove obsolete option GRIB_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING

• [ECC-1505] - Python3 bindings: High-level Message.set function should allow dictionary and check result

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1172] - BUFR encoding: Memory leaks
• [ECC-1498] - BUFR subset extraction by area: Memory leaks
• [ECC-1476] - BUFR: Memory leaked during encoding of test data files
• [ECC-1477] - Compilation fails with libjasper v4.x.x
• [ECC-523] - GRIB2: numberOfMissingValues incorrect with grid_complex_spatial_differencing
• [ECC-726] - grib_get -l reports wrong values with reduced_ll grid (subarea)
• [ECC-802] - GRIB: Problem with various packing types
• [ECC-804] - Extraction of point values in regular Gaussian grid when scanning with '+i' and '+j'
• [ECC-1446] - Python3 bindings: Data file era5-levels-members.grib not included in released tar file
• [ECC-1460] - Python3 bindings: Cannot import eccodes on M1 MacBook Pro
• [ECC-1448] - MARS ORIGIN keyword is wrongly overwritten for class = gw, stream = mmsf
• [ECC-1451] - GRIB: key 'level' not equal to 'mars.levelist' for soil levels
• [ECC-1459] - UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer: applying zero offset to null pointer
• [ECC-1475] - Check return size of md5 keys
• [ECC-1488] - Fortran: Bug in grib_f_get_error_string
• [ECC-1489] - Crash on MacOS (release build): printing the tool man page
• [ECC-1491] - Pseudo GRIB: The offset and count keys are incorrect
• [ECC-1494] - Segmentation fault: 'grib_ls -p values' on several test GRIBs
• [ECC-1496] - GRIB1: Nearest neighbour value incorrect for grid_second_order_constant_width
• [ECC-1507] - Errors from cppcheck: Using argument that points at uninitialized variable [ctuuninitvar]

Version 2.27.1 (December 2022)

• [ECC-1477] - Compilation fails with libjasper v4.x.x
• [ECC-1475] - Check return size of md5 keys
• [ECC-1448] - MARS ORIGIN keyword is wrongly overwritten for class = gw, stream = mmsf
• [ECC-1451] - GRIB: key 'level' not equal to 'mars.levelist' for soil levels
• [ECC-1484] - GRIB: New MARS class for Greenhouse Gases dataset
• [ECC-1449] - GRIB2: New urban and wetland/vegetation parameters
• [ECC-1456] - MARS: Create 2 new classes EF (for EFAS) and GF (for GLOFAS)
• [ECC-1462] - MARS: Ocean layer correct mapping for mars 'levelist'

Version 2.27.0 (August 2022)

New Features/Improvements

• Performance enhancements
  • [ECC-1403] - GRIB: codes_grib_nearest_find too slow
  • [ECC-1427] - GRIB Performance: Improve decoding speed of CCSDS packing
  • [ECC-1422] - BUFR performance: Reduce number of dynamic memory allocations
    
    
• [ECC-1405] - Add new function: codes_handle_new_from_samples
• [ECC-1413] - GRIB2: add iteration key in the MARS namespace for stream=elda, type=4i

• [ECC-1212] - MARS key mapping for local time templates
• [ECC-1393] - CMake: Add option to build ecCodes with C++ (Experimental)
• [ECC-1399] - GRIB2: Add parameters for additional precipitation type severity and frequency
• [ECC-1400] - GRIB2: Change shortnames of 260318 - 260321
• [ECC-1411] - GRIB: Add CAMS physical quantities
• [ECC-1412] - BUFR: Code table 020063 is missing the option with value 12
• [ECC-1417] - GRIB2: Replace key aerosolType with constituentType
• [ECC-1423] - GRIB2: Add wet-bulb potential temperature
• [ECC-1425] - GRIB2: Add mars keyword FCMonth for C3S seasonal
• [ECC-1435] - GRIB2: Add correct MARS level mapping for sea ice and snow layer
• [ECC-1440] - GRIB2: ECMWF local definition 300 should be for decoding only (no encoding)

• [ECC-1419] - C API: codes_fieldset_new_from_files: The 'filenames' argument should be const
• [ECC-1424] - Allow accessor from_scale_factor_scaled_value to operate on an array of scaled values
• [ECC-1430] - GRIB2: Add extra values for stepType: 'severity' and 'mode'
• [ECC-1436] - GRIB2: Duplicated WMO/192 definitions in localConcepts/ecmf
• [ECC-1439] - GRIB2: concept "units" should be read-only as it does not make sense to set it explicitly
• [ECC-1441] - GRIB: Add support for OpenJPEG v2.5
• [ECC-1442] - BUFR: bufr_dump should insert a question mark instead of dot for non-printable characters

• [ECC-1404] - Python3 bindings: Add the grib_get_gaussian_latitudes() function
• [ECC-1405] - Python3 bindings: Add new function: codes_handle_new_from_samples
• [ECC-1415] - Python3 bindings: Implement a higher-level Python interface (Experimental)
• [ECC-1429] - Python3 bindings: Remove the file "eccodes/messages.py"

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-762] - GRIB2: find nearest functionality not working for MIR reduced grid sub-areas
• [ECC-1054] - bufr_dump error with unsupported operator 54
• [ECC-1388] - GRIB2 CCSDS: Unpacked values different from simple packing
• [ECC-1392] - Fortran interface: codes_open_file fails if the filename has spaces
• [ECC-1395] - BUFR: Encoding should fail if attempting to encode message with an undefined element descriptor
• [ECC-1396] - Clang -fsanitize=undefined: runtime errors during tests
• [ECC-1397] - Tools: grib_ls nearest neighbour with JSON output
• [ECC-1401] - BUFR: bufr_dump generates invalid JSON
• [ECC-1402] - GRIB1: Nearest point incorrect for second order boustrophedonic
• [ECC-1406] - GRIB: grib_ls -l reports last grid point is out of area
• [ECC-1407] - grib_set -r -s packingType=grid_simple does not preserve accuracy on input packingType=grid_ieee
• [ECC-1410] - GRIB: C API: keys iterator name is NULL
• [ECC-1414] - GRIB: Nearest neighbour does not work for PNG packing
• [ECC-1416] - GRIB: Setting computed key firstSize to 3e-8 sets wrong coded keys
• [ECC-1428] - GRIB2: No error when setting invalid marsType on S2S/TIGGE/UERRA
• [ECC-1431] - GRIB2: CCSDS encoding failure AEC_STREAM_ERROR
• [ECC-1432] - GRIB: Segmentation fault: nearest point on reduced Gaussian grid subarea
• [ECC-1434] - Testing: tests/grib_md5 does not execute on osx on conda-forge

Version 2.26.0 (May 2022)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1375] - GRIB2: Add key to allow alternativeRowScanning to be turned off/on
• [ECC-1019] - ecCodes and use of BUFR operator 3
• [ECC-680] - BUFR operator 203YYY: implement encoding
• [ECC-1387] - GRIB2 CCSDS: bitsPerValue should be set to 0 for a constant field
• [ECC-1343] - Problems compiling with Jasper v3.0
• [ECC-1362] - Testing: Add AEC packed data to test suite, that cannot be unpacked by SZIP
• [ECC-1377] - GRIB: Change units of several wave parameters from dimensionless to radians
• [ECC-1378] - GRIB2: Update tables/templates with the latest WMO V29.0.0
• [ECC-1385] - BUFR: Update tables with the latest WMO V38.0.0
• [ECC-1379] - GRIB: Provide GRIB2 IFS samples with CCSDS packing (for grid-point data)
• [ECC-1380] - GRIB2: Create mechanism to resolve Fire dataset origin for MARS archiving
• [ECC-1389] - Python3 bindings: Drop Python versions 3.5 and 3.6
• [ECC-1367] - C API: codes_get_double_elements: The 'index_array' argument should be 'const'
• [ECC-1369] - handle_new_from_samples: Allow sample file to include its extension
• [ECC-1372] - GRIB: Update names and descriptions of 3 GFAS parameters
• [ECC-1374] - GRIB: Add key 'accuracy' that represents the number of bits, whatever the packing
• [ECC-1381] - GRIB2: Change the title of parameter code tables to include discipline and category
• [ECC-1382] - C API: codes_fieldset_new_from_files: The 'keys' argument should be const
• [ECC-1383] - Spelling: Accessor 'octect_number' should be 'octet_number'

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-507] - BUFR operator 203YYY: decoded values wrong
• [ECC-989] - BUFR: Valgrind error: Setting 'unpack=1' before setting unexpandedDescriptors
• [ECC-1359] - codes_set_string: Fails for integer key even if string can be converted to an integer
• [ECC-1363] - codes_set_string: Does not fail for invalid value for key of type 'double'
• [ECC-1370] - GRIB2: Add the 1.5m versions of 2t, 2d, mn2t6 and mx2t6 for S2S
• [ECC-1371] - GRIB2: Fix definitions for CERRA dataset
• [ECC-1373] - GRIB2: Two CAMS parameters have duplicate encodings
• [ECC-1390] - Python3 bindings: NameError: name 'GribInternalError' is not defined

Version 2.25.0 (March 2022)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1348] - CMake: Option Adaptive Entropy Coding (AEC) should be turned on by default
  
  
• [ECC-1342] - GRIB2: Finalise the development of Ocean modelling
  The GRIB2 encodings of some parameters have changed. Please check the issue details.
  
  
• [ECC-1318] - GRIB: Change units of parameter 260125
• [ECC-1321] - GRIB2: replace is_s2s key with a generic S2S pseudo-centre
• [ECC-1324] - GRIB2: replace is_tigge key with a generic TIGGE pseudo-centre
• [ECC-1334] - GRIB2: add missing typeOfLevel from levtype mapping
• [ECC-1344] - Always call fflush() and fsync() before fclose() of a written file
• [ECC-1345] - GRIB: ECCODES_GRIB_IEEE_PACKING environment variable value should be checked
• [ECC-1354] - GRIB2: Refactor and generalise the postProcessing concept
• [ECC-1356] - OpenSuse Leap distribution fails to detect libaec even if installed, if sz2 is not installed too
• [ECC-1357] - GRIB2: Add key 'aerosolTypeName' for aerosol templates
• [ECC-1298] - GRIB2: Open Data parameters
• [ECC-1335] - C API: Deprecate functions codes_box_new and codes_box_get_points
• [ECC-1346] - GRIB: Fix the capitalisation in several parameter names
• [ECC-1349] - GRIB2: Add the newly proposed heat index parameters
• [ECC-1352] - GRIB CCSDS packing: Add extra tests
• [ECC-1358] - GRIB2 UERRA: Add scaledValue/scaleFactor keys for param 174098
• [ECC-1325] - Examples: Extend 'bufr_keys_iterator' example to determine the subset number
• [ECC-1326] - grib_to_netcdf: Improve usage message
• [ECC-1336] - CMake: Introduce ECCODES_ON_LINUX_32BIT variable for testing
• [ECC-1327] - Examples: Provide the C version of bufr_read_tempf

• [ECC-1351] - Python3 bindings: Support numpy.int64 as input to codes_set and codes_set_long

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-670] - PowerPC: Some tests fail on ppc platform
• [ECC-1315] - Keys like parameterName and nameOfFirstFixedSurface have a trailing space
• [ECC-1316] - GRIB: Fortran API: codes_index_select doesn't work with 'parameterName' as key
• [ECC-1319] - GRIB2: Add missing snow layer definition in marsLevtype concept
• [ECC-1322] - grib_compare: Option '-e' generates dubious error message
• [ECC-1323] - GRIB: Cannot convert gridType=space_view to edition 2
• [ECC-1328] - GRIB2: Add missing marsLevtype concept: Lake or river bottom
• [ECC-1329] - GRIB: Cannot convert Runoff (paramId=205) to edition 2
• [ECC-1330] - BUFR: bufrTemplate='unknown' but should be 'aircraftReportWithSecondsAndPressure'
• [ECC-1331] - GRIB: Polar stereographic projection with alternativeRowScanning is incorrect
• [ECC-1332] - GRIB2: conditional levtype mapping for lake (sfc) vs ocean (o2d) for ice over water parameters
• [ECC-1338] - Fortran: call to fclose() should check the return value
• [ECC-1339] - GRIB2: ECCODES_GRIB_IEEE_PACKING environment variable does not work for edition 2
• [ECC-1340] - GRIB1: setting packingType=grid_ieee does not work if there is a bitmap
• [ECC-1347] - BUFR crash: malloc failure during encoding
• [ECC-1350] - grib_compare: Incorrect behaviour when first file argument is a directory
  
  
• [ECC-1254] - python-eccodes on conda uses the synchronised release tag for its version
• [ECC-1317] - Python3 bindings: Data file tiggelam_cnmc_sfc.grib2 not included in released tar file

Version 2.24.2 (January 2022)

• [ECC-1298] - GRIB2: Open Data parameters
  Please note: Regarding parameter 228 (=Total Precipitation):
  After converting from GRIB1 to GRIB2, the paramId will no longer change to 228228 (units of kg/m^2) but will remain as 228 (units of m) and the values will not be scaled
• [ECC-1322] - grib_compare: Option '-e' generates dubious error message
• [ECC-1328] - GRIB2: Add missing marsLevtype concept: Lake or river bottom
• [ECC-1329] - GRIB: Cannot convert Runoff (paramId=205) to edition 2
• [ECC-1318] - GRIB: Change units of parameter 260125

Version 2.24.1 (January 2022)

• [ECC-1319] - GRIB2: Add missing snow layer definition in marsLevtype concept

Version 2.24.0 (December 2021)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1234] - Python3 bindings: Remove the experimental high-level interface
  
  
• [ECC-1291] - GRIB2: Implement Lambert Azimuthal geoiterator on oblate spheroid
• [ECC-1280] - GRIB1: Geoiterator for 'space view' is not implemented
• [ECC-1270] - GRIB2: Change the way MARS levtype is computed
• [ECC-1241] - GRIB2: Implement the new local time templates for WMO validation
• [ECC-1284] - bufr_dump: Display of missing strings in arrays
• [ECC-1300] - GRIB2: Add keys 'firstSize' and 'secondSize' for Aerosol products
• [ECC-1287] - GRIB2: Remove keys "is_uerra" and "is_efas"
• [ECC-1289] - GRIB2: parameter database changes required for removal of is_uerra and is_efas keys
• [ECC-1293] - Update GRIB2 tables/templates with the latest WMO V28.0.0
• [ECC-1297] - Update BUFR tables with the latest WMO v37.0.0
• [ECC-1296] - GRIB2: Fix remaining MARS key mapping issues for UERRA/CARRA/CERRA
• [ECC-1299] - GRIB2: Add WMO encodings for 3 CAMS parameters
• [ECC-1301] - Add new centre 'UFZ' in Common Code table 11
• [ECC-1302] - GRIB2: Add missing codes in ECMWF version 1 local tables
• [ECC-1306] - GRIB2: Add new dry and wet deposition mass fluxes needed for CAMS 48r1
• [ECC-1307] - GRIB2: Add local ECMWF entries in code table 4.230 for CAMS 48r1 parameters
• [ECC-1309] - GRIB2: Add new precipitation type diagnostics 'most severe' and 'most frequent'
• [ECC-1310] - GRIB2: Add convective specific rain/snow water content
• [ECC-1311] - GRIB2: Add glacier mask parameter
• [ECC-1313] - GRIB2: Add/update parameters needed for Copernicus flood project
• [ECC-1276] - MEMFS: Better management of generated files
• [ECC-1294] - New MARS classes for ERA6 and ERA6/LAND

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1261] - GRIB local definition 12: MARS 'time' key should be HHMM not single digit
• [ECC-1286] - GRIB: Cannot set keys "scaleFactorOfLowerLimit" and "scaledValueOfLowerLimit" via the "lowerLimit" key for negative values
• [ECC-1295] - GRIB: nearest function fails on regular lat/lon grid on oblate spheroid
• [ECC-1273] - grib_get_data: keys added via '-p' should be separated by spaces not commas
• [ECC-1303] - GRIB2: Setting localDefinitionNumber=1 on paramId=228104 (e_WLCH4) corrupts message
• [ECC-1275] - grib_set: Setting unsigned values to -1 sets the maximum value for that key
• [ECC-1314] - GRIB1: Memory leak if conversion to GRIB2 fails
• [ECC-1277] - Test eccodes_t_grib_to_netcdf fails
• [ECC-1283] - bufr_compare: Does not detect differences in string arrays
• [ECC-1274] - BUFR: duplicated/incorrect error messages during decode
• [ECC-1290] - BUFR: Key spectralWaveDensity decoded incorrectly (on Windows)
• [ECC-1304] - BUFR encoding: Crash if bitmap specification is invalid
• [ECC-1305] - BUFR: Invalid code in definitions/bufr/tables/operators.table

Version 2.23.0 (August 2021)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1247] - grib_dump: indicate which key values can be set to "missing"
  The "-D" option of grib_dump can now be used to see which keys can be set to "missing"
  
  
• [ECC-1250] - Update BUFR tables with the latest WMO v36.0.0
• [ECC-1267] - Performance: reduce number of calls to function 'grib_is_all_bits_one'
• [ECC-1245] - GRIB: Add typeOfPostProcessing for 'geff' to efas_post_proc
• [ECC-1249] - GRIB: Update CAMS parameters (required for ADS, task 3)
• [ECC-1252] - Fortran example: problem compiling grib_read_from_file.f90
• [ECC-1253] - GRIB2: Error when setting localDefinitionNumber (centre=98)
• [ECC-1264] - GRIB2: Allow date and time of forecast to be 'missing' in local definition 98.41

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-922] - grib_get_data should fail on incorrectly coded grid
• [ECC-1219] - GRIB: packingType conversion from grid_ieee to grid_second_order
• [ECC-1243] - grib_ls -j: error listing the geography namespace
• [ECC-1244] - grib_get_data: iterator consumes vast amounts of memory when Ni is missing
• [ECC-1246] - Python3 bindings: UnicodeDecodeError when parsing BUFR file
• [ECC-1251] - MARS streams: Add config files for new ENS-Extended range streams
• [ECC-1258] - GRIB: find_nearest returns wrong point if searched location is at a grid point
• [ECC-1259] - BUFR encoding: Crash if compressedData set after unexpandedDescriptors
• [ECC-1260] - grib_ls/grib_get -pstep: does not show step ranges with hyphens in some cases
• [ECC-1262] - GRIB: Key 'typeOfLevel' not mapped for typeOfFirstFixedSurface 17 and 18
• [ECC-1263] - GRIB2: CCSDS packing: Assertion when creating constant field
• [ECC-1268] - eccodes_f90 library should link to threading library (pthreads/omp)
• [ECC-1255] - GRIB2: Key 'is_efas' has two elements rather than just one

Version 2.22.1 (June 2021)

• [ECC-1246] - Python3 bindings: UnicodeDecodeError when parsing BUFR file
• [ECC-1251] - MARS streams: Add config files for new ENS-Extended range streams
• [ECC-1245] - GRIB: Add typeOfPostProcessing for 'geff' to efas_post_proc
• [ECC-1249] - GRIB: Update CAMS parameters (required for ADS, task 3)

Version 2.22.0 (May 2021)

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1233] - grib_filter: Allow printing of 'byte' keys like bitmap and section paddings
• [ECC-1227] - GRIB2: Add new parameter "tropopause pressure"
• [ECC-1231] - Python2 bindings: Remove the experimental high-level interface
• [ECC-1232] - GRIB: Add units to orography fields
• [ECC-1235] - Fortran examples: Show how to convert an error code into a string
• [ECC-1236] - MARS Streams: Support next ENS-Extended range configuration
• [ECC-1239] - grib_get_data: Polar Stereographic: Better error message if earth is oblate

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1237] - grib_compare behaves differently for different compilers on CRAY
• [ECC-1242] - GRIB2: version 22 tables are incomplete
• [ECC-1201] - grib_util_set_spec: packing=av on IEEE packed gribs
• [ECC-1220] - Encoding with packingType=grid_ieee via codes_grib_util_set_spec
• [ECC-1221] - Encoding with packingType=grid_complex via codes_grib_util_set_spec
• [ECC-1222] - Encoding with packingType=grid_ccsds via codes_grib_util_set_spec
• [ECC-1225] - GRIB1: Fix units reported in grib_dump (for local parameters)
• [ECC-1226] - Python3 bindings: AttributeError when calling codes_index_get_double
• [ECC-1230] - Conversion of param=tp to edition=2 loses ensemble number

Version 2.21.0 (March 2021)

Contributions

• [ECC-1207] - GRIB2: BiFourier packing error
  Thanks to Météo-France

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-822] - grib_get_data: Allow user to specify number of decimal places for lats/lons
  The option "-L" is now provided for grib_get_data to specify the format for printing the latitudes/longitudes
  
  
• [ECC-539] - grib_copy/grib_set: Avoid overwriting files (output file same as input)
  This is a change of behaviour: The output file cannot be the same as the input
  
  
• [ECC-1211] - GRIB: Add new MARS class 'gw' - Global Wildfire
• [ECC-1209] - GRIB: New and updated parameters for CARRA/CERRA
• [ECC-1210] - GRIB: Add additional typeOfPostProcessing to EFAS local definition
• [ECC-1213] - GRIB: New and updated parameters for CARRA/CERRA, bunch 3
• [ECC-1214] - GRIB: Add new type of postprocessing for ULYSSES to the efas_post_proc concept
• [ECC-1223] - GRIB: New and updated parameters for CARRA/CERRA, bunch 31
• [ECC-1224] - GRIB2: CAMS parameters for 48r1
• [ECC-1216] - GRIB2: Add 'time' to the 'ls' namespace for local time templates
• [ECC-1196] - GRIB2: Add support for pre-operational WMO table versions

• [ECC-1203] - GRIB2 Definitions: Refactor section 4 templates for better modularisation
• [ECC-1204] - GRIB2 Definitions: Remove MARS keys from templates 4.53 and 4.54
• [ECC-1205] - GRIB2 Definitions: Remove unnecessary extra key from satellite templates
• [ECC-1218] - tigge_check update for CARRA/CERRA
• [ECC-1194] - MARS: Remove unused types
• [ECC-1208] - Fix name of macros: CODES_DUMP_FLAG_OCTECT and GRIB_DUMP_FLAG_OCTECT

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-1193] - GRIB CCSDS and PNG packing: setting packingType before values
• [ECC-1195] - Accessor 'sprintf' should by default be read-only
• [ECC-1197] - grib_get_data: Words on the first line should be separated by spaces not commas
• [ECC-1198] - Examples: grib_iterator should mention the 'bitmapPresent' key
• [ECC-1202] - GRIB CCSDS packing: fails if input packingType=grid_ieee
• [ECC-1206] - tigge_check not failing for some wrong validityTime/validityDate

Version 2.20.0 (January 2021)

Contributions

• [ECC-1164] - Performance: grib_nearest_find for reduced Gaussian grids
• [ECC-1159] - Windows: MEMFS option does not work

New Features/Improvements

• [ECC-1178] - Spurious trailing blank in "codes_info -v"
  [ECC-1157] - Python 2 support: Rename CMake option ENABLE_PYTHON to ENABLE_PYTHON2
• [ECC-1168] - Update GRIB2 tables/templates with the latest WMO V26.0.0
• [ECC-1173] - Update BUFR tables with the latest WMO v35.0.0
• [ECC-1167] - GRIB: Allow setting byte array as string
• [ECC-1171] - Performance: Python bindings: remove assert statements
• [ECC-1181] - Add function to determine if a BUFR key is defined in the header or data section

• [ECC-779] - Tools: Error 'no messages found in ...' should go to stderr
• [ECC-1163] - Update CAMS parameters with their CF names
• [ECC-1166] - GRIB: Add the gridName key for ORCA grids
• [ECC-1169] - GRIB2: Create 3 new parameters in the category 211
• [ECC-1175] - BUFR: Local tables to support CloudSat and CALIPSO data
• [ECC-1177] - Update GRIB2 definition of parameter 238
• [ECC-1182] - GRIB2: Deprecate Product Definition Template 4.47 in favour of 4.85
• [ECC-1184] - GRIB2: TypeOfLevel 17 and 18 should be mapped to levtype "sfc"
• [ECC-1190] - New MARS class UL (Ulysses)
• [ECC-1192] - Originating Centre: Update the details for the WMO code 291

• [ECC-1179] - bufr_copy/bufr_ls: Allow 'where' clause with Data Section keys
• [ECC-1183] - grib_ls: Add "gridName" to the list of keys for ECMWF unstructured grids
• [ECC-1186] - grib_dump: Does not print the definition file used for Flag Table keys

Bug Fixes

• [ECC-403] - BUFR: codes_is_missing reports 1 on keys that are not missing
• [ECC-806] - Local definitions precedence order
• [ECC-1156] - Python bindings test fails when library is built with MEMFS
• [ECC-1158] - GRIB encoding: data quality checks (limits) not working for spectral fields
• [ECC-1160] - Building with ENABLE_PRODUCT_BUFR=OFF and ENABLE_MEMFS=ON fails
• [ECC-1162] - GRIB2: Remove typeOfFirstFixedSurface from cnmc paramId 500044
• [ECC-1165] - Assertion: calling codes_set_bytes with incorrect length passed in
• [ECC-1170] - grib_filter: Fail if key of type double (e.g. values) is assigned to a string
• [ECC-1174] - bufr_filter: Time interval extraction fails if 'second' key has a missing value
• [ECC-1176] - Python3 bindings: float32 recognised as int instead of float
• [ECC-1185] - Crash in codes_context_delete() call
• [ECC-1187] - BUFR: Crash on codes_set_missing()

Version 2.19.1 (November 2020)

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