diff --git a/docs/iris/src/_templates/index.html b/docs/iris/src/_templates/index.html index e444067911..3f12c8d521 100644 --- a/docs/iris/src/_templates/index.html +++ b/docs/iris/src/_templates/index.html @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ extra information on specific technical issues

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    What's new in Iris 2.0?
    +

    What's new in Iris 2.1?
    recent changes in Iris's capabilities

    • diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.5.rst b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.5.rst index c1713bf15f..7af1e40285 100644 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.5.rst +++ b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/1.5.rst @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Iris 1.5 features plt.gca().gridlines() plt.show() - .. image:: pics/transverse_merc.png + .. image:: images/transverse_merc.png * Support for loading NAME files (gridded and trajectory data). * Multi-dimensional coordinate support added for diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/2.1.rst b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/2.1.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a1c4a21e5f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/2.1.rst @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +What's New in Iris 2.1 +********************** + +:Release: 2.1 +:Date: 2018-06-06 + +This document explains the new/changed features of Iris in version 2.1 +(:doc:`older "What's New" release notes can be found here`.) + + +Iris 2.1 Dependency updates +=========================== + +* The `cf_units `_ dependency + was updated to cf_units ``v2.0``. + cf_units v2 is almost entirely backwards compatible with v1. + However the ability to preserve some aliased calendars has been removed. + For this reason, it is possible that NetCDF load of a variable with a + "standard" calendar will result in a saved NetCDF of a "gregorian" + calendar. +* Iris updated its time-handling functionality from the + `netcdf4-python `_ + ``netcdftime`` implementation to the standalone module + `cftime `_. + cftime is entirely compatible with netcdftime, but some issues may + occur where users are constructing their own datetime objects. + In this situation, simply replacing ``netcdftime.datetime`` with + ``cftime.datetime`` should be sufficient. +* Iris now requires version 2 of Matplotlib, and ``>=1.14`` of NumPy. + Full requirements can be seen in the `requirements `_ + directory of the Iris' the source. + +Iris 2.1 Features +================= + +* Added ``repr_html`` functionality to the :class:`~iris.cube.Cube` to provide + a rich html representation of cubes in Jupyter notebooks. + + .. image:: images/notebook_repr.png + +* Updated :func:`iris.cube.Cube.name` to return a STASH code if the cube has + one and no other valid names are present. This is now consistent with the + summary information from :func:`iris.cube.Cube.summary`. +* The partial collapse of multi-dimensional auxiliary coordinates is now + supported. Collapsed bounds span the range of the collapsed dimension(s). +* Added new function :func:`iris.cube.CubeList.realise_data` to compute + multiple lazy values in a single operation, avoiding repeated re-loading of + data or re-calculation of expressions. +* The methods :meth:`iris.cube.Cube.convert_units` and + :meth:`iris.coords.Coord.convert_units` no longer forcibly realise the cube + data or coordinate points/bounds. The converted values are now lazy arrays + if the originals were. +* Added :meth:`iris.analysis.trajectory.interpolate` that allows you to + interpolate to find values along a trajectory. +* It is now possible to add an attribute of ``missing_value`` to a cube. + https://github.com/SciTools/iris/issues/1588 +* Iris can now represent data on the Albers Equal Area Projection, + and the NetCDF loader and saver were updated to handle this. + https://github.com/SciTools/iris/issues/2943 + +Bugs Fixed +========== + +* All var names being written to NetCDF are now CF compliant. + Non alpha-numeric characters are replaced with '_', and var names now always + have a leading letter. https://github.com/SciTools/iris/pull/2930 +* A cube resulting from a regrid operation using the `iris.analysis.AreaWeighted` + regridding scheme will now have the smallest floating point data type + to which the source cube's data type can be safely converted using NumPy's + type promotion rules. + +Incompatible Changes +==================== +* The deprecated :mod:`iris.experimental.um` was removed. + Please use consider using `mule `_ + as an alternative. diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.0/incompatiblechange_2018-Jan-12_area_weighted_regridder_dtype.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.0/incompatiblechange_2018-Jan-12_area_weighted_regridder_dtype.txt deleted file mode 100644 index c3bcd7f55b..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.0/incompatiblechange_2018-Jan-12_area_weighted_regridder_dtype.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -* A cube resulting from a regrid operation using the `iris.analysis.AreaWeighted` regridding scheme will now have the smallest floating point data type to which the source cube's data type can be safely converted using NumPy's type promotion rules. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/bugfix_2018-May-03_var_name_constraint.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/bugfix_2018-May-03_var_name_constraint.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 4ffddcb7be..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/bugfix_2018-May-03_var_name_constraint.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -* All var names being written to NetCDF are now CF compliant. Non alpha-numeric characters are replaced with '_', and must always have a leading letter. - Ref: https://github.com/SciTools/iris/pull/2930 diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/incompatiblechange_2018-May-01_remove_experimental_um.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/incompatiblechange_2018-May-01_remove_experimental_um.txt deleted file mode 100644 index fc128a57db..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/incompatiblechange_2018-May-01_remove_experimental_um.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -* Removed :mod:`iris.experimental.um`. Please use `mule ` instead. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Feb-04_lazy_convert_units.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Feb-04_lazy_convert_units.txt deleted file mode 100644 index ac30589dd5..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Feb-04_lazy_convert_units.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -* The methods :meth:`iris.cube.Cube.convert_units` and - :meth:`iris.coords.Coord.convert_units` no longer forcibly realise the cube - data or coordinate points/bounds : The converted values are now lazy arrays - if the originals were. diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Jan-04_missing_value_attr.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Jan-04_missing_value_attr.txt deleted file mode 100644 index fb265ac55b..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Jan-04_missing_value_attr.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -* It is now possible to add an attribute of missing_value to a cube. https://github.com/SciTools/iris/issues/1588 refers diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Jan-18_trajectory-interpolate.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Jan-18_trajectory-interpolate.txt deleted file mode 100644 index ff6c3076e1..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Jan-18_trajectory-interpolate.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -* Added :meth:`iris.analysis.trajectory.interpolate` that allows you interpolate to find values along a trajectory. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Mar-08_co_realise_cubes.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Mar-08_co_realise_cubes.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 799a768f3c..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-Mar-08_co_realise_cubes.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -* Added new function :func:`iris.cube.CubeList.realise_data` to compute - multiple lazy values in a single operation, avoiding repeated re-loading of - data or re-calculation of expressions. diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-03_multidim_collapse.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-03_multidim_collapse.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e9dc217cb3..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-03_multidim_collapse.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -* The partial collapse of multi-dimensional auxiliary coordinates is now - supported. Collapsed bounds span the range of the collapsed dimension(s). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-03_stash_names.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-03_stash_names.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 7c3eacbb1c..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-03_stash_names.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -* Updated :func:`iris.cube.Cube.name` to return a STASH code if the cube has - one and no other valid names are present. This is now consistent with the - summary information. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-08_repr-html.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-08_repr-html.txt deleted file mode 100644 index f64f2580e9..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-08_repr-html.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -* Added ``repr_html`` functionality to the :class:`~iris.cube.Cube` to provide - a rich html representation of cubes in Jupyter notebooks. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-22_cf_units_2.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-22_cf_units_2.txt deleted file mode 100644 index e648e4b10b..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-22_cf_units_2.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ -Iris updated its cf_units dependency to cf_units v2. cf_units 2 is almost entirely backwards compatible, -although the ability to preserve some alias calendars has been removed. For this reason, it is possible -that NetCDF load of a variable with a "standard" calendar will result in a saved NetCDF of a "gregorian" -calendar. diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-23_cftime.txt b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-23_cftime.txt deleted file mode 100644 index de74eeb8d6..0000000000 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/contributions_2.1/newfeature_2018-May-23_cftime.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -Iris updated its time-handling functionality from the netcdf4-python builtin netcdftime to the standalone module cftime. -cftime is entirely compatible with netcdftime. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/pics/transverse_merc.png b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/images/transverse_merc.png similarity index 100% rename from docs/iris/src/whatsnew/pics/transverse_merc.png rename to docs/iris/src/whatsnew/images/transverse_merc.png diff --git a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/index.rst b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/index.rst index 10cfb5ddad..104c5074ca 100644 --- a/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/index.rst +++ b/docs/iris/src/whatsnew/index.rst @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Iris versions. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + 2.1.rst 2.0.rst 1.13.rst 1.12.rst