Improvements to Pandas-to-Iris bridge

docs/src/conf.py

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def _dotv(version):
     "numpy": ("https://numpy.org/doc/stable/", None),
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3/", None),
     "scipy": ("https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/", None),
+    "pandas": ("https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/", None),
 }
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.

docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst

@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 #. `@stephenworsley`_ updated to the latest CF Standard Names Table ``v79``
    (19 March 2022). (:pull:`4910`)
 
+#. `@trexfeathers`_ and `@lbdreyer`_ (reviewer) added
+   :func:`iris.pandas.as_cubes`, which provides richer conversion from
+   Pandas :class:`~pandas.Series` / :class:`~pandas.DataFrame`\s to one or more
+   :class:`~iris.cube.Cube`\s. This includes: n-dimensional datasets,
+   :class:`~iris.coords.AuxCoord`\s, :class:`~iris.coords.CellMeasure`\s,
+   :class:`~iris.coords.AncillaryVariable`\s, and multi-dimensional
+   coordinates. (:pull:`4890`)
+
 
 🐛 Bugs Fixed
 =============
@@ -190,7 +198,10 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 🔥 Deprecations
 ===============
 
-#. N/A
+#. `@trexfeathers`_ and `@lbdreyer`_ (reviewer) deprecated
+   :func:`iris.pandas.as_cube` in favour of the new
+   :func:`iris.pandas.as_cubes` - see `✨ Features`_ for more details.
+   (:pull:`4890`)
 
 
 🔗 Dependencies