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-</tbody><tbody> </tbody> <tbody> <tr nosave=""> <td nosave=""><b>Current fixed release:</b></td> <td><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.7<br>
+</tbody><tbody> </tbody> <tbody> <tr nosave=""> <td nosave=""><b>Current fixed release:</b></td> <td><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.7a<br>
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 The following table documents all changes to the PALM repository since 2009. Older changes can be found <a href="tec_doc_1998-2008.html">here</a>.<br>
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-Entries in the fourth column specify the type of the change:
+Entries in the fifth column specify the type of the change:
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 of existing code (C), new code (N) or bugfix (B). More detailed
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+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 27px;">05/02/10<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 38px;">SR<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 42px;">483<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40px;">3.7a<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 27px;">N<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 497px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">compare_palm_logs </span>is additionally compiled with <span style="font-weight: bold;">mbuild</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">-u</span> . (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">Makefile</span> in <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">trunk/UTIL</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+make options (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">mopts</span>) to be set by configuration file implemented. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">mrun</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">mbuild</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+      <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">humidity</span> = <span style="font-style: italic;">.T.</span> can be used for runs with topography. <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">wall_humidityflux</span> and<br><span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">
+wall_scalarflux</span> are the corresponding new inipar parameters.<br>
+(<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">check_parameters</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">init_3d_model</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">parin</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Large scale vertical motion (subsidence/ascent) can be added as
+additional source to the prognostic equation for potential temperature.
+See new parameters <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">large_scale_subsidence</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">ws_vertical_gradient</span>, and <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">ws_vertical_gradient_level</span>. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">check_parameters</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">header</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">Makefile</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">modules</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">parin</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">prognostic_equations</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">read_var_list</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">subsidence</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">write_var_list</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+A simple method for installing and running palm (with limited features) has been added. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">Makefile</span>, new scripts <span style="font-weight: bold;">palm_simple_install</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">palm_simple_run</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Masked data output has been implemented but it is not documented in the
+user manual so far. This feature can already use NetCDF4 file format.
+(check_open, check_parameters, close_file, modules, netcdf, parin,
+time_integration, user_parin, new: data_output_mask, init_masks,
+user_data_output_mask)<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 189px;">check_open, check
+parameters, close_file, header, init_3d_model, Makefile, mbuild, modules, mrun,
+netcdf, parin, prognostic_equations, read_var_list, time_integration, user_parin, write_var_list<br>
+      <br><span style="font-weight: bold;">
+new:</span> data_output_mask,&nbsp; init_masks, palm_simple_install, palm_simple_run, subsidence, user_data_output_mask<br>
+<br>
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+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 497px;">2d-decomposition is default for Cray-XT machines. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">init_pegrid</span>)<br>
+      <br><span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">
+var_ts</span> is replaced by <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">dots_max</span>. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">modules</span>, <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">init_3d_model</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Every cloud droplet has now an own weighting factor and can be deleted
+due to collisions. Condensation and collision of cloud droplets are
+adjusted accordingly. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">advec_particles</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Collision efficiency for large cloud droplets has changed according to table of Rogers and Yau. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">collision_efficiency</span>)<br>
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+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 189px;">advec_particles, collision_efficiency, init_3d_model, init_pegrid, modules<br>
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+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 27px;">B<br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 497px;">Bugfix for generating serial jobs. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">subjob</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix: index problem concerning gradient_level indices removed. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">header</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Dimension of array <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">stat</span> in cascade change to prevent type problems with mpi2 libraries. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">poisfft_hybrid</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Loop was split to make runs reproducible when using ifort compiler. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">disturb_field</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix: exchange of ghost points for <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">prho</span> included. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">time_integration</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix in calculation of time-averaged surface heatfluxes. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">sum_up_3d_data</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix in calculation of precipitation_rate. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">calc_precipitation</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix: initial data assignments to some dvrp arrays changed due to error messages from gfortran compiler. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">modules</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix in calculation of cloud droplet velocity. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">advec_particles</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix in transfer of particles at south/left edge. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">advec_particles</span>)<br>
+      <br>
+Bugfix in calculation of collision efficiency. (<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">collision_efficiency</span>)<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;"></span><br>
+      </td>
+      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 189px;">advec_particles,
+calc_precipitation, collision_efficiency, disturb_field, header,
+modules, poisfft_hybrid, subjob, sum_up_3d_data,
+time_integration<br>
+<br>
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       <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 497px;">Bugfix: array <span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">d</span> is
