LISF Public 7.3.0 Release

Please see LISF's website, https://lis.gsfc.nasa.gov/, for download links to source code and documentation, as well as an overview of everything new.

LISF 557WW 7.3.2 Release

Release notes:

• Ensure that the USAF processing scripts use Python3
• Correct typo regarding generating USAFSI filenames

LISF 557WW 7.3.1 Release

Release notes:

• Add support to compile on koehr

LISF 557WW 7.3.0 Release

Release notes:

• Created next-generation global 10-km snow and ice analysis (USAFSI)
  • Updated SSMIS snow depth retrievals (multichannel, considers variations in forest cover)
  • Use Bratseth scheme
  • Updated quality control checks
• Added IMERG support to precipitation analysis
• Reduced memory footprint in precipitation analysis
• Retuned run-time covariance settings for GALWEM and GFS-FV3
• Upgraded Noah LSM to version 3.9
• Added NoahMP 4.0.1 LSM
• Added “warm-start” capability for JULES 5.0 LSM from GALWEM
• Upgraded soil moisture DA
  • Added monthly CDF bias-correction (was annual)
  • Improved observation quality control (frozen soil, urban area, dense vegetation, etc)
• Updated snow DA to support USAFSI analysis
• Added functionality to enable initialization of GALWEM's LoBCs using offline LIS-JULES