RELEASE NOTES cfsv2.1.9  (Prepared by Jack Woollen)


FILE CHANGES

* exec/cfs_cdas_gsi 
* exec/cfs_cdas_mkEvNc4r  
* fix/cfs_fix_om/TanF_WOA09_M4.nc 
* jobs/JCFS_CDAS_DUMP  
* jobs/JCFS_CDAS_PREP  
* jobs/JCFS_CDAS_FORECAST  
* parm/cfs_parm_am/cfs_cdas_config   
* parm/cfs_parm_om/namelist  
* parm/cfs_parm_om/tbl_nml/namelist_05_asym_10  
+ parm/cfs_parm_prep 
+ parm/cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_cqcbufr.gdas.parm 
+ parm/cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_prepacqc.gdas.parm 
+ parm/cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_prepdata.gdas.parm 
+ parm/cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_prepssmi.gdas.parm 
+ parm/cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_profcqc.gdas.parm 
* scripts/excfs_cdas_dump.sh.ecf  
* sorc/cfs_cdas_gds_obs.fd/mkEvNc4r.f  
* sorc/cfs_cdas_gsi.fd/read_iasi.f90  
* ush/cfs_cdas_mEN4.sh 

(*  changed)
(+  added)


JOB SCRIPT CHANGES

JCFS_CDAS_DUMP  
	-SST and ICE from $TANK_GRIBFLGS  (now:/com/gfs/prod/gdas.$pdy)
JCFS_CDAS_PREP  
        -set PARMPREP=$HOMEcfs/parm/cfs_parm_prep
        -set EXECPREP=/nwprod/obsproc_prep.v3.2.0/exec
JCFS_CDAS_FORECAST  
	-remove hardwired reference to $gespath and $jlogfile
	
USH SCRIPT CHANGES

cfs_cdas_mEN4.sh 
	-add new boundary condition file for exec/cfs_cdas_mkEvNc4r 
	
FIX and PARM FIELDS CHANGES
 
cfs_parm_am/cfs_cdas_config   
	-define DUMP_FROM_PROD variable
	-point to parm/cfs_parm_prep for prepobs parm files
cfs_parm_om/namelist  
	-set convective_adjust_on = .false.
cfs_parm_om/tbl_nml/namelist_05_asym_10  
	-set acoef = 0.01
cfs_parm_prep 
   -move prepobs parm files from /nwprod/parm into cfs vertical structure
cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_cqcbufr.gdas.parm 
cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_prepacqc.gdas.parm 
cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_prepdata.gdas.parm 
	-set GOES satwnd window to +/- 1 hour to control quantity in prepbufr file
cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_prepssmi.gdas.parm 
cfs_parm_prep/prepobs_profcqc.gdas.parm 
		

SOURCE CODE CHANGES

cfs_cdas_gds_obs.fd/mkEvNc4r.f  
	-add constraint on initial estimate of backfound error covariance
cfs_cdas_gsi.fd/read_iasi.f90  
	-screen metop-b data from read_iasi.f90
cfs_cdas_gsi.fd/ncepgfs_ghg.f90
	-change estimated co2 concentration to 2015 value

COMPUTING RESOURCE INFORMATION

     No change

VERSIONS OF LIBRARIES, COMPILERS AND SHARED CODE BEING USED

     No change

PRE-IMPLEMENTATION TESTING REQUIREMENTS

* which production jobs should be tested as part of this implementation?
	CFSv2.1.9  all 
* does this change require a 30-day evaluation?
	No 
* suggested evaluators
	Suru Saha, Jack Woollen, Dave Behringer

DISSEMINATION INFORMATION

     No change

HPSS ARCHIVE

     No change


IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTIONS

	https://svnemc.ncep.noaa.gov/projects/cfs/branches/woollen/cfsv2 (release notes incl.)
	Begin at the forecast step using initial conditions from the parallel run

JOB DEPENDENCIES

       No change