RELEASE NOTES: GFS.v15.1.0 downstream products - released Jan 24, 2019

CODE CHANGES
 * No code change
	
JOB CHANGES
 * The followig jobs (J-job) have been modified to combine into one job

   - JGFS_AWIPS_20KM_1P0DEG      -----> combined of JGFS_AWIPS_1P0DEG job and JGFS_AWIPS_20KM job

   - JGFS_GEMPAK_NCDC_UPAPGIF    -----> combined of JGFS_GEMPAK_NCDC job and JGFS_GEMPAK_UPAPGIF job

   - JGFS_PGRB2_SPEC_NPOESS      -----> combined of JGFS_NPOESS_PGRB2_0P5DEG job and JGFS_PGRB2_SPEC_POST job

   - JGDAS_BULLS_NAVY            -----> combined of JGDAS_BULLS job and JGDAS_MKNAVYBULLS job

   The remain GFS downstream jobs are same

   - JGDAS_GEMPAK
   - JGDAS_GEMPAK_META_NCDC
   - JGFS_AWIPS_G2
   - JGFS_FAX
   - JGFS_FAX_WAFS
   - JGFS_FBWIND
   - JGFS_GEMPAK
   - JGFS_GEMPAK_META
   - JGFS_PGRB2_SPEC_GEMPAK

   All Job cards have same setting for testing on DELL with EMS FV3GFS real time data.
   ( An example: JGFS_GEMPAK )
   # LSBATCH: User input
   #BSUB -J gfs_gempak_00
   #BSUB -o /gpfs/dell2/ptmp/Boi.Vuong/output/gfs_gempak_00.o%J
   #BSUB -e /gpfs/dell2/ptmp/Boi.Vuong/output/gfs_gempak_00.o%J
   #BSUB -q debug
   #BSUB -cwd /gpfs/dell2/ptmp/Boi.Vuong/output
   #BSUB -W 00:30
   #BSUB -P GFS-T2O
   #BSUB -n 24                                     # 24 tasks
   #BSUB -R span[ptile=12]                         # 12 task per node
   #BSUB -R affinity[core(1):distribute=balance]   # using 12 cores on node and bind to 1
                                                   # core per task and distribute across sockets

   ####################################
   ##  Load the GRIB Utilities modules
   ####################################

   module load EnvVars/1.0.2
   module load ips/18.0.1.163
   module load CFP/2.0.1
   module load impi/18.0.1
   module load lsf/10.1
   module load prod_util/1.1.0
   module load prod_envir/1.0.2
   module load NCL/6.4.0                         NOTE:DO NOT load module NCAR/6.4.0  (IT DOES NOT WORK WITH FAX CHART)
   #
   #   This is a test version on DELL
   #
   module use -a /gpfs/dell1/nco/ops/nwpara/modulefiles/compiler_prod/ips/18.0.1
   module load grib_util/1.1.0
   module load bufr_dumplist/2.0.0
   module load dumpjb/5.0.0

   #
   #  This is a test GEMPAK version 7.3.1 on DELL
   #
   ###########################################
   # Now set up GEMPAK/NTRANS environment
   ###########################################
   module use -a /gpfs/dell1/nco/ops/nwpara/modulefiles/
   module load gempak/7.3.1

FV3 GFS DRIVER:
   All drivers are used to test downtream jobs in gfs.v15.1.0/driver/run_*__dell.sh_xx   where is xx is cycle

The followig jobs, scripts, parm have been modified to meet NCO - EE2 implementation standards.
JOB CHANGES
   - Jobs:
     JGDAS_BULLS_NAVY
     JGDAS_GEMPAK
     JGDAS_GEMPAK_META_NCDC
     JGFS_AWIPS_20KM_1P0DEG
     JGFS_AWIPS_G2
     JGFS_FAX
     JGFS_FAX_WAFS
     JGFS_FBWIND
     JGFS_GEMPAK
     JGFS_GEMPAK_META
     JGFS_GEMPAK_NCDC_UPAPGIF
     JGFS_PGRB2_SPEC_GEMPAK
     JGFS_PGRB2_SPEC_NPOESS

SCRIPTS CHANGES
   - Scripts
     exgdas_bulls_navy.sh.ecf
     exgdas_nawips.sh.ecf
     exgempak_gdas_gif_ncdc.sh.ecf
     exgempak_gfs_gif_ncdc_skew_t.sh.ecf
     exgfs_awips_20km_1p0deg.sh.ecf
     exgfs_fax.sh.ecf
     exgfs_fax_wafs.sh.ecf
     exgfs_fbwind.sh.ecf
     exgfs_gempak_meta.sh.ecf
     exgfs_grib_awips_g2.sh.ecf
     exgfs_grib_awips.sh.ecf
     exgfs_nawips.sh.ecf
     exglobal_grib2_special_npoess.sh.ecf
     exgoes_nawips.sh.ecf
     exnawips.sh.ecf

USH SCRIPT CHANGES
   -ush 
    gfs_postanl2.sh
    gfs_prdgen.sh

PARM CHANGES
   -parm
    All parm cards for AWIPS products have been added Total precipitation accumulation (APCP) and convective precipitation (ACPCP)
    with continuoues accumulation, instananeous precipitation type (CRAIN, CSNOW, CICEP, CFRZR) and Vertical velocity DZDT (m/s)
    non-hydrostatic computed in model.
    
GEMPAK USH SCRIPT CHANGES
   -gempak/ush
    In FV3GFS upgrade (Q2FY19), the output files for MAG will be located on DELL as follow:
    from
        /gpfs/hps/nco/ops/com/mag/prod/mag.YYYYMMDD
    to
        /gpfs/hps/nco/ops/com/gfs/prod/gfs.YYYYMMDD/xx   where xx is cycle: 00, 06, 12 and 18  
   - gempak/meta file
    In FV3GFS upgrade (Q2FY19), the GEMPAK stopped to generate (*.vgf) files.