TEXAS BAYCAST – Changelog

Version 1.3.0

Major update

Core Changes

• Implemented a new vertical grid to reduce layers in shallow regions (no change to horizontal grid).
• Switched run directory with 270e.
• 3D products are no longer backward compatible with BAYCAST versions earlier than 1.3.0.
  2D products remain compatible due to consistent horizontal grid.

Minor Changes

• Updated NumPy and pandas syntax to support NumPy > 2.4 and pandas > 2.2.
• Updated pandas date_range hourly frequency to 'h' rather than 'H' (uppercase format deprecated in pandas 2.2.0, February 2025).
• Reformatted int(self.nobn) to avoid array-indexing issues in newer NumPy versions.
• Maintains backward compatibility with NumPy 2.2 and pandas 2.0.
• Updated metadata attributes to reflect current contact information.
• Added this changelog. (Earlier version history was reconstructed by Alex.)

Bug Fixes

• Resolved non-monotonic errors encountered when reading HYCOM files.
• Fixed issues associated with New Year’s Eve / New Year’s Day and isolated faulty HYCOM days.
• Added validation to detect HYCOM inputs that fall far outside the simulation window.

Update Author: Dr. Alex Barth

Version 1.2.0

Major update

Last major update by Dr. Kyle Wright

Core Changes

• Added National Water Model streamflow forecasts.
• Updated multiple inflow parameters.

Minor Changes

• Updated NumPy dependency to versions > 2.2.

Update Author: Dr. Kyle Wright

Version 1.1.2

Core Changes

• Targeted inflow improvements near Port Isabel.
• Introduced a new horizontal datum (transition from run270b22 to run270d).
  This change is not backward compatible with version 1.0.

Minor Changes

• Improvements to current validation.

Update Author: Dr. Kyle Wright