HYSPLIT Model Updates

Highlights of Recent Updates

Most changes since V265 were minor addressing a variety of issues ...
Added GUI option to batch process ensemble simulations for performance statistics
Solved issue with labeling of Google Earth KMZ files for concentration plotting
Created FTP log file to document problems that may occur with data transfers
Fixed problem associated with adding concentration files together near the prime meridian
Closed the particle input file after reading so the same file can be used for output
Added a new namelist option to turn on or off radioactive decay of deposited material

Added specific humidity and mixing ratio as output options for trajectories
New program to map model performance statistics
Modified compuation of KSP to exclude zero measured-predicted
When using time averaged velocity fields for transport turn off interpolation
Added additional data sets to forecast download menu
Using updated installer/uninstaller to eliminate false positive virus detections

The default in-cloud particle wet removal coefficient was reduced
When multiple species are defined on one particle, gravitational settling only occurs on last
Spatial interpolation of the precipitation field for wet removal calculations is turned off
Wet removal only occurs when both precipitation and clouds are defined in the same grid cell
Definitions for the cloud bottom and top have been moved to the namelist file
The hourly particle number release rate can now be defined explicitly
The local time zone can be shown in the concplot label rather than UTC
Corrections to KML files to define contours that span the International Dateline
The testing script was updated to include the simulation of CAPTEX release two
Utility and plotting programs were updated to permit plotting of data points in DATEM format
The WRF-ARL decoder was corrected to handle extra user defined 3D variables

Changed version naming convention to use SVN (version control) revision number
Added the SVN revision number to MESSAGE file and trajectory/concentration plotting pgms
Permit definition of a vertical line source in EMITIMES file
Randomized particle position during emission for vertical line sources and area sources
Generalized input of /bdyfiles files to automatically determine EOL character sequence
AFWA decoder can now handle Lambert, Mercator, or Polar projections
Raised the limit meteorological /directory/file names from 80 characters to 256 each
Also added a new namelist field (MESSG) to define the base name of the MESSAGE file
New namelist option to create a Log-normal particle size distribution in multiple sub-bins
Added grib1 decoding for UK meteorological office files
New residence time option to trajectory frequency program
New default color table options for concplot and the option for a user defined color table
Modified horizontal puff dispersion rate to be more consistent with particle dispersion
Longer-range horizontal square-root puff growth rate replaced by empirical function
Change to use Kantha-Clayson as default turbulence when TKE field is missing
Ensemble cleanup script added to GUI