Release 0.3.1

[jr3cermak]

Release 0.3.1

Milestones

• [X] Release 0.3.1
  • [X] Add grid creation / editing example tutorial in user manual.
  • [X] Allow plotting of supergrid.
  • [X] PR #11 fix for xarray=0.19.0 (merge with 0.3.1)
  • [X] Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bugreport.yaml
  • [x] Add .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md

TODOs

• [X] Partial work to show comparison of grid tools: gridtools vs FRE-NCtools.
• [X] Grid plotting
  • [X] Grid
  • [X] Gridboxes
  • [X] Supergrid
• [X] plotting: allow adjustment satelliteHeight, for now it is fixed to the default
• [X] pytest: This will allow testing of core code via command line and iterative methods.
• [X] dynamic reading of grids
  • [X] grid type declaration
  • [X] MOM6 grid module
  • [X] ROMS grid module
• [X] ability write out all MOM6 ancillary files when writing a grid
• [X] Add a notebook or two that demonstrates some of the esoteric API features of the library: help, debugging, etc.

BUGS

• [X] fix for xarray=0.19.0 contributions by
  • Angus Gibson <>: reporting and assisting with root cause analysis
  • Olga Sergienko osergien@princeton.edu: report with key error messages
• [X] Unable to plot loaded MOM6 grids using "Remote Files".