Integrate ARO observations into the workflow and rename RDA to GDEX - #428
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…A to GDEX - gnssaro download/convert pipeline in GetObs.csh/ObsToIODA.csh, format and source selectable via yaml (AROFormat, AROSource, AROPostProcRelease, AROVersion) - GladeRDAOnline renamed to GDEXOnline throughout
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This looks OK to me, as a non-expert reviewer.
I saw a failure in the Variational1 step when spot checking a modified scenario, which was due to ufo PR 4253.
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Adds end-to-end support for ARO (airborne GNSS-RO) observations processing and assimilation with MPAS-JEDI. This includes integrating the gnssaro download and conversion pipeline into
GetObs.cshandObsToIODA.csh, with observation format (netcdforbufr) and source (nrtorpostProc) configurable through new observations.yaml options (AROFormat,AROSource,AROPostProcRelease, andAROVersion).The PR also adds support for the
gnssaro_bufr2ioda.pyconverter, introduces agnssarobndropp2dYAML stubs for da and hofx configuration, adds new workflow scenarios for ARO processing and assimilation, and renames GladeRDAOnline to GDEXOnline throughout the workflow.Note: AROFormat: bufr is currently incompatible with AROSource: postProc because AGS post-processed bfrPrf files use a BUFR encoding that eccodes cannot decode. This unsupported configuration is detected during configuration with a clear error message, preventing failures later during batch execution.
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