v2026.1.0

What's Changed

• Updates to IC perturbation schemes by @jsschreck in #212
• Update create_derecho_env.sh to use conda for torch and remove erroneous NCCL by @benkirk in #231
• updated era5_multistep_batcher.py to work with cftime by @kjmayer in #230
• pull request for conus404_data branch by @sethmcg in #194
• Small bug fix by @charlie-becker in #239
• Updated with codecov action by @djgagne in #235
• Updated train.py to fix key check bug by @djgagne in #246
• Update PyTorch version in environment script by @djgagne in #247
• Bump the actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #248
• Model and dataset for adding Samudra (OM4 dataset) support within CREDIT by @jsschreck in #226
• RAL GWC AI model updates + credit.transforms revamp by @yingkaisha in #224
• Added ensemble support to pressure interpolation by @jsschreck in #249
• New Loss and Ruff Fixes by @djgagne in #250
• gpu_type updates by @negin513 in #253
• Update gefs.py by @charlie-becker in #256
• Bugfix on the application of credit.transforms to rollout_realtime.py by @yingkaisha in #258
• Camulator v02.1 by @WillyChap in #254
• Pressure by @djgagne in #260
• Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 in the actions group by @dependabot[bot] in #261
• Bump the actions group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #266
• Crossformer refactor by @jsschreck in #263
• ERA5 Data loader by @charlie-becker in #272
• Updates to distributed training and docs by @djgagne in #271
• Change weight initialization to Xavier normal for the PixelShuffle sharpening layer by @kevinyang-cky in #275
• Quick fixes by @djgagne in #276

New Contributors

• @benkirk made their first contribution in #231
• @kjmayer made their first contribution in #230
• @kevinyang-cky made their first contribution in #275

Full Changelog: v2025.3.0...v2026.1.0