release_notes_v5.1.11

Release Notes: RAP v5.1.11

v5.1.11 - released July 7, 2023
* Source code changes to address an operational crash in the HRRR Alaska smoke processing.
   * With the recent addition of AF-Iband VIIRS data to the real-time operational runs, it’s likely that more FRP points will be detected at each gridpoint, which was the underlying reason for the crash.  In the smoke processing code, there is a hardwired cap of 20 detections, and with this code fix the loop will be skipped if the number of detections is greater than 20.
   * Included with these changes to the RAP smoke processing are similar changes to the HRRR Alaska and HRRR CONUS smoke processing.


* Repository Details
   * Clone the rap.v5.1.11 branch of the RAP GitHub repository using the following command (contains v5.1.11 release notes):
* git clone -b rap.v5.1.11 https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/RAP.git


* sorc files changed
   * sorc/rap_prep_smoke.fd/process-obs/HRRR-AK-Smoke/src/merge_FRP_HRRR_AK.f90
   * sorc/rap_prep_smoke.fd/process-obs/HRRR-Smoke/src/merge_FRP_HRRR_v3.f90
   * sorc/rap_prep_smoke.fd/process-obs/RAP-Smoke/src/merge_FRP_RAP_v3.f90


* resource changes
   * N/A


* implementation instructions
   * Retrieve the rap.v5.1.11 branch from GitHub
   * Recompile the prep_smoke source codes.
   * Run the smoke processing job for a single cycle.  A full cycle test is not needed.
   * These changes should be implemented alongside hrrr.v4.1.9.