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  AquaBEHER Changelog

AquaBEHER 1.4.0

🆕 Added

• 🛠 Parameter Validation: An improved and more robust version of the parameter validation checks, along with additional data quality and validation checks for the seasFcstQBR function.

  • 🔍 Input Validation: Checks added for hisYearStart, hisYearEnd, and the structure of seasRain and hisWSCvar.

  • ❓ Null and Missing Checks: Added is.null and is.na checks for rainTerc and key data columns.

  • ⚠ Unrealistic Data Warning: Warnings for unrealistic hisWSCvar values (e.g., values outside 0-365 days) and negative rainfall values.

  • 📅 Year Filtering: Ensures seasRain and hisWSC match on years after filtering.

• 🧪 Testing Structure: Established testing structure using testthat for the seasFcstQBR function.

• 📖 Documentation: Added a Seasonal Forecast section to the vignette.

🔄 Changed

• 📚 Documentation: Improved documentation for seasFcstQBR.

• 🔄 Function Name: Changed the function name from seasFcst to seasFcstQBR.

• 📝 DESCRIPTION File: Edited the DESCRIPTION file as directed by CRAN.

AquaBEHER 1.2.0

🆕 Added

• 📖 Citation Information: Citation details are now included in inst/CITATION, enabling proper referencing.

• 📊 CRAN Downloads Badge: A badge displaying CRAN downloads has been added to the README to track package usage.

• ✅ Data Quality Control: New data validation checks have been introduced to ensure the integrity of inputs for water balance calculations. These include realistic value checks and error handling.

• 🧪 Testing Structure: Established comprehensive unit tests for the calcWatBal and calcSeasCal functions using testthat, ensuring better test coverage and reliability.

• ⚙ Parameter Validation: Enhanced validation mechanisms in the calcSeasCal function to ensure accurate input. Improvements include:

  • 🔍 Consistency Checks: Ensures that date-related columns (Year, Month, Day) are complete and contain no missing values.

  • 📅 Date Validation: Ensures onsetWind.start, onsetWind.end, and cessaWind.end are valid dates using lubridate::is.Date().

  • 📐 Range Validation: Confirms that R-index values fall between 0 and 1, while Soil Moisture values remain non-negative.

  • 📏 Length Consistency: Ensures R-index and Soil Moisture arrays match the length of the Year column.

  • 🌱 soilWHC Validation: Verifies that soilWHC is a positive numeric value for accurate soil water holding capacity calculations.

🔄 Changed

• 📦 Package Imports: Transitioned from raster to terra for more efficient spatial data processing.

• 📈 ‘calcWatBal’ Function: Now returns a list that includes:

  • A dataframe with results.
  • A list of warnings for unrealistic or adjusted values in the input data, making error tracing easier.

• 📅 Wet Season Calendar (WSC) Parameters: Improved logic and criteria for characterizing the onset and cessation of the wet season, ensuring more accurate agroclimatic analysis.

AquaBEHER 1.0.0

🆕 Added

• 🛠 Error Handling: Enhanced error management for missing or unrealistic values, making the package more robust and user-friendly.

• ⚖ Consistency Checks: Implemented validation to ensure that maximum temperature is always greater than minimum temperature, avoiding input errors.

• 📝 Documentation: Significantly improved package documentation for better clarity and completeness, including examples and usage guidance.

• 🧪 Testing: Introduced unit testing for the calcEto function, further improving the reliability of core calculations.

AquaBEHER 0.1.0

🆕 Initial Release

• 🌱 AquaBEHER 0.1.0: Initial submission to CRAN, introducing essential functionalities for estimating soil water balance and wet season characterization.

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They may not be fully stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.