[aspect-devel] ASPECT Newsletter #55

[Rene Gassmoeller]

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #55.
It automatically reports recently merged features and discussions about the ASPECT mantle convection code.


## Below you find a list of recently proposed or merged features:

#2258: fix bug described in [issue #2252] (proposed by YiminJin; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2258

#2257: jenkins: fix info stage (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2257

#2255: Add way to access mesh refinement strategies (proposed by class4kayaker) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2255

#2254: Update the citation page. (proposed by bangerth) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2254

#2253: Fix base model initialization for depth dependent material model (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2253

#2249: Jenkins: fix my email address (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2249

#2248: Jenkins: print some info before failing (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2248

#2247: set required ASPECT version in plugin files (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2247

#2245: update release tasklist (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2245

#2242: add a link to the ASPECT 2.0 webinar (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2242

#2241: Better document what 'spherical' means in 2d. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2241

#2240: www: update links to 2.0 (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2240

#2239: update reference to zenodo (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2239

#2237: More small fixes to do with physical units. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2237

#2236: Better document the purpose of the reference viscosity in material models. (proposed by bangerth) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2236

#2235: Fix visco plastic floating point exception (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2235

#2234: update citing_aspect.bib (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2234

#2233: allow compilation of documentation without changelog files (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2233

#2232: update release task list (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2232

#2230: release task: update version and changes.h (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2230

#2229: fix missing labels in manual (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2229

#2228: Formatting and copyright update (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2228

#2227: fix the reaction term in the Melt Stokes system for operator splitting (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2227

#2226: Restructure derivative tests (proposed by MFraters; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2226

#2225: Disable floating point exceptions for clang6 (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2225

#2202: [post-2.0] Automate test procedure (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2202

#2197: Add release notice to tasklist (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2197


## And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:

#2259: Add a tester for multithreading (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2259

#2256: Fix grammar mistakes in simulator_access.h (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2256

#2252: A bug in advection assemblers (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2252

#2251: can aspect execute under the mpiexec? (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2251

#2250: AsciiDataLookup error when using the 'Ascii reference profile' and 'Depth dependent' material models (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2250

#2246: Add way to check if a mesh refinement strategy is active (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2246

#2244: Post-2.0 cleanups (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2244

#2243: track the location of the rising stokes sphere (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2243

#2238: Add reference to Nimmo et al. (2014) to the 'dynamic core' boundary temperature model (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2238

#2231: html manual? (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2231

#2216: 2D section view in 3D model (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2216

#2215: 2.0 Release (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2215

#2211: floating point exception (clang6) (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2211

#2210: failing quick test (clang 6) (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2210

#1112: Also adjust sparsity pattern for DG for nprocs>1 (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1112


A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at https://aspect.geodynamics.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html.


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