Release notes | Last update: Mar. 2018 |
The dates of these release notes concern maintenance operations on SoDa MINES ParisTech servers, i.e. on www.soda-pro.com for a few hours. Same maintenance operations are then carried out on the mirror website afterwards (www.tsv.soda-pro.com). Users who purchased an annual subscription to access the HelioClim-3 database are informed by email a few days before, and also as soon as the SoDa Service is back to normal.
2018-03-27 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#581 | Warning: | We have removed Helioclim-3 version 2 (hc3v2) and version 3 (hc3v3).
More information about HelioClim-3 versions. | If you still use HelioClim-3 version 2 (HC3v2) or version 3 (hc3v3), you must upgrade to version 4 (hc3v4) or version 5 (hc3v5) |
#589 | Fixed bug in CAMS AOD web service | CAMS AOD web service http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/atmosphere/cams-aod was not able to provide atmospheric values after 2015-12-01. This bug is now fixed. | Enjoy! |
#370 #588 | McClear v3.1 | We fixed a few bugs in McClear clear sky model. The results are slightly modified in October 2012 and September-November 2015. This change in McClear modifies also CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 models. | This fix leads to a very small change in the values computed by McClear, CAMS Radiation and hc3v5 services |
#578 | Fixed bug in MERRA-2 snow depth | The snow depth values reported by MERRA-2 web service http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/meteo-data/merra was incorrect. This bug is now fixed. MERRA-2 raw data are defined on a 50 km grid. We also replaced MERRA coarse seashore by a high resolution seashore. Snow depth at ocean locations is now 0 (instead of -999). | Users interested by MERRA-2 snow depth values should redo all MERRA-2 requests |
#578 | Improvements in GFS snow depth | GFS raw data are defined on a 18km grid. We also replaced GFS coarse seashore by a high resolution seashore. Snow depth at ocean locations is now 0 (instead of -999). | Enjoy! |
2018-02-19 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#576 | Changes in the constellation of Meteosat satellites | On 2018/02/20, Meteosat-11 replaced Meteosat-10 as the prime Meteosat satellite. See https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/TechnicalBulletins/Meteosat/index.html | No impact |
#569 | Fixed bug in Normal Year of Global Radiation and Air Temperature service | Fixed bug in the service Normal Year of Global Radiation and Air Temperature (by Meteotest). The computation of irradiation over an inclined plane was not correct. | Enjoy! |
#561 | Fixed bug in Solar Geometry 1 service | Fixed bug in Solar Geometry 1 service: the sun/earth distance was not correct. | Enjoy! |
#581 | Warning: | Warning:
More information about HelioClim-3 versions. | If you still use HelioClim-3 version 2 (HC3v2) or version 3 (hc3v3), please upgrade to version 4 (hc3v4) or version 5 (hc3v5) |
2018-01-24 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#566 | #566 Increase CAMS Radiation limit to 40 requests per day | CAMS Radiation service was limited to 25 requests per day. This limit is raised to 40 requests per day. | Enjoy! |
#563 | Fixed bug #563 "http://solar.atmosphere.copernicus.eu not available" | From 2018-01-10 to 2018-01-17, the web site http://solar.atmosphere.copernicus.eu was not available. http://solar.atmosphere.copernicus.eu is a subset of www.soda-pro.com with only CAMS Radiation and McClear services. | From 2018-01-10 to 2018-01-17, CAMS Radiation and McClear services were available via www.soda-pro.com only |
#555 | Fixed bug #555 "Since 2017-11-22 update, CAMS and MERRA forms are not displayed in Chrome" | The 2017-11-22 update broke some CAMS and MERRA web services in www.soda-pro.com. This is now fixed. | No impact |
#544 | Bug #544 Apollo slots are missing since 2017-10-21 | CAMS Radiation service uses a model named Apollo from the DLR to compute clouds. On 2017-10-21, a fire occured in the DLR server room. Since this date, the DLR is able to provide us cloud data with a delay (typically up to d-3 instead of d-2). This problem is not yet fixed. | Since 2017-10-21, CAMS Radiation service is available with a delay (typically up to d-3 instead of d-2) |
2017-11-22 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#550 | Fixed bug #550 "Error on tilted irradiation in mountainous regions" | We fixed a small bug in the computation of the irradiation over a tilted plane in mountainous regions. | This fix leads to a very small change in the values computed by Helioclim-3 |
#546 | Fixed bug #546 "Infinite values in the computation of the horizon" | Helioclim-3 computes the horizon around a location to take into account the effect of relief shadows on the irradiation. In rare cases, this algorithm used to compute infinite values. | This fix leads to a very small change in the values computed by Helioclim-3 |
#547 | Fixed bug #547 "McClear v3: assertion failure in compute_mcclear_kt_gc_analytics()" | We fixed a small bug in McClear v3 in the computation of the irradiation at sunrise and sunset. | This fix leads to a very small change in the values computed by McClear, CAMS Radiation and hc3v5 services |
#548 | Fixed bug #548 "McClear v3: assertion failure in summer_winter_split computation on December 21st" | We fixed a small bug in McClear v3 in the computation of the irradiation on December 21st. | This fix leads to a very small change in the values computed by McClear, CAMS Radiation and hc3v5 services |
#512 | Fixed bug #512 Invalid snow depth values in GFS since 2017-07-19 update on NCEP server | Since NCEP updated GFS on 2017-07-19, GFS web service hosted by SoDa returned invalid snow depth values. This is fixed. | If possible, users should redo all GFS requests done since 2017-07-19 |
#552 | Uniform handling of monthly requests when start and end dates do not define entire months | The handling of monthly requests was not uniform when start and end dates do not define entire months. | The new behavior is more user friendly |
2017-10-11 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#448 | New version 3 of CAMS Radiation Service | CAMS Radiation Service features a new version 3 with:
Access: | No impact. If possible, users should redo all past CAMS Radiation Service requests to enjoy the improvements of v3. |
#494 | New version 3 of CAMS McClear Service | McClear clear sky model features a new version 3 that fixes discontinuities in space and time (during day as well as seasons), uses less memory and reduces (a little) the error when compared to ground measurements. Access: | Can potentially impact HelioClim-3 version 5 by 1 to 2%. If possible, users should redo all past CAMS McClear Service requests to enjoy the improvements of v3. |
#511 | CAMS global forecasting system upgrade 43r3 on 2017-09-26 | McClear, CAMS Radiation and HelioClim-3 version 5 services use a meteorological model from ECMWF to describe the atmosphere. See https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/implementation-ifs-cycle-43r3cams | No impact |
#532 | New version of Irradiation Validation Report service | The Irradiation Validation Report service has been improved: it allows you to compare HelioClim-3 and CAMS Radiation data with ground measurements at 31 locations for hourly and daily time steps. Access the Irradiation Validation Report service | No impact |
#519 | New web service "Spectral irradiation from HelioClim-3" | This service provides time series of UV-A (315–400 nm) and UV-B (280–315 nm) Irradiation values over a horizontal plane computed from the satellite-derived radiation database HelioClim-3. | No impact |
#482 | "Frequency of Types of Sky" web service is fixed | "Frequency of Types of Sky" web service relies on external servers (ENTPE servers). The servers has been down for a few weeks, and is no replaced by new one. Access the Frequency of Types of Sky Web service | No impact |
#458 | The HC3 Archives+Meteo data, HC3 Persistence Forecast+ Meteo data and HC3 Similarity Forecast+ Meteo data web services support curl tool | The HC3 + Meteo Archives, HC3 + Meteo Persistence Forecast and HC3 + Meteo Similarity Forecast web services support now batches of machine-2-machine requests using curl tool. The machine-2-machine access is described at: | No impact |
#489 | MERRA-2 web service supports curl tool | The MERRA-2 web service supports now batches of machine-2-machine requests using curl tool. Please read the machine-2-machine access to MERRA-2 page for more information. | No impact |
#531 | MERRA-1 web service is removed | In Feb. 2016, the NASA stopped updating MERRA-1 and replaced it by MERRA-2. Please read the machine-2-machine access to MERRA-2 page for more information. | MERRA-1 users should upgrade to MERRA-2 |
#433 | Second GFS processing chain | To improve the reliability, we have implemented a second GFS processing chain on SoDa mirror server. The machine-2-machine access is described at http://www.soda-pro.com/help/other-services/gfs-automatic-access | No impact |
#433 | GFS web service supports curl tool | The GFS web service supports now batches of machine-2-machine requests using curl tool. The machine-2-machine access is described at http://www.soda-pro.com/help/other-services/gfs-automatic-access | No impact |
#523 | Fixed bug #523 "SoDa server hosting http://pro.soda-is.com and www.tsv.soda-pro.com down from 2017-08-27 to 2017-08-29" | SoDa server hosting http://pro.soda-is.com and www.tsv.soda-pro.com has been erratic from 2017-08-27 to 2017-08-29 due to a network error. | No impact |
#521 | Fixed bug # 521 "ECMWF AOD error from 2017-08-27 to 2017-08-30" | McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 services use a meteorological model from ECMWF to describe the atmosphere. | Users of McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 services that ran requests from 2017-08-27 to 2017-08-30 should redo them |
#496 | Fixed bug #496 "Timeout is too short on pro.soda-is.com" | We increased the Apache timeout of SoDa server pro.soda-is.com that was shorter than www.soda-is.com timeout (15 minutes) | No impact |
2017-07-31 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#458 | "HC3 + MERRA-2 Archives" web service is replaced by an enhanced version "HC3+Meteo Archives" | "HC3 + MERRA-2 Archives" web service is replaced by an enhanced version "HC3 + Meteo Archives" = HelioClim-3 irradiation + meteorological data from MERRA-2 (NASA) and GFS (NCEP).
The automatic access is described at http://www.soda-pro.com/help/helioclim/helioclim-3-meteo-automatic-access
| Users of "HC3 + MERRA-2 Archives" web service should upgrade to "HC3 + Meteo Archives" |
#458 | New web service "HC3 + Meteo Forecast" | Introduction of a new web service "HC3 + Meteo Forecast" = Helioclim-3 irradiation forecast + meteorological forecast from GFS (NCEP). The automatic access is described at | No impact |
#489 | Small change in MERRA-2 .csv output format | Small change in MERRA-2 .csv output format header: | SoDa users who wrote code to read this format should check that it still works |
#433 | Small change in GFS .csv output format | Small change in GFS .csv output format header: we added a line "# Columns:" to separate the columns description from the rest of the header | SoDa users who wrote code to read this format should check that it still works |
#159 | Small changes in HC3 Unified Format | Small changes in HC3 Unified Format:
| SoDa users who wrote code to read this format should check that it still works |
#500 | Bug in MERRA-2 and GFS spatial interpolation between the native grid nodes | Fixed bug #500 "Bug in MERRA-2 and GFS spatial interpolation between the native grid nodes". This bug led to numerical errors (up to 5%) in MERRA-2 and GFS data computed by SoDa web services. | Users who downloaded MERRA-2 and GFS data and impacted by such a numerical errors (up to 5%) may rerun their requests to improve the meteorological data accuracy |
#512 | Bug in GFS: invalid snow depth values since 2017-07-19 update on NCEP server | Partial fix of bug #512 "GFS: invalid snow depth values since 2017-07-19 GFS update on NCEP server": The invalid values are replaced by -999. | If possible, users should redo GFS requests made since 2017-07-19 |
2017-06-21 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#433 | New GFS web service and web form | Introduction of a new Global Forecast Service (GFS) that provides meteorological forecasts from NCEP from month-1 up to d+3. You can use for free the web form http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/meteo-data/gfs-forecasts Please contact support-sales@soda-is.com if you are interested by the machine 2 machine web service. | No impact |
#458 | "HC3 + MERRA 2" web service | Modification of the new "HC3 + MERRA 2" output format: - to have csv files created by web forms and by wget requests identical - to make Excel able to open seamlessly this format Changes are: - use date and time formats compatible with Excel - header lines start with # character - use semicolon as field separator | SoDa users who wrote code to read "HC3 + MERRA 2" output format must adapt their code to use the new format. |
#159 | HC3 Unified Format | Modification of the new HC3 request output format named "HC3 Unified Format": - to have csv files created by web forms and by wget requests identical - to make Excel able to open seamlessly this format Changes are: - use date and time formats compatible with Excel - header lines start with # character - use semicolon as field separator See http://www.soda-pro.com/help/helioclim/helioclim-3-outputs | SoDa users who wrote code to read "HC3 Unified Format" must adapt their code to use the new format. |
#489 | MERRA 2 output format | Modification of MERRA 2 output format: - to have csv files created by web forms and by wget requests identical - to make Excel able to open seamlessly this format Changes are: - use date and time formats compatible with Excel - header lines start with # character - use semicolon as field separator | SoDa users who wrote code to read MERRA 2 output format must adapt their code to use the new format. |
#476 | Rain and snow values are wrong in MERRA 2 service when duration < hourly | Fixed bug #476 "Rain and snow values are wrong in MERRA 2 service when duration < hourly" | Users who downloaded MERRA 2 data with duration < hourly are invited to rerun their requests. |
#482 | MERRA 2 Relative Humidity | MERRA 2 Relative Humidity is computed by SoDa team from MERRA 2 Specific Humidity. We changed the formula to be more precise. | No impact |
#475 | Temperature and humidity are not precise in HC3 + MERRA 2 web service | Fixed bug #475 "Temperature and humidity are not precise in HC3 + MERRA 2 web service" | No impact |
#484 | Bug "www.soda-pro.com down on 2017-06-11 and 12 (out of memory error)" | Fixed bug #484"www.soda-pro.com down on 2017-06-11 and 12 (out of memory error)" by moving www.soda-pro.com to a server with more RAM | No impact |
#483 | Column labels of some SoDa csv files are shifted in Excel | Fixed bug #483 "Column labels of some SoDa csv files are shifted in Excel" | No impact |
#462 | Web service "normal year of global radiation and air temperature" broken | Fixed bug #462 "Web service "normal year of global radiation and air temperature" broken" See http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/typical-years/normal-year-global-radiation-temperature | No impact |
#473 | SoDa csv files created by www.soda-pro.com have a semicolon (;) at the end of each line | Fixed bug #473 "SoDa csv files created by www.soda-pro.com have a semicolon (;) at the end of each line" | No impact |
2017-05-09 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#458 | "HC3 + MERRA 2" web service | Introduction of a new "HC3 + MERRA 2" web service that lets you get Helioclim-3 and meteo data in one request. | No impact to existing code. HC3 users must adapt their code to use the new "HC3 + MERRA 2" web service. |
#159 | HC3 Unified Format | Introduction of a new HC3 request output format named "HC3 Unified Format" independant of the time step. See http://www.soda-pro.com/help/helioclim/helioclim-3-outputs | No impact to existing code. HC3 users must adapt their code to use the new HC3 Unified Format. |
#463 | Bug in weekly HC3 Inclined/DNI requests | Fixed bug #463 weekly HC3 Inclined/DNI requests are invalid | Users should redo weekly HC3 Inclined/DNI requests |
N/A | HC3 (Classic Format) and MERRA 2 output formats changed | Small changes in the header of the classic HC3 request format (time step dependant) and of MERRA 2 request format: | HC3 users who wrote code to parse HC3 or MERRA 2 requests should check that this code still works. Tip: parsing code should ignore comments and blank lines. |
#464 | Fixed bug in www.soda-is.com web service forms | Fixed bug in www.soda-is.com web service forms introduced by 2017-03-29 update | No impact |
N/A | New web form "Altitude of a point" provided by MINES ParisTech | This Web service, provided by MINES ParisTech, returns the altitude value in meters from three different Digital Elevation Models:
| No impact |
#104 | Glitter bug from early 2009 to 02/2011 | Fixed rare cases where HC3 irradiation was 0 in the middle of the day from early 2009 to 02/2011 | Users should redo HC3 requests if they notice irradiation = 0 in the middle of the day |
#456 | MERRA 2 is too slow | Improved speed of MERRA 2 requests | No impact |
#457 | CAMS AOD consistency monitoring broken on TW078 since 19 Apr 2017 | Fixed bug in CAMS AOD consistency monitoring | No impact |
#437 | Security breach in www.soda-is.com | Fixed security breach in www.soda-is.com introduced by 2017-03-29 update | No impact |
2017-03-29 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#78 | New web form "Frequency of types of sky" provided by ENTPE | This service provides three different sky types: sunny, intermediate and cloudy, for a period covering 1996 to 2000, for any site located in Western and Central Europe: | No impact |
#78 | New web form "E0 and ToA" provided by MINES ParisTech | This service provides daily values of the Extraterrestrial irradiance (E0), i.e. received by a plane normal to sun rays and outside the atmosphere, and Top of Atmosphere (ToA) radiation, i.e. received by a horizontal surface and outside the atmosphere: http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/extraterrestrial-irradiance-and-toa | No impact |
#78 | New web form "Tl and other atmospheric parameters" provided by METEOTEST | This service provides monthly climatological values of Linke Turbidity factor (Tl) for air mass 2, ozone (O3), water vapor (WV) and Angstroembeta (å). Service available worldwide: http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/atmosphere/turbidity-linke-2003 | No impact |
#78 | New web service specific for HESPUL | Creation of monthly irradiation maps available on the following website: | No impact |
#433 | New web form "GFS Archives on 0.5° grid" | The Global Forecast System archives 0.5° Web service, available worldwide, delivers time series of Temperature (at 2 m), Relative Humidity (at 2 m), Pressure (at 2 m), Wind speed and direction (at 10 m), with a original time step of 3 hours and on a grid of 0.5° (Approx. 50 km). Data are available since March 2004 up to day-1. | No impact |
#433 | New web form "GFS Forecasts on 0.25° grid" | Same as above, except that the service is available on a 0.25° grid (corresponding approximately to 28 km): | No impact |
#434 | Increment the max number of CAMS Radiation requests per day | Increment the max number of CAMS Radiation requests per day from 15 to 25. See http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/cams-radiation-service | CAMS Radiation users are allowed to run up to 25 requests per day :-) |
#424 | Create solar.atmosphere.copernicus.eu microsite | Create solar.atmosphere.copernicus.eu microsite with 2 pages: http://solar.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/cams-radiation-service | No impact |
#427 | Fixed broken link for CAMS data license on www.soda-pro.com | Fixed broken link for CAMS data license on www.soda-pro.com | No impact |
#428 | Fixed bug with MERRA2 update | Fixed bug with MERRA2 update: the last measurement is at 2016-12-31 | No impact |
#431 | Fixed bug in McClear, CAMS Radiation and hc3v5 | Fixed bug #431 McClear, CAMS Radiation and hc3v5 invalid from 2017-03-08 to 2017-03-11 on http://pro.soda-is.com server | If possible, users should redo McClear, CAMS Radiation and hc3v5 requests made from 2017-03-08 to 2017-03-11 |
2017-02-13 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#421 | Upgrade of the CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) real-time data assimilation and forecasting system on 2017-01-24 | The CAMS numeric weather model that provides inputs to McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 irradiation models has been improved on 2017-01-24 | No impact |
#422 | Fixed 1 hour time shift in MERRA 1 and MERRA 2 | Fixed 1 hour time shift in MERRA 1 and MERRA 2. All MERRA 1 and MERRA 2 requests made prior to 2017-02-13 are shifted by 1 hour. This creates a small error. | If possible, users should redo all MERRA requests made prior to 2017-02-13 |
#419 | Fixed bug in MERRA 2 snow depth | In previous release, MERRA 2 snow depth was set to -999 (missing value) over the ocean. Now set to 0. | No impact |
#415 | Missing data in CAMS Radiation service from 2016-12-24 to 2016-12-29 | CAMS Radiation Service uses Apollo Cloud model from DLR. Apollo processing server at DLR experienced troubles from 2016-12-24 to 2016-12-29, leading to missing cloud data. Gaps were filled on 2017-01-17. | If possible, users should redo CAMS Radiation Service requests made from 2016-12-24 to 2017-01-17 |
#403 | Improvements of HelioClim-3 web forms | New field "plane mode" to provide a more user friendly interface to specify sun tracking information in HelioClim-3 web forms (http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/helioclim-3-for-pay, http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/helioclim-3-for-free, http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/helioclim-3-forecast). We also added animations describing the sun tracking in HelioClim-3. | More user friendly |
#404 | Fixed bug when selecting a location in web forms | Fixed a bug that forbid users to select precisely a location in www.soda-pro.com web forms | More user friendly |
#416 #425 | Bug fixes in CAMS Radiation service monitoring | Bug fixes in CAMS Radiation service monitoring | Restricted to CAMS project members |
#344 | The obsolete McClear and CAMS Radiation (ex MACC-RAD) web services on toolbox.webservice-energy.org have been removed today. | The McClear and CAMS Radiation (ex MACC-RAD) web services have been officially moved from toolbox.webservice-energy.org to www.soda-is.com on 2016-04-20. We kept the old web services on toolbox.webservice-energy.org during a transition period. They have been removed today. | Users of the obsolete web services on toolbox.webservice-energy.org must upgrade their code. See http://www.soda-pro.com/help/cams-services/cams-radiation-service/automatic-access |
2017-01-11 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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- | MERRA2 service includes rain and snow information | MERRA2 service includes rain and snow information: see http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/meteo-data/merra | The MERRA 2 service provides 3 additional columns:
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#410 | MERRA 2 service speedup | MERRA 2 service is much faster thanks to a SSD drive | No impact |
#78 | New web form to access NASA-SSE service | New web form to access NASA-SSE service: http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/nasa-sse | More user friendly |
#78 | New web form to access Monthly Means of Solar Irradiance, Temperature and Relative Humidity service | New web form to access Monthly Means of Solar Irradiance, Temperature and Relative Humidity service: http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/meteo-data/monthly-means-solar-irradiance-temperature-relative-humidity | More user friendly |
2016-11-16 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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- | Fixed rare bugs in the way Helioclim-3 takes into account the relief shadows | Fixed rare bugs in the way Helioclim-3 takes into account the relief shadows | No impact |
#191 | Bug fixes in CAMS Radiation service monitoring when accessed from DLR | Bug fixes in CAMS Radiation service monitoring when accessed from DLR | Restricted to CAMS project members |
2016-10-18 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#397 | CAMS radiation gives different results on www.soda-is.com and pro.soda-is.com since 2016-10-05 | CAMS radiation gives different results on www.soda-is.com and pro.soda-is.com since 2016-10-05 | If possible, users should redo CAMS radiation requests computed by www.soda-is.com and pro.soda-is.com from 2016-10-05 to 2016-10-18 |
#390 | Fixed McClear atmospheric profiles | Fixed weights > 1.0 and < 0.0 in McClear atmospheric profiles | No impact |
#191 | CAMS Radiation service monitoring works on www.soda-pro.com | CAMS Radiation service monitoring works on www.soda-pro.com | Restricted to CAMS project members |
- | Removed www.helioclim.org web site | Removed remaining web pages from www.helioclim.org web site | No impact |
2016-08-16 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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- | Changed www.soda-pro.com license | Changed www.soda-pro.com license to match the new CAMS license | Users can read the new license here |
- | Changes in McClear and CAMS Radiation web pages | Added hyperlinks to http://atmosphere.copernicus.com and https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/user-support-0 in McClear and CAMS Radiation web pages | No impact |
#381
| Download errors after CAMS system upgrade on 2016-06-21 | After CAMS system upgrade on 2016-06-21, we encountered download errors up to 2016-08-12. | No impact |
#379 | Fixed bug in Apollo Cloud monitoring | Fixed bug in Apollo Cloud monitoring | Restricted to CAMS project members |
- | Upgrade of McClear WPS | Added verbose HDF5 output to McClear WPS | No impact |
#373 | MERRA 2 replaces MERRA 1 | NASA has ended MERRA 1 on 2016-02-29. It is superseded by MERRA 2 which is also available from SoDa web site. | MERRA web interface at http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/meteo-data/merra has been upgraded to MERRA 2 => no impact for SoDa users. merra_request.php web service is superseded by merra2_request.php => SoDa users should update their code. |
#377 | Fixed missing data in MERRA 1 | Fixed missing data in MERRA 1. Missing data appear as -999 values. | If possible, users should redo MERRA 1 requests made prior to 2016-08-16 |
#368 | Fixed end date in MERRA 1 requests | MERRA 1 is available from NASA with a 1 month delay. MERRA 1 requests are now properly clipped at the last date available. | Avoid missing values (-999) after the last date available from NASA |
2016-06-23 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#369 | Upgrade of the CAMS real-time data assimilation and forecasting system on 2016-06-21 | The CAMS numeric weather model that provides inputs to McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 irradiation models has been improved on 2016-06-21. The new model uses a 0.4 degree grid (about 40 km) and computes now hourly previsions twice a day. | No impact |
2016-06-09 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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- | McClear and CAMS Radiation web pages have a new look & feel | http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/cams-radiation-service and http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/cams-mcclear use now the look & feel of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu) that funded these services. | No impact |
- | Change in McClear and CAMS Radiation requests header | Added link to release notes information on www.soda-pro.com in McClear and CAMS Radiation .csv output files | No impact |
#78 | New web form to access Helioclim-1 service | New web form to access Helioclim-1 service: http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/helioclim-1 | More user friendly |
#358 | Fixed bug in Helioclim 1 | Fixed bug: web service hc1_request.php did not work properly with a weekly time step | No impact |
#356 | Fixed bug in Helioclim 1 | Fixed bug: Helioclim 1 requests should reject incorrect days | No impact |
#355 | Fixed bug in Helioclim 1 | Fixed bug: bad check of dates in Helioclim 1 request | No impact |
2016-04-19 Release
<Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#335 | Fixed bug in Meteosat 10 satellite image processing | Fixed rare bug when decoding Meteosat 10 satellite images | No impact |
#333 | Improved irradiation service for In Sun We Trust | We improved the irradiation service used by https://www.insunwetrust.solar/ and we moved it from test server http://toolbox.webservice-energy.org to production servers www.soda-is.com and http://pro.soda-is.com | No impact |
#319 | Increased CAMS Radiation Service limit | Increased CAMS Radiation Service limit from 5 to 15 requests per day | No impact |
#319 | McClear and CAMS Radiation WPS are moved to www.soda-is.com | McClear and CAMS Radiation WPS are moved from test server http://toolbox.webservice-energy.org to production servers www.soda-is.com and http://pro.soda-is.com | McClear and CAMS Radiation WPS users should update their code. |
#319 | MACC-RAD service is renamed CAMS Radiation | The MACC-III project (http://www.gmes-atmosphere.eu/) that funded MACC-RAD and McClear services is replaced by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu). A consequence is that the MACC-RAD service is renamed CAMS Radiation. | The get_macc_rad WPS is renamed get_cams_radiation. Users should update their code. |
#268 | Fixed bug in McClear web form | Bug fix: sometimes, McClear web form http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/radiation/cams-mcclear fails with a "Connection reset" error | No impact |
#325 | Fixed bug in Irradiation Validation Report | Fixed bug in Irradiation Validation Report http://www.soda-pro.com/web-services/validation/irradiation-validation-report in 2004 | No impact |
2016-03-14 Release
Impact for usersReference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#326 | Improved HelioClim-3 version 4 real time service | HelioClim-3 version 4 real time service starts working at sunrise. The previous version used to start when sun elevation angle was over 12°. | No impact |
2016-01-05 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#306 | Fixed Helioclim-3 1D sun tracking | Fixed Helioclim-3 1D sun tracking that was totally buggy | Helioclim-3 1D sun tracking is now usable |
2015-12-15 Release
Reference | Title | Description | Impact for users |
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#302 | Fixed bug in Meteosat 8 satellite image processing | Fixed rare bug when decoding Meteosat 8 satellite images | No impact |
#301 | Upgrade of the CAMS real-time data assimilation and forecasting system on 2015-11-27 | The CAMS numeric weather model that provides inputs to McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 irradiation models has been improved on 2015-11-27. The new model uses a 0.75 degree grid (about 75 km) and computes now hourly previsions. | No impact of the model change (see next line, though) |
#301 | Download errors after CAMS system upgrade on 2015-11-27 | After CAMS system upgrade on 2015-11-27, we encountered download errors (due to a miscommunication with CAMS team). We implemented a hack on 2015-12-09 to compute McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 using a persistence algorithm on McClear clear sky irradiation. CAMS upgrade was properly implemented on 2015-12-15. | If possible, users should redo McClear, CAMS Radiation and Helioclim-3 version 5 requests computed from 2015-11-27 to 2015-12-15 |
#300 | Helioclim-3, Helioclim-1 and MERRA web services accept now case independent parameter names | Helioclim-3, Helioclim-1 and MERRA web services accept now case independent parameter names | No impact |