AquaBEHER 1.4.0

🆕 Added

• 🛠 Parameter Validation: An improved and morerobust version of the parameter validation checks, along with additionaldata quality and validation checks for theseasFcstQBRfunction.

  • 🔍 Input Validation: Checks added forhisYearStart,hisYearEnd, and the structure ofseasRain andhisWSCvar.

  • ❓ Null and Missing Checks: Addedis.null andis.na checks forrainTerc and key data columns.

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

  • 📅 Year Filtering: EnsuresseasRainandhisWSC match on years after filtering.

• 🧪 Testing Structure: Established testingstructure usingtestthat for theseasFcstQBRfunction.

• 📖 Documentation: Added a Seasonal Forecastsection to the vignette.

🔄 Changed

• 📚 Documentation: Improved documentation forseasFcstQBR.

• 🔄 Function Name: Changed the function name fromseasFcst toseasFcstQBR.

• 📝 DESCRIPTION File: Edited the DESCRIPTION fileas directed by CRAN.

AquaBEHER 1.2.0

🆕 Added

• 📖 Citation Information: Citation details arenow included ininst/CITATION, enabling properreferencing.

• 📊 CRAN Downloads Badge: A badge displaying CRANdownloads has been added to theREADME to track packageusage.

• ✅ Data Quality Control: New data validationchecks have been introduced to ensure the integrity of inputs for waterbalance calculations. These include realistic value checks and errorhandling.

• 🧪 Testing Structure: Established comprehensiveunit tests for thecalcWatBal andcalcSeasCalfunctions usingtestthat, ensuring better test coverage andreliability.

• ⚙ Parameter Validation: Enhanced validationmechanisms in thecalcSeasCal function to ensure accurateinput. Improvements include:

  • 🔍 Consistency Checks: Ensures that date-relatedcolumns (Year, Month, Day) are complete and contain no missingvalues.

  • 📅 Date Validation: EnsuresonsetWind.start,onsetWind.end, andcessaWind.end are valid dates usinglubridate::is.Date().

  • 📐 Range Validation: Confirms thatR-index values fall between 0 and 1, whileSoil Moisture values remain non-negative.

  • 📏 Length Consistency: EnsuresR-index andSoil Moisture arrays match thelength of the Year column.

  • 🌱 soilWHC Validation: Verifies thatsoilWHC is a positive numeric value for accurate soil waterholding capacity calculations.

🔄 Changed

• 📦 Package Imports: Transitioned fromraster toterra for more efficient spatialdata processing.

• 📈 ‘calcWatBal’ Function: Now returns a listthat includes:

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

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

AquaBEHER 1.0.0

🆕 Added

• 🛠 Error Handling: Enhanced error management formissing or unrealistic values, making the package more robust anduser-friendly.

• ⚖ Consistency Checks: Implemented validation toensure that maximum temperature is always greater than minimumtemperature, avoiding input errors.

• 📝 Documentation: Significantly improved packagedocumentation for better clarity and completeness, including examplesand usage guidance.

• 🧪 Testing: Introduced unit testing for thecalcEto function, further improving the reliability of corecalculations.

AquaBEHER 0.1.0

🆕 Initial Release

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