Merge branch 'dev' for release 1.3.0

DESCRIPTION

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: growR
 Type: Package
-Version: 1.2.0
+Version: 1.2.0.9005
 Date: 2023-11-21
 Authors@R: person(
     given = "Kevin",

NAMESPACE

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export(root_mean_squared)
 export(run_parameter_scan)
 export(set_growR_verbosity)
 export(setup_directory)
+export(start_of_growing_season)
+export(start_of_growing_season_mtd)
+export(weighted_temperature_sum)
 export(willmott)
 import(R6)
 import(utils)

NEWS.md

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+# growR 1.2.0.9000
+
+## Added
+
+* Additional option for determination of growing season start is available 
+  through `ModvegeSite$set_SGS_method. This comes with a different available 
+  definition of the temperature sum and is reflected in the methods 
+  `start_of_growing_season`, `start_of_growing_season_mtd`, 
+  `weighted_temperature_sum`.
+
+## Changed
+
+* `j_start_of_growing_season` is written to output file headers.
+* Output file header contains `cut_DOYs`.
+* `growR_run_loop` allows use of previous year's state variables as initial 
+  conditions for current year by means of the `independent` argument.
+* `stubble_height` is now a parameter (i.e. a field of `ModvegeParameters`) 
+  instead of a field of `MovegeSite`.
+* Lower biomass limit is only applied after `ST2`.
+
+## Fixed
+
+* Window sizes in multicriterial thermal definition were incorrect.
+* Calculation of `fAgeDR` was incorrect.
+* Biomass is correctly updated after cuts.
+* `dBM` can become negative, as it should.
+* `fW` now uses correct threshold value of 3.8 instead of 3.81.
+* Correction of AEv calculation.
+* NULL value for simulations without cut_DOYs still produces a header in the 
+  output file.
+* Bug where error message was not printed correctly in case of missing 
+  parameters.
+* Biomass (BM, BMxx) was unaligned with biomass change (dBM, dBMxx).
+
 # growR 1.2.0
 
 ## Added