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title: "This month in AvaFrame - April 2021 edition"
date: 2021-05-05T17:08:58+01:00
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Welcome to the April 2021 edition of our monthly update.
Apart from the release of version 0.3, we put a lot of effort into our
python/cython dense flow avalanche module *com1DFAPy*, targeting a swap with
*com1DFA* within the next month:
+ com1DFAPy now includes:
- an additional particle initialisation method: the *per depth* method
- the option to use secondary release areas. They are being triggered if
particles enter the area of a secondary release area.
- split simulation types for entrainment and resistance. So far only a
combined type existed. This allows for more granular and easier control of
different simulation setups.
- distinguish grid size used for the normal computation and for interpolating
the fields from the grid used for neighbour search (kernel smoothing length).
- an option to remesh the input DEM
- better output options to reduce computational costs (mainly RAM usage)
- proper handling of overlapping release areas
The second big block tackles reporting and visualisation:
+ output options for visualisation in *Paraview*
+ introduce constraining plots to data plus a buffer zone
+ generate report and plots to validate the entrainment
+ update benchmark files, ini files and run scripts to new options
+ improve Aimec plots (add some statistical information about the error)
And last but not least, this month also saw us also focusing on getting things ready for the EGU:
+ a new page was introduced in our docu about
[testing](https://docs.avaframe.org/en/latest/testing.html) including an
example of a full report of our standard tests. There you'll also find all
available test topographies.
+ we presented these tests and our strategy at EGU21, see
[abstract](https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-6560) and [publicly
available video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS7zdlByLQE).
Felix