# ASPECT Newsletter #183

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-183/3111>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [September 15, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-183/3111 "2023-09-15T16:00:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-183/3111/1 "2023-09-15T16:00:18Z")

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Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #183.  
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:

[#5389](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5389): fix doxygen formula (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5388](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5388): update global melt cookbook (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5387](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5387): add a helpful error message (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5386](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5386): Loosen tolerance for particle interpolation limiter (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))  
[#5385](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5385): Do not average unfilled material properties. (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))  
[#5384](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5384): [WIP] Adds Publishing guidance to manual (implemented by [ljhwang](https://github.com/ljhwang))  
[#5383](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5383): [Do not merge yet] Update cmake requirement (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5382](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5382): A small optimization: replacing index-based loops to range-based loops (implemented by [vyushut](https://github.com/vyushut); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5381](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5381): Python update script to read, reformat and write .prm files (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [MFraters](https://github.com/MFraters))  
[#5380](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5380): Fix documentation warnings (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#5378](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5378): Rework Blankenbach and King benchmarks to compare heat flux postprocessor methods. (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei))  
[#5376](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5376): add notebook for grain size plunge (implemented by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5374](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5374): sphinx doc: treat warnings as errors (implemented by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); reviewed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))  
[#5351](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/5351): Simplify test by including original prm file (implemented by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); reviewed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg))

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

[#5379](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/5379) tbb undefined ref aspect 2.5 deal 9.5 (opened)

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

Thanks for being part of the community!

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Additional information can be found at our [official website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/), and CIG’s [ASPECT website](https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/aspect/).