# ASPECT Newsletter #76

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-76/541>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [March 29, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-76/541 "2019-03-29T19:00:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rgassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/rgassmoeller/32/49_2.png) [@rgassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/rgassmoeller)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-76/541/1 "2019-03-29T19:00:22Z")

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Hello everyone!

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       This is ASPECT newsletter #76.

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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:

[#2863](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2863): Update Buiter et al. 2008 benchmarks (proposed by [naliboff](https://github.com/naliboff); merged)

[#2862](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2862): benchmarks: various fixes (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2860](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2860): doc: fix two small errors (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2858](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2858): [WIP] Improve entropy viscosity at conduction dominated boundaries (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller))

[#2857](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2857): Add entropy viscosity statistics postprocessor (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)

[#2856](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2856): Fix typo (proposed by [anne-glerum](https://github.com/anne-glerum); merged)

[#2855](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2855): Multi VoF field correction (proposed by [class4kayaker](https://github.com/class4kayaker))

[#2854](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2854): depletion strengthening in melt\_global material model (proposed by [jvanhunen](https://github.com/jvanhunen); merged)

[#2852](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2852): depletion strengthening in melt\_global material model (proposed by [jvanhunen](https://github.com/jvanhunen))

[#2851](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2851): Add option for higher order output (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)

[#2850](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2850): print more MPI and deal.II info (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2849](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2849): VoF: add test for graphical output (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2846](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2846): remove uncaught exceptions handling (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2841](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2841): Enable output interpolation by default (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)

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

[#2861](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2861) missing file or readme in benchmarks/nonlinear\_channel\_flow (opened)

[#2859](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2859) The morency\_doin.prm couldn’t be execute (opened)

[#2853](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2853) particle\_interpolator\_nearest\_neighbor test throws error (opened)

[#2601](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2601) Eventually implement higher order output for paraview (closed)

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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