Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/develop' into issue240

Sync merge with develop branch to get up-to-date.

Refs: NOAA-EMC#240

Author: KateFriedman-NOAA

Externals.cfg

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = True
 
 [EMC_verif-global]
-tag = verif_global_v1.13.1
+tag = verif_global_v1.13.2
 local_path = sorc/verif-global.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git
 protocol = git

parm/config/config.vrfy

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export RUNMOS="NO"                # whether to run entire MOS package
 
 if [ $VRFYFITS = "YES" ]; then
 
-    export fit_ver="newm.1.2"
+    export fit_ver="newm.1.3"
     export fitdir="$BASE_GIT/verif/global/Fit2Obs/${fit_ver}/batrun"
     export PRVT=$HOMEgfs/fix/fix_gsi/prepobs_errtable.global
     export HYBLEVS=$HOMEgfs/fix/fix_am/global_hyblev.l${LEVS}.txt

sorc/checkout.sh

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if [[ ! -d verif-global.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git verif-global.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log 2>&1
     cd verif-global.fd
-    git checkout verif_global_v1.13.1
+    git checkout verif_global_v1.13.2
     cd ${topdir}
 else
     echo 'Skip. Directory verif-global.fd already exist.'