Changes in version 1.4.0 (2024-09-24)                  

🆕 Added

  - 🛠 Parameter Validation: An improved and more robust version of the
    parameter validation checks, along with additional data quality and
    validation checks for the seasFcstQBR function.
    
      - 🔍 Input Validation: Checks added for hisYearStart, hisYearEnd,
        and the structure of seasRain and hisWSCvar.
    
      - ❓ Null and Missing Checks: Added is.null and is.na checks for
        rainTerc and key data columns.
    
      - ⚠ Unrealistic Data Warning: Warnings for unrealistic hisWSCvar
        values (e.g., values outside 0-365 days) and negative rainfall
        values.
    
      - 📅 Year Filtering: Ensures seasRain and hisWSC match on years
        after filtering.

  - 🧪 Testing Structure: Established testing structure using testthat
    for the seasFcstQBR function.

  - 📖 Documentation: Added a Seasonal Forecast section to the vignette.

🔄 Changed

  - 📚 Documentation: Improved documentation for seasFcstQBR.

  - 🔄 Function Name: Changed the function name from seasFcst to
    seasFcstQBR.

  - 📝 DESCRIPTION File: Edited the DESCRIPTION file as directed by CRAN.

                        Changes in version 1.2.0                        

🆕 Added

  - 📖 Citation Information: Citation details are now included in
    inst/CITATION, enabling proper referencing.

  - 📊 CRAN Downloads Badge: A badge displaying CRAN downloads has been
    added to the README to track package usage.

  - ✅ Data Quality Control: New data validation checks have been
    introduced to ensure the integrity of inputs for water balance
    calculations. These include realistic value checks and error
    handling.

  - 🧪 Testing Structure: Established comprehensive unit tests for the
    calcWatBal and calcSeasCal functions using testthat, ensuring better
    test coverage and reliability.

  - ⚙ Parameter Validation: Enhanced validation mechanisms in the
    calcSeasCal function to ensure accurate input. Improvements include:
    
      - 🔍 Consistency Checks: Ensures that date-related columns (Year,
        Month, Day) are complete and contain no missing values.
    
      - 📅 Date Validation: Ensures onsetWind.start, onsetWind.end, and
        cessaWind.end are valid dates using lubridate::is.Date().
    
      - 📐 Range Validation: Confirms that R-index values fall between 0
        and 1, while Soil Moisture values remain non-negative.
    
      - 📏 Length Consistency: Ensures R-index and Soil Moisture arrays
        match the length of the Year column.
    
      - 🌱 soilWHC Validation: Verifies that soilWHC is a positive
        numeric value for accurate soil water holding capacity
        calculations.

🔄 Changed

  - 📦 Package Imports: Transitioned from raster to terra for more
    efficient spatial data processing.

  - 📈 'calcWatBal' Function: Now returns a list that includes:
    
      - A dataframe with results.
      - A list of warnings for unrealistic or adjusted values in the
        input data, making error tracing easier.

  - 📅 Wet Season Calendar (WSC) Parameters: Improved logic and criteria
    for characterizing the onset and cessation of the wet season,
    ensuring more accurate agroclimatic analysis.

                        Changes in version 1.0.0                        

🆕 Added

  - 🛠 Error Handling: Enhanced error management for missing or
    unrealistic values, making the package more robust and
    user-friendly.

  - ⚖ Consistency Checks: Implemented validation to ensure that maximum
    temperature is always greater than minimum temperature, avoiding
    input errors.

  - 📝 Documentation: Significantly improved package documentation for
    better clarity and completeness, including examples and usage
    guidance.

  - 🧪 Testing: Introduced unit testing for the calcEto function, further
    improving the reliability of core calculations.

                 Changes in version 0.1.0 (2023-03-31)                  

🆕 Initial Release

  - 🌱 AquaBEHER 0.1.0: Initial submission to CRAN, introducing essential
    functionalities for estimating soil water balance and wet season
    characterization.