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+`Release v2.0.9`__
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+* ``fix``: scaling factors for TPXO9-atlas currents for `#241 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/discussions/241>`_ (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/243>`_)
+* ``refactor``: renamed tidal ellipse function (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/243>`_)
+* ``refactor``: renamed constituent parameters function (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/243>`_)
+* ``refactor``: renamed check tide model points function (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/243>`_)
+* ``feat``: can read from netCDF4 or HDF5 variable groups (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/249>`_)
+* ``fix``: spelling mistakes (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/249>`_)
+* ``feat``: add generic wrapper function for reading ATLAS constituents (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/250>`_)
+* ``feat``: can write datetime as time column for csv files (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/252>`_)
+* ``fix``: replace deprecated ``pkg_resources`` with ``importlib``  (`#243 <https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/pull/256>`_)
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+.. __: https://github.com/tsutterley/pyTMD/releases/tag/2.0.9
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-2.0.7
+2.0.9