Release vn8.1

[Sam Clarke-Green (t00sa)]

PR Summary

Sci/Tech Reviewer:
Code Reviewer: James Bruten (@james-bruten-mo)

Merge main to stable as part of vn8.1 release.

Code Quality Checklist

(Some checks are automatically carried out via the CI pipeline)

• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• My code follows the project's style guidelines
• Comments have been included that aid undertanding and enhance the
  readability of the code
• My changes generate no new warnings
• If editing rose-meta/jules-shared then have you supplied a linked UM PR?

Testing

• I have tested this change locally, using the JULES rose-stem suite
• If shared files have been modified, I have run the UM and LFRic Apps rose
  stem suites
• If any tests fail (rose-stem or CI) the reason is understood and
  acceptable (eg. kgo changes)
• I have added tests to cover new functionality as appropriate (eg. system
  tests, unit tests, etc.)

trac.log

Security Considerations

• I have reviewed my changes for potential security issues
• Sensitive data is properly handled (if applicable)
• Authentication and authorisation are properly implemented (if applicable)

Performance Impact

• Performance of the code has been considered and, if applicable, suitable
  performance measurements have been conducted

AI Assistance and Attribution

• Some of the content of this change has been produced with the assistance
  of Generative AI tool name (e.g., Met Office Github Copilot Enterprise,
  Github Copilot Personal, ChatGPT GPT-4, etc) and I have followed the
  Simulation Systems AI policy
  (including attribution labels)

Documentation

• Where appropriate I have updated documentation related to this change and
  confirmed that it builds correctly

Approvals

Please request all relevant approvals. See the CodeOwners.txt file for section
owners.

Technical

• JULES Code Owner
• OpenMP
• River Routing
• Rose Stem
• Rose Metadata
• Upgrade Macros

Scientific

• Surface
• Hydrology
• Vegetation
• Veg3 RED Demography
• Biogechemistry
• Biogenic fluxes
• Fire
• Lakes
• Evaluation
• Imogen

Sci/Tech Review

• I understand this area of code and the changes being added
• The proposed changes correspond to the pull request description
• Documentation is sufficient (do documentation papers need updating)
• Sufficient testing has been completed

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Code Review

• All dependencies have been resolved
• Related Issues have been properly linked and addressed
• CLA compliance has been confirmed
• Code quality standards have been met
• Tests are adequate and have passed
• Documentation is complete and accurate
• Security considerations have been addressed
• Performance impact is acceptable

[github-actions]

⚠️ Hello Sam Clarke-Green (@t00sa)!

Your CLA signature was found on the base branch, but you appear to have modified the CONTRIBUTORS.md file in this PR.

Please do not edit the CONTRIBUTORS.md file. If you have already signed the CLA, revert changes to the file and your signature will be picked up.