From 1c8a22559f94f74e6f5da51ecc3cf4c83cda707c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: akshaysridhar <asridhar@caltech.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:23:21 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] 	modified:   NEWS.md

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 NEWS.md | 6 ++++++
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 ### Features
 
+### Add van Leer class operator
+
+Added a new vertical transport option `vanleer_limiter` (for tracer and energy variables)
+which uses methods described in Lin et al. (1994) to apply slope-limited upwinding. Adds 
+operator 
+
 ### Write diagnostics to text files
 
 Added functionality to write diagnostics in DictWriter to text files.