v2.8.0rc1 Aerosols

New Features

• Add MERRA2 aerosol data for AOD diagnostics by @chengzhuzhang (with help from @yfenganl and @mingxuanwupnnl )in #624
• Add Aerosol Budget Tables by @chengzhuzhang @tomvothecoder (with help from @kaizhangpnl, @susburrows, @TaufiqHassan, @xuezhengllnl, @keziming )in #625
• add example running with zppy @chengzhuzhang #622

Other Changes

• Fix matplotlib rotation bug by @tomvothecoder #622
• Update GitHub Actions for changing to main branch by @forsyth2 @tomvothecoder in #619 and #621
• Updated examples by @forsyth2 in #618
• Remove cdtime as a dependency by @tomvothecoder in #627

Full Changelog: v2.7.0...v2.8.0rc1