Julia Kukulies

Excellent, @freemansw1! This looks good except for that there is still the issue with `preserve_iris_datetime_type` which does not result in the same datetime format as when I provide iris input...

> OK, I _think_ I have resolved the datetime issues. It's somewhat of a hacky solution, but basically, `xarray` only converts to `datetime64` if the time received is in Gregorian...

> > > OK, I _think_ I have resolved the datetime issues. It's somewhat of a hacky solution, but basically, `xarray` only converts to `datetime64` if the time received is...

> > > > > OK, I _think_ I have resolved the datetime issues. It's somewhat of a hacky solution, but basically, `xarray` only converts to `datetime64` if the time...

> OK, changes all merged in and everything. @JuliaKukulies and @w-k-jones are you happy for me to merge into `RC_v1.6.0`? Yes, please go ahead:) !

Perfect @fsenf ! I added your file to `index.rst` but for some reason the page does not show up. At a first glance the conversion looks good, but I will...

Great, thanks for your updates @fsenf ! I think it is a good idea to have separate .rst files for these items as they are a bit more comprehensive. The...

> My suggestion would be: > > * Keep CONTRIBUTING.md > * but reduce content to nice welcome words and a link list to the actual content in the dev...

I converted this from a draft pull request to a real one now and unless @fsenf does not have any oppositions, I think it is finally ready for review. I...

Thanks for your comments, @fsenf ! I think I addressed them all :)