Proposed package versioning for PEcAn 1.8.0

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              package v1.7.2    develop proposed_v1.8.0  notes
            PEcAn.all  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  Only package whose version is strictly tied to the release
      PEcAn.allometry  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
    PEcAn.assim.batch  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  breaking changes in gpeval and mcmc.GP, many fns moved from emulator    
         PEcAn.BASGRA  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  adds Yasso support               
      PEcAn.benchmark  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only  
         PEcAn.BIOCRO  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
          PEcAn.CABLE  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only               
          PEcAn.CLM45  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
          PEcAn.DALEC  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only               
PEcAn.data.atmosphere  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  ERA5 and NOAA_GEFS_EFI support; extensive dependency cleanup
 PEcAn.data.hydrology  1.7.2      <NA>            <NA>   Empty placeholder, deleted in this release
      PEcAn.data.land  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  Lots of new SDA data products -- Dongchen + Cherry add all to NEWS?
    PEcAn.data.mining  1.7.2       <NA>           1.7.3  cleanup only
    PEcAn.data.remote  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  GEDI AGB, MODIS phenology, SMAP -- Dongchen add to NEWS?
             PEcAn.DB  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  several fns moved from other packages
      PEcAn.dvmdostem  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
            PEcAn.ED2  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  No new features, but substantial bugfixes
       PEcAn.emulator  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  many functions removed to assim.batch
          PEcAn.FATES  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
           PEcAn.GDAY  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
          PEcAn.JULES  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
          PEcAn.LDNDC   <NA>      1.7.2           1.0.0  new model
       PEcAn.LINKAGES  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
         PEcAn.logger  1.8.0 1.8.1.9000           1.8.2  new license
       PEcAn.LPJGUESS  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  updated internal CO2 + cleanup
             PEcAn.MA  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
           PEcAn.MAAT  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
         PEcAn.MAESPA  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
      PEcAn.ModelName  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  Added examples for rabbitmq execution
 PEcAn.photosynthesis  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.7.3  cleanup only
         PEcAn.PRELES  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
         PEcAn.priors  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
           PEcAn.qaqc  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only
         PEcAn.remote  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  rabbitmq support
       PEcAn.settings  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  bugfixes for ensembles
        PEcAn.SIBCASA   <NA>      0.0.1           0.0.1  new model
         PEcAn.SIPNET  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  SDA support
          PEcAn.STICS  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  now wraps Stics R package; much more model functionality exposed
    PEcAn.uncertainty  1.7.2 1.7.2.9000           1.8.0  SDA support -- Cherry add to NEWS?
          PEcAn.utils  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  convert.input moved to db, deleted unused fns
  PEcAn.visualization  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  helper fns moved from utils; cleanup
       PEcAn.workflow  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.8.0  SDA support             
 PEcAnAssimSequential   <NA>      1.7.2           1.8.0  includes block-based SDA; renamed from `PEcAn.assim.sequential`         
             PEcAnRTM  1.7.2      1.7.2           1.7.3  cleanup only, but includes fix for changed(?) Fortran behavior