--- MITgcm_contrib/bling/README.txt	2014/05/23 17:33:09	1.1
+++ MITgcm_contrib/bling/README.txt	2016/02/28 21:49:23	1.2
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@
 
 This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Number NNX12AQ27G.
 
+On 29 Feb. 2016 this package updated to BLING version 2. 
+This work is now supported by NSF Award PLR-1425989 (SOCCOM).
+This package can be used with the forward setup:
+MITgcm_contrib/verification_other/global_oce_biogeo_bling
+but that adjoint setup not yet brought up to date so not consistent with latest MITgcm version
+
+