Prepare rel 0.17.0

[cehbrecht]

Pull Request Checklist:

• This PR addresses an already opened issue (for bug fixes / features)
  • This PR fixes issue #xyz
• Tests for the changes have been added (for bug fixes / features)
• Documentation has been added / updated (for bug fixes / features)
• HISTORY.rst has been updated (with summary of main changes)

What kind of change does this PR introduce?:

• prepare release v0.17.0 with updated regrid operator

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?:

Other information:

[coveralls]

Pull Request Test Coverage Report for Build 20244925070

Details

• 1 of 1 (100.0%) changed or added relevant line in 1 file are covered.
• No unchanged relevant lines lost coverage.
• Overall coverage remained the same at 87.288%

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Totals
Change from base Build 20239558152:	0.0%
Covered Lines:	3186
Relevant Lines:	3650

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