= Welcome to the LUDUS framework =

The LUDUS framework started as ''LOVECLIM User's Development, Unofficial Software'' as a mean to provide a plateform for users of LOVECLIM developping it further. 

LUDUS has evolved over time to be a framework where exchange, improvements and bugfixes are shared for the LOVECLIM unofficial version. It thus provides a ground for training with the LOVECLIM model before going to the wider Science Arena. As such it is not unlike the [http://www.unicaen.fr/cireve/rome/pdr_maquette.php?fichier=visite_ludus_magnus Ludus Magnus] of the ancient Rome that provided training for the gladiators before the Arena. 

= Where to start? =

If you are a member of the LUDUS plateform, the first action to consider is to login (link on the upper right) so as to obtain the full details on everything available on this page. Then, you probably want to checkout the "Timeline" section, to see what are the latest developments with LOVECLIM / iLOVECLIM. 
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Another thing you may want to look at is the [wiki:DocumentationPage Documentation].

= Installation Instructions =

[wiki:basicInstall Basic installation instructions] [[BR]]

[wiki:gfortranInstall gfortran installation instructions] [[BR]]

[wiki:machineInstall Machine specific installation instructions] [[BR]]

= Publication specific =

Below are resources used to track the different use of the model in scientific publications.

Development manuscript for iLOVECLIM are combined in a time unlimited [http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/special_issue30.html special issue] of the peer-reviewd international journal [http://www.geoscientific-model-development.net/home.html ''Geoscientific Model Development''] of the the European Geoscience Union ([http://www.egu.eu EGU]). 

=== Here are a few manuscript - specific ressources ===

* '''''Roche, 2013, GMD''''' ; status: ''published''
  * Version of the model used: changeset:312/trunk
  * No specific scenario used
  * Link to the manuscript: [http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/6/1481/2013/gmd-6-1481-2013.html webpage] and [http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/6/1481/2013/gmd-6-1481-2013.pdf pdf version]

* '''''Bugelmayer et al., 2014, GMDD''''' ; status: ''published''
  * Version of the model used: changeset:347/trunk -- changeset:370/trunk
  * Additional scenario files used: attachment:gmd-2014-117-scenario.tar.bz2
  * Link to the manuscript: [http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/2139/2015/gmd-8-2139-2015.html webpage] and [http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/2139/2015/gmd-8-2139-2015.pdf pdf version]
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