Use of ORCHIDEE and associated Policy

External Users

see policy under the ORC web site http://labex.ipsl.fr/orchidee/index.php/contact

Internal Users

• Guiding principles Internal Fair-use policy?.

• What should you do when using a given version ?
  • Using a Branch: YOU HAVE to contact the branch responsibles !
  • Using the TRUNK / a specific Environment-feature or simulation: Check the table of model contributors (link below);

Depending on the features/options that your study will benefit from you need to contact the main responsibles; If you are unsure please contact for the Energy budget (either Frederic, ...), the Water cycle and snow (either Agnes, Jan, Catherine), the Carbon cycle (Nicolas Viovy, Philippe, ?), the Nitrogen cycle (Nicolas Vuichard),..

• List of Contributors​TABLE for proper citations, acknowledgment and potential co-authorship around scientific & technical features, drivers, tools, ref simulations:

• What should you do when preparing a paper/study ?
  • SEND an email to project (orchidee-projet@…) to inform on the objectives of the study and the model version that will be used (wether the Trunk or a Branch).
  • FILL the table "Intended studies" gathering all proposed studies (link below)

• What should you do when doing a proposal that will use ORCHIDEE ?
  • SEND an email to the project (orchidee-projet@…) to inform about the project
  • SEND an email when the proposal is accepted

• Intended Studies ?: Private page (you must log in to acces this page)

• Special issue in GMD (to be open in 2016):​list of proposed studies