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: CONTACT the branch responsibles !
  • Using the TRUNK / a specific Environment-feature or simulation: CHECK the model contributors table (link below);

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

• Model Contributors ​SEE TABLE: to be used for proper citations, acknowledgment and potential co-authorship around scientific & technical features, drivers, tools and ref simulations

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

• Intended Studies Page?: Private page to declare all intended studies (you must log in to acces this page)

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