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

• Internal Fair-use policy (principles)?.

• What should you do when using a given version ?
  • Using a Branch: YOU HAVE to contact the branch responsibles !
  • Using the TRUNK: Depending on the features/options that your study will benefit from you need to check the general list of model contributors (link below); If you are unsure
    • recent Energy (contact either Frederic
    • recent Water cycle and snow (contact either Agnes, Jan, Catherine)
    • recent C-cycle features (conta
    • recent N-cycle features (contact
  • Using a "specific environment feature or simulations": Check the list below
  • List of ​ORCHIDEE Contributors 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

• Private page for 'Intended studies'? (you must log in to acces this page) :

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