Dear New User of GEOS-Chem:
Welcome to the GEOS-Chem community! We hope that you find GEOS-Chem a useful tool for your work and we look forward to working with you. GEOS-Chem is a grass-roots model that relies on contributions and good practice from its users. We ask that you browse through the GEOS-Chem web pages to familiarize yourself with the model and its user community. We also ask that you consider the following "good practice" protocol:
- Subscribe to GEOS-Chem working groups and stay informed through the model newsletters and wiki pages
- Offer credit to recent developers in publications, and provide proper citation to older model developments
- Contribute bug reports and fixes to the GEOS-Chem support team
- Upgrade regularly to the latest standard version of the model
- Help out as you can in response to user requests
- Contribute mature new developments to the standard model
Please email the GEOS-Chem Support Team to confirm that you have read this protocol. Also provide the GCST with a link to your research for inclusion in the the People and Projects web page. The GCST will give you access to the code and add you to the GEOS-Chem mailing list.
Sincerely,