LICENCE

FVCOM Software Users' License Agreement

All users should read this agreement carefully. A user, who receives any
version of the source code of FVCOM, must accept all the terms and conditions
of this agreement and also agree that this agreement is like any written
negotiated agreement signed by you. You may be required to have another
written agreement directly with Dr. Changsheng Chen at SMAST/UMASS-D and Dr.
Robert C. Beardsley at WHOI.

The Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model ("FVCOM") source code has been
developed in the Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling Laboratory led by Dr. C.
Chen at the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth (UMASS-D) in
collaboration with Dr. R. Beardsley at the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution. All copyrights to the FVCOM code are reserved. Unauthorized
reproduction and redistribution of this code are expressly prohibited except
as allowed in this License.

A. Permitted Use and Restrictions on Redistribution

The user agrees that he/she will use the FVCOM source code, and any
modifications to the FVCOM source code that the user may create, solely for
internal, non-commercial purposes and shall not distribute or transfer the
FVCOM source code or modifications to it to any person or third parties not
participating in their primary research project without prior written
permission from Dr. Chen. The term "non-commercial," as used in this End User
License Agreement, means academic or other scholarly research which (a) is
not undertaken for profit, or (b) is not intended to produce work, services,
or data for commercial use.

B. Mandatory Participation in the FVCOM Community

The user agrees to openly participate in the FVCOM community through three
primary mechanisms. These are (a) reporting code bugs and problems, (b)
sharing major modifications made to the code, and (c) contributing to an open
and ongoing discussion of model deficiencies, needed improvements and
additions, and major successes. (Contact Drs. C. Chen, G. Cowles, or R.
Beardsley). These mechanisms are intended to benefit the entire FVCOM user
community through quick notification of code problems, possible solutions,
major code improvements, and, in general, the further development of the
FVCOM source code and the associated software tools needed to process,
visualize and interpret FVCOM model output.

C. FVCOM Validation

The user agrees to inform Dr. Chen about any FVCOM model validation test case
conducted by the user before formal publication of the test case results.
This step is intended to minimize potential errors in gridding, model setup,
boundary conditions and coding that could contribute to poor FVCOM
performance in the validation test case. There is no intent here to exercise
any prior restraint on publication.

D. Publication of FVCOM Results

The user agrees to acknowledge FVCOM in any publications resulting from the
use of the FVCOM source code. The user agrees to use the name "FVCOM" to
refer to the model.