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Additional Information

Related Policy

Model archives, documentation, and release must also comply with:

• OGW Technical Memo No. 2005.02 - Policy on documenting the results of new simulations using previously published ground-water models
• OGW Technical Memo No. 2015.02 -- Policy and Guidelines for Archival of Surface-Water, Groundwater, and Water- Quality Model Applications
• OGW Technical Memo No. 96.04 Publications --Policy on documenting the use of ground-water simulation in project reports
• Associated Bureau policies including but not limited to:
  • IM OSQI 2015-01, Scientific Data Management Foundation - 2/19/15
  • IM OSQI 2015-02, Metadata for Scientific Data, Software, and Other Information Products - 2/19/15
  • IM OSQI 2015-03, Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release - 2/19/15
  • IM OSQI 2015-04, Preservation Requirements for Digital Scientific Data - 2/19/15

Superseded Memos

OGW Technical Memo 2016.02 supersedes these previous OGW Technical Memos:

• OGW Technical Memo No. 2011.01 - Groundwater Flow and Transport Model Archives
• OGW Technical Memo No. 00.02 - Update of the National Policy to Archive Ground Water Flow and Transport Models
• OGW Technical Memo No. 93.01 - Establishment of a National Policy to Archive Ground-Water Flow and Transport Models