The Reference Publications, to be quoted in all publications using the NEMO System are listed below.

• Madec G. 2008: "NEMO ocean engine". Note du Pole de modélisation, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), France, No 27 ISSN No 1288-1619.
  NEMO_book_v3_2.pdf 14.37 MB

• C. Ethé, O. Aumont, M-A Foujols and M. Lévy 2006: "NEMO reference manual, tracer component : NEMO-TOP. Preliminary version". Note du Pole de modélisation, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), France, No 28 ISSN No 1288-1619

For the sea-ice, please use the OPA8 references (see below) until new publication

• OPA Reference manual:
  Madec, G., Delecluse P., Imbard M., and Lévy C., 1998: "OPA 8.1 Ocean General Circulation Model reference manual". Note du Pole de modélisation, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), France, No11, 91pp.
  Doc_OPA8.1 : Doc_OPA8.1
• Reference publication for the sea-ice component:
  Fichefet, T., and M.A. Morales Maqueda, 1997: "Sensitivity of a global sea ice model to the treatment of ice thermodynamics and dynamics" J. Geophys. Res., 102, 12,60912,646.
  Goosse, H., and T. Fichefet, 1999: "Importance of ice-ocean interactions for the global ocean circulation: A model study". J. Geophys. Res., 104, 23,33723,355.

Publications concerning the tracer component:

• Foujols M.A, Lévy M., Aumont O. and Madec G., 2000: OPA 8.1 Tracer Model reference manual. Note du Pole de modélisation, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), France, No, 45pp. Doc_OPA8.1_Tracer: Doc_OPA8.1_Tracer

• Estubier, A., et M. Lévy, 2000: "Quel schéma numérique pour le transport d'organismes biologiques par la circulation océanique". Note Techniques du Pôle de modélisation, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), 81pp. Estublier_Levy_NPM00.pdf