CROCO includes the source code written in Fortran, and the pre- and post-processing tools, necessary to build and analyze realistic configurations, written in Matlab and Python. The code and tools are open source. The parts of the code inherited from the ROMS model are made available under the conditions of the MIT/X license, those inherited from the AGRIF library under the terms of the CeCILL-C license. The Matlab tools are made available under the terms of the GNU license, the Python tools under the terms of the GPL3 license.

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Download stable release

Recommended download for non-developers : last stable release

• Last CROCO stable release (v2.1.0) : March 24, 2025

• Last CROCO_TOOLS stable release (v2.1.0) : March 24, 2025

• CROCO_PYTOOLS stable release (v1.0.3) : March 24, 2025

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Datasets

CROCO_TOOLS uses several datasets also available for download:

All external datasets (8.9G): DATASETS_CROCOTOOLS.tar.gz [ last update : 03/09/2024 ; see below ]

• CARS2009 (7.7G): CARS2009.tar.gz
• COADS05 (103M): COADS05.tar.gz
• GOT99 (8.9M): GOT99.2.tar.gz
• GSHHS (256M): gshhs.tar.gz
• m_map (126M): m_map1.4f.tar.gz
• QuickSCAT (43M): QuikSCAT_clim.tar.gz
• SeaWifs: SeaWifs.tar.gz
• SST Pathfinder (14M): SST_pathfinder.tar.gz
• Topo (101M): Topo.tar.gz
• TPX06 (145M): TPXO6.tar.gz [ 03/09/2024 updated version : add units attribute ]
• TPX07 (148M): TPXO7.tar.gz [ 03/09/2024 updated version : add units attribute ]
• WOA2009 (219M): WOA2009.tar.gz [ 03/01/2022 updated version ]
  • bug in o2 fields units corrected
• WOAPISCES (306M): WOAPISCES.tar.gz [ 14/02/2024 updated version ]
  • DUST_INCA_new_r360x180.nc
  • Ndep_CMIP_NCAR-CCMI-2-0_gn_199001-201012-clim.nc files

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Tutorial configurations

Some configuration examples and associated forcing and output pre-built files used for trainings can be downloaded here.

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• CROCO v2.1.0 (21 Mars 2025) : Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_TOOLS v2.1.0 (21 Mars 2025) : Code changes and updates are available here 
• CROCO_PYTOOLS v1.0.3 (21 Mars 2025) : Code changes and updates are available here

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• CROCO v2.0.1 (07 October 2024) : Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_PYTOOLS v1.0.2 (04 October 2024) : Code changes and updates are available here

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• CROCO_PYTOOLS v1.0.1 (03 June 2024) : Code changes and updates are available here

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• CROCO v2.0.0 (22 April 2024) : Major release. Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_TOOLS v2.0.0 (22 April 2024) : Major release. Code changes and updates are available here 
• CROCO_PYTOOLS v1.0.0 (22 April 2024) : Major release. Code changes and updates are available here

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• CROCO v1.3.1 (21 September 2023) : Bug-fix release. Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_TOOLS v1.3.1 (21 September 2023) : Bug-fix release. Code changes and updates are available here 

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• CROCO v1.3 (28 November 2022):  Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_TOOLS v1.3 (28 November 2022):  Code changes and updates are available here 

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• CROCO v1.2.1 (09 March 2022) : Bug-fix release. Code changes and updates are available here

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• CROCO v1.2 (18 January 2022) : Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_TOOLS v1.2 (18 January 2022) :  Code changes and updates are available here

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• CROCO v1.1 (25 October 2019) : Code changes and updates are available here
• CROCO_TOOLS v1.1 (25 October 2019) :  Code changes and updates are available here

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Access for developers

For developers, CROCO gitlab can be accessed through login to be able to create new development branches, issues, merge requests… This access is subject to moderation and association/collaboration with one of the members of the development team.

1. Fist-time user access to Inria gitlab
   • Request an account on Gitlab: if you are not already registered, please send a request to register and access the code, and the reason you request access to use CROCO development repositories to: croco-gitlab-registerNO SPAM -- FILTER@NO SPAM -- FILTERinria.fr
   • Once your login is available, if you have not access to the project yet, request access to https://gitlab.inria.fr/croco-ocean/
2. See useful infos here [ you must be logged in to https://gitlab.inria.fr/croco-ocean ]
3. Join the mailing list

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