When using this data, you need to include an attribution statement compliant with the Creative Commons license, either where the use of the data or other resource is described, or within the Acknowledgements section of the publication. An ideal attribution would be "MOANA BACKBONE MODEL: A 25-YEAR HYDRODYNAMIC HINDCAST MODEL OF NEW ZEALAND WATERS" by MetService is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 and was funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, contract number METO1801."
An example acknowledgement is provided below. When using Moana Project data or other resources, you must include such a statement, either where the use of the data or other resource is described, or within the Acknowledgements section of the publication.
"(... data / model / tool) was sourced from the Moana Project, www.moanaproject.org, funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, contract number METO1801."
For research that was funded or partially funded by the Moana Project please include the following statement:
“This work is a contribution to the Moana Project (www.moanaproject.org) funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, contract number METO1801.”
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