COSYNA Data Disclaimer

COSYNA provides free public access to observational and model data. For near-real time data only limited quality control is performed. Accessible data are subject to change due to delayed processing and quality control.

For all COSYNA data no warranty is made, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy or validity of the data, or regarding the suitability of the data for any particular application.

Guidelines for data use and publication

The right of priority use is reserved. If you intend to use COSYNA data please consult the COSYNA Coordinator.

The following conditions apply to any use of COSYNA data. The user agrees:

• to acknowledge the provision of the data referring to the data originator and to include the following statement. "The data were provided by the COSYNA system operated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH";
• to offer co-authorship to the data originator(s) if the provided COSYNA data are a principal component of the publication;
• not to use any data commercially without prior approval of the data owner(s).

For any kind of third party data provided by COSYNA, in addition, the Data Policies of the respective third party institution(s) have to be followed.

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