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[](https://pypi.org/project/xdggs)
[](https://github.com/python/black)
[](https://github.com/conda-forge/xdggs-feedstock)
+[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17209838)
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`xdggs` is licensed under the Apache License. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/xarray-contrib/xdggs/blob/main/LICENSE) for more details.
+## Cite this project
+
+### Software (versioned)
+
+If you use the **xdggs** code, please cite the archived software release:
+
+> Magin, J., Bovy, B., Kmoch, A., Abernathey, R., Coca-Castro, A., Strobl, P., Fouilloux, A., Loos, D., Chan, W. T., Delouis, J.-M., & Odaka, T. (2025). _xdggs (v0.3.0)_. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17209838
+
+[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17209838)
+
+
+BibTeX (software)
+
+```bibtex
+@software{xdggs_0_3_0_2025,
+ title = {xdggs (v0.3.0)},
+ author = {Magin, Justus and Bovy, Benoît and Kmoch, Alexander and
+ Abernathey, Ryan and Coca-Castro, Alejandro and Strobl, Peter and
+ Fouilloux, Anne and Loos, Daniel and Chan, Wai Tik and
+ Delouis, Jean-Marc and Odaka, Tina},
+ year = {2025},
+ publisher = {Zenodo},
+ doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17209838},
+ url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17209838}
+}
+```
+
+
+
+### Presentation (context / overview)
+
+If you refer to the SciPy talk/slides that introduce xdggs:
+
+> Magin, J., Kmoch, A., Bovy, B., Delouis, J.-M., Fouilloux, A., & Odaka, T. (2025). _Using Discrete Global Grid Systems in the Pangeo ecosystem._ SciPy 2025. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17297883
+
+[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17297883)
+
+
+BibTeX
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{magin_kmoch_bovy_delouis_fouilloux_odaka_2025_xdggs_scipy,
+ title = {Using Discrete Global Grid Systems in the Pangeo ecosystem},
+ author = {Magin, Justus and Kmoch, Alexander and Bovy, Benoît and Delouis, Jean-Marc and Fouilloux, Anne and Odaka, Tina},
+ year = {2025},
+ doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17297883},
+ howpublished = {SciPy 2025 Conference Presentation},
+ url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17297883}
+}
+
+```
+
+
+
## Acknowledgments
This project was initiated using funding from CNES (PANGEO IAOCEA, contract R&T R-S23/DU-0002-025-01) and the European Union (ERC, WaterSmartLand, 101125476, Interreg-BSR, HyTruck, #C031).