Elsevier, Computers and Geosciences, (53), p. 3-12
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.04.002
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Development of scientific modeling software increasingly requires the coupling of multiple, indepen-dently developed models. Component-based software engineering enables the integration of plug-and-play components, but significant additional challenges must be addressed in any specific domain in order to produce a usable development and simulation environment that also encourages contributions and adoption by entire communities. In this paper we describe the challenges in creating a coupling environment for Earth-surface process modeling and the innovative approach that we have developed to address them within the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System.