Driving plug-and-play models with data from web services: A demonstration of interoperability between CSDMS and CUAHSI-HIS

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 154-161

  Peckham, Scott D ^a   Goodall, Jonathan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Components; Hydrologic data; Integrated modeling; Web services

Indexed keywords

COMPONENTS; HYDROLOGIC DATA; HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED MODELING; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PLUG-AND-PLAY MODEL; SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEROPERABILITY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WEB SERVICES; WEBSITES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SYNERGISM; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84875216535     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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