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Review and perspective paper
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23 Jun 2026
Review and perspective paper |
| 23 Jun 2026
The path to FAIR research models: lessons learned
Albert J. Kettner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
Leslie Hsu
U.S. Geological Survey, Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program, Denver, CO 80225, United States
Brandon S. Serna
U.S. Geological Survey, Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program, Denver, CO 80225, United States
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Editorial statement
The geoscientific modelling community is on a long journey towards fully FAIR models and data. This perspective paper shares the experience of two important model catalogues in bringing their communities along this path.
The geoscientific modelling community is on a long journey towards fully FAIR models and data....
Short summary
This paper reviews how two major geoscience communities, the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), are making scientific models more FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. By comparing their approaches and lessons learned, it highlights practical steps that improve openness, collaboration, and transparency in Earth system modeling.
This paper reviews how two major geoscience communities, the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling...
