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Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System

Cyberinfrastructure for the quantitative modeling of earth and planetary surface processes

Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS)

The Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) deals with the Earth's surface---the ever-changing, dynamic interface between lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere. We are a diverse community of experts promoting the modeling of earth surface processes by developing, supporting, and disseminating integrated software modules that predict the movement of fluids, and the flux (production, erosion, transport, and deposition) of sediment and solutes in landscapes and their sedimentary basins.

Learn more about CSDMS through our article in Geoscientific Model Development:

Tucker, G.E., Hutton, E.W.H., Piper, M.D., Campforts, B., Gan, T., Barnhart, K.R., Kettner, A.J., Overeem, I., Peckham, S.D., McCready, L., and Syvitski, J., 2022. CSDMS: a community platform for numerical modeling of Earth surface processes. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-1413-2022.

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  1. pymt pymt Public

    A Python toolkit for running and coupling Earth surface models

    Jupyter Notebook 56 21

  2. babelizer babelizer Public

    Transform BMI-wrapped models into Python packages

    Python 5 3

  3. bmi bmi Public

    The Basic Model Interface is a set of functions for coupling models to models and models to data

    TeX 56 18

  4. help-desk help-desk Public

    The CSDMS Help Desk. Ask questions. Get answers (about CSDMS products and services).

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  5. ivy ivy Public

    Course material on scientific software development for researchers in earth and planetary surface processes

    Jupyter Notebook 92 64

  6. project project Public

    Files for CSDMS repositories

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Repositories

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  • bmi-wavewatch3 Public

    Fetch WaveWatch3 data

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    Python 7 MIT 0 1 14 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • model_metadata Public

    Tools for working with CSDMS Model Metadata

    csdms/model_metadata’s past year of commit activity
    Python 1 MIT 0 0 4 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • bmi-example-python Public

    An example of wrapping a model written in Python with a BMI

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    Python 13 MIT 22 3 5 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • babelizer Public

    Transform BMI-wrapped models into Python packages

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    Python 5 MIT 3 13 5 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • standard_names Public

    Python package for working with CSDMS Standard Names

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    Python 1 MIT 1 0 1 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • bmi Public

    The Basic Model Interface is a set of functions for coupling models to models and models to data

    csdms/bmi’s past year of commit activity
    TeX 56 MIT 18 35 12 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • bmi-python Public

    Basic Model Interface for Python

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    Python 12 MIT 12 4 6 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • bmi-tester Public

    Test a BMI in Python

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    Python 1 MIT 5 2 8 Updated Mar 16, 2026
  • bmi-topography Public

    Fetch and cache land elevation data from OpenTopography through an API, BMI, or CLI

    csdms/bmi-topography’s past year of commit activity
    Python 13 MIT 5 8 1 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • project Public

    Files for CSDMS repositories

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    2 CC0-1.0 0 0 0 Updated Feb 27, 2026