Documentation strategy for facilitating the reproducibility of geo-simulation experiments

Reproducibility is important to verify the credibility and reliability of scientific research. Geoscientists increasingly focus on the reproducibility of Geo-Simulation Experiments (GSEs). However, geoscientists' propensity to record in different styles and extensive speculation about the essen...

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Published in:Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news 2023-05, Vol.163, p.105687, Article 105687
Main Authors: Zhu, Zhiyi, Chen, Min, Qian, Zhen, Li, Hengyue, Wu, Kai, Ma, Zaiyang, Wen, Yongning, Yue, Songshan, Lü, Guonian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
case studies
computer software
Experimental documentation
Geo-simulation experiment
Lifecycle
Reproducibility
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Summary:Reproducibility is important to verify the credibility and reliability of scientific research. Geoscientists increasingly focus on the reproducibility of Geo-Simulation Experiments (GSEs). However, geoscientists' propensity to record in different styles and extensive speculation about the essential information required make it difficult to reproduce a GSE from a notebook. To facilitate reproducibility of GSEs, this article proposes documentation strategy based on a conceptual model, designed to identify and abstract the GSE lifecycle to demonstrate different stages of GSEs. There are three main parts in this strategy: recommendations of reference descriptions, construction of a GSE's Document (GSEDocument), and processes for evaluating the reproducibility of GSEs. Thus, a reproducible GSEDocument can be constructed to document and share the GSE lifecycle. Moreover, to verify the effectiveness of documentation strategy, a case study from an online competition is conducted. Through this strategy, transparency, utility, and credibility of published research related to GSEs can be improved. •Providing essential information to reproduce a geo-simulation experiment (GSE).•Utilizing CMOR model to generalize and abstract the GSE lifecycle which can demonstrate different stages of GSEs.•Designing documentation strategy to construct a reproducible GSE's document and manage essential information.•Using results of an online competition as a case study to illustrate the effectiveness of proposed strategy.
ISSN:1364-8152
1873-6726
DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105687