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Rapid development of fast and flexible environmental models: the Mobius framework v1.0

The Mobius model building system is a new open-source framework for building fast and flexible environmental models. Mobius makes it possible for researchers with limited programming experience to build performant models with potentially complicated structures. Mobius models can be easily interacted...

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Published in:Geoscientific Model Development 2021-04, Vol.14 (4), p.1885-1897
Main Authors: Norling, Magnus Dahler, Jackson-Blake, Leah Amber, Calidonio, José-Luis Guerrero, Sample, James Edward
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