iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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INSTAAR @instaar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

INSTAAR affiliate Marika Holland has received a MacArthur "genius" grant! Marika's work lies at the intersection of sea ice modeling, climate change, and ecology. She works closely with INSTAARs, including the Brooks Lab, the Ocean Biogeochemistry Group, and Sharon Stammerjohn. buff.ly/UbOCMBS

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/climate/climate-science-macarthur.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FVE.z8BR.4pKOkJvvPCIi&smid=url-share

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NSF NCAR & UCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to NSF NCAR scientist Marika Holland for becoming a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, an award commonly known as the “genius grant.” Marika uses Earth system models to study polar regions, improving our understanding of sea ice predictability & polar climate variability. bit.ly/4xWSau7

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Becky @beckvalle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As a researcher, I am trying to be more intentional about backing up files, data, and information in formats as close to raw text and images as possible. I want to be able to still access the information if a software company decides to no longer support the file formats or software I need anymore.

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

INQUA-CODE 2026 Programming and modelling skills workshop for early‑career researchers in quaternary science (www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/inq...).

plymouth.ac.uk

INQUA‑CODE 2026

What's on: INQUA‑CODE 2026 - Programming and modelling skills workshop for early‑career researchers in quaternary science. 5-day residential workshop...

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I'm a contributing author on a new paper by Ling Zhu at Northeastern University. Check it out! doi.org/10.1016/j.ac...

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I keep a winter coat in my office for this reason. My hands are freezing right now!

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The ROMS Data Component wraps 2D, 3D, and 4D output datasets from the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). The datasets can be defined with geospatial and/or time dimensions. Learn more about the ROMS Data Component through its documentation at bmi-roms.readthedocs.io.

bmi-roms.readthedocs.io

Installation — bmi_roms documentation

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The ERA5 Data Component provides programmatic access to the ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5) hourly estimates of atmospheric, land, and oceanic climate variables. See how to install and use this Data Component to download ERA5 data by visiting bmi-era5.readthedocs.io.

bmi-era5.readthedocs.io

Installation — bmi_era5 documentation

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The WaveWatch3 Data Component provides a command line interface and a programming interface for downloading and working with WAVEWATCH III data. Learn more about WaveWatch3 at bmi-wavewatch3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

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bmi_wavewatch3

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The Topography Data Component fetches land elevation data from OpenTopography and loads it into an Xarray DataArray. Learn more about the Topography Data Component at github.com/csdms/bmi-to....

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GitHub - csdms/bmi-topography: Fetch and cache land elevation data from OpenTopography through an API, BMI, or CLI

Fetch and cache land elevation data from OpenTopography through an API, BMI, or CLI - csdms/bmi-topography

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

First, I'd like to highlight SoilGrids, written by Tian Gan. SoilGrids fetches global gridded soil information from the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC). Learn more about the SoilGrids Data Component—and see examples of its use—at github.com/gantian127/s....

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GitHub - gantian127/soilgrids: A Python library to fetch the global gridded soil information from SoilGrids (https://www.isric.org/explore/soilgrids)

A Python library to fetch the global gridded soil information from SoilGrids (https://www.isric.org/explore/soilgrids) - gantian127/soilgrids

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'd like to do a series of posts this week to highlight CSDMS Data Components. Data Components are software that help connect data sources to numerical models. For more information on the idea behind Data Components and their implementation, see Gan et al. 2024: doi.org/10.5194/gmd-....

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CSDMS Data Components: data–model integration tools for Earth surface processes modeling

Abstract. Progress in better understanding and modeling Earth surface systems requires an ongoing integration of data and numerical models. Advances are currently hampered by technical barriers that i...

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Biannual meeting of the Landlab community on 3/11 @ 10AM MDT: short pop-up presentations by community members, followed by discussions on Landlab needs/wish list and pain points. The meeting is open to all active and soon-to-be-active landlab users. Register: cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The ShoreShop 3 model intercomparison project will hold a workshop Oct 20-22 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Mark your calendars! shoreshop3.netlify.app

shoreshop3.netlify.app

ShoreShop 3 - Workshop and Model-Intercomparison Project

A collaborative workshop and model intercomparison project addressing coastal dynamics

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Eric and I took the CSDMS Roadshow to Baton Rouge last week. We had a great time with great people at LSU! We also wrote a lot of code.

Classroom with LSU students and a CSDMS instructor

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Fortran is the language of science! 🫠

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The CSDMS GeoTiff data component has been updated to v0.4.0. Available on PyPI and conda-forge. bmi-geotiff.csdms.io/en/stable/

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bmi-geotiff — bmi-geotiff 0.4.0 documentation

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Watching a Fortran webinar. :)

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The application window for the 2026 Earth Surface Processes Institute (ESPIn) is open for one more week. csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/ESPIn Join us in Boulder for a week of science && software!

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ESPIn

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I was kinda disappointed there wasn’t more on the ethics of resource use by gen AI.

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The CASS UDX webinar last week was interesting: "The State of AI Use among Research Software Engineers". People surveyed are “curious, but cautious” about generative AI tools, which mirrors my feelings. The recording is online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRru....

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The state of AI for research software engineering

YouTube video by CASS Community

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Dominic Orchard @dorchard.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New blog post on my 'FirstPrelude' library for teaching beginner functional programming with Haskell: dorchard.github.io/blog/2026/01...

dorchard.github.io

FirstPrelude v0.2.0 for beginner Haskell using GHC

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Food lines were 2X normal this morning at the Weld Food Bank, which told me 2/3rds of their visitors said they were impacted by the SNAP food benefit freeze. Our microgiving campaign has raised $50,000 for Weld Food Bank so far. Even $5 helps: weldfoodbank.org/wordofthanks/

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

CUAHSI is offering a series or professional development webinars for early career hydrologists. www.cuahsi.org/cyberseminar...

cuahsi.org

Cyberseminars | 2025 Navigating (beyond) Academic Waters | Cuahsi.org

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

CSDMS 2025 Student Modeler Awardee is Marie-Christin Wimmler, TU, Dresden for her submission "pyMANGA: A Modular, Open and Extendable Software Platform for Modelling Forest and Vegetation Dynamics". Full Citation: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Syvitsk...

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Software!!1! *shakes fist* Starting in about an hour, at 10 am MST. See you soon!

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CSDMS @csdms.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Registration is now open for the CSDMS 2025 Annual Meeting: "Exploring Earth’s Surface with Models, Data & AI". This year’s meeting is held at the University of Colorado Boulder from May 13–15. Registration and additional details, please visit: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Form:An... Hope you can join!

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

That's right! Recordings are typically posted a couple days after the webinar date. You can view webinar recordings at csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Webinars.

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I’ve called my members of congress and asked them to fight the administration’s federal spending freeze.

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AGU EPSP @aguepsp.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

🌎 ESPIn 2025: Where Earth science meets code! Learn Python modeling, work on team projects, enjoy a Boulder field trip & boost your career. Topics: Git, Landlab, HPC & more. May 5-12 at CU Boulder. Early career scientists apply by Jan 28! @csdms.bsky.social APPLY HERE docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

When I left home at 8a, it was 26 F and windy on Shanahan Ridge, but -1.5 F and nearly calm at the Foothills Lab, which is about 5 mi away and 400 ft lower in elevation.

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The inversion trapping a puddle of cold air in Boulder Valley finally broke up, allowing winds just above to reach the surface.

Temperature and dewpoint time series from the NCAR Foothills Lab, showing a jump in temperature around 10:30a.

Wind speed and peak gust time series from the NCAR Foothills Lab, showing a jump around 10:30a.

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Rachel Glade @rachelglade.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

A thoughtful scientist, luminescence wizard, ultrasupportive colleague, and someone who's made me laugh till I cry on numerous occasions—Harrison is so deserving of the prestigious PECASE award!

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Everyone in Boulder is out running before the cold snap.

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

After a month of wrangling, I finally got an example model (written in Fortran, wrapped in Python through Cython, built with CMake and Meson, componentized in the CSDMS Python Modeling Tool, pymt) to build and run on Windows. I am so relieved!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/12/2024

i'm moving away from a two column/week pace in favor of a single extended argument. here is this week's.

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Opinion | What Do Democrats Need to Do? Act Like an Opposition Party. (Gift Article)

Now is not the time for surrender.

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

EarthscapeHub is undergoing semiannual maintenance Dec 18-20. There may be occasional outages. If you're using a Hub, please save your work often. csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jupyter...

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

We gratefully acknowledge the Institute of Computing for Climate Science at the University of Cambridge (iccs.cam.ac.uk) for their support of the CSDMS Forum. (Thanks, @dorchard.bsky.social!)

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Hi, CSDMS-ers! We've started a brand new forum at forum.csdms.io. If you're into earth surface processes, geoscientific software development, or anything between, please consider signing up. It would be awesome if we made this a place to easily discuss research, ask questions, and share ideas.

forum.csdms.io

The CSDMS Forum

A place for researchers to connect, share information, and discuss all things CSDMS.

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The application window for ESPIn 2025 opens today!

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Mark Piper @mdpiper.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Bear Peak after today’s snow. #boulder

A view of Bear Peak in Boulder with snow.

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