CCMP News Blog http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog the latest buzz from the Chesapeake modeling data community Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en CCMP Newsletter, December 2008 (Vol.1, Issue 5) http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2009/01/december-2008-ccmp-newsletter-now-available/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2009/01/december-2008-ccmp-newsletter-now-available/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:07:51 +0000 admin http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=22 The latest CCMP Newsletter is now available. You can view it here. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions!

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2009/01/december-2008-ccmp-newsletter-now-available/feed/ CCMP Newsletter, October 2008 (Vol. 1, Issue 4) http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/10/ccmp-newsletter-october-2008-vol-1-issue-4/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/10/ccmp-newsletter-october-2008-vol-1-issue-4/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:39:56 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=21 The latest October 2008 Newsletter is now released. Click here to read it. If you have any comments or feedback you’d like to leave, feel free to email us or, likewise, post a comment below!.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/10/ccmp-newsletter-october-2008-vol-1-issue-4/feed/ A vision for the future Chesapeake modeling suite http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/10/vision-for-the-future-modeling-suite/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/10/vision-for-the-future-modeling-suite/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:29:48 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=20 The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) has indicated on multiple occasions that the current CBP suite of models is going to be phased out after 2010-2011. This means that now it may be about the right time to start a community wide discussion about what the next Chesapeake Modeling and Decision Support System (CMDSS) may look like. The CCMP has proposed to organize a community effort to decide on the goals, functions, architecture and structure of the future system.

We would like to invite you to engage in an open discussion on this issue. We should include researchers that do modeling, monitoring, and data processing, as well as users that can help to identify the particular problems and goals that this system should serve. We think that Open Community Research is the ultimate level of collaborative thinking and modeling, when the project goals are decided in an open environment including researchers and users. Projects are open-ended and ongoing, while research and modeling goals can be adjusted to the changing needs of the users.

We hope that if we can build a joint vision of the future CMDSS during the next few years and start designing its components and overall architecture, we will be in a better position to make a smooth transition from the existing CBP suite of models to the new and expanded framework.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/10/vision-for-the-future-modeling-suite/feed/ CSDMS Chesapeake Focus Research Group http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/09/csdms-chesapeake-focus-research-group/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/09/csdms-chesapeake-focus-research-group/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:47:02 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=19

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.

The Chesapeake Focus Research Group has been started as part of the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System. The web site that supports this Group is at http://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/index.php/CCMP.

The Group is calling for members to join and to start working on projects. Please consider checking out that link and becoming a member of the Group.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/09/csdms-chesapeake-focus-research-group/feed/ Discussing the Governance Rules http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/09/discussing-the-governance-rules/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/09/discussing-the-governance-rules/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:06:02 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=17 Now that our Governance Rules are drafted and posted we are looking forward to hear your opinions. Please note that we are trying to give more rule to the members, so your input is especially important.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/09/discussing-the-governance-rules/feed/ CCMP Newsletter, August 2008 (Vol. 1, Issue 3) http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/08/ccmp-newsletter-august-2008-vol-1-issue-3/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/08/ccmp-newsletter-august-2008-vol-1-issue-3/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:11:42 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=16 CCMP is proud to release its latest newsletter for August, 2008.  Please click on any of the following items to skip to that part of the newsletter:

0. Introduction
1. CCMP News in brief
2. News from other communities
3. Open Source News
4. Featured Blog Question: None
5. Featured Modeler: Don Weller
6. Featured Model: CBP Watershed Model
7. Position announcement at CCMP

If you have any comments or feedback you’d like to leave, feel free to email us or, likewise, post a comment below!

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/08/ccmp-newsletter-august-2008-vol-1-issue-3/feed/ CCMP Newsletter, June 2008 (Vol. 1, Issue 2) http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/ccmp-newsletter-june-2008/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/ccmp-newsletter-june-2008/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 18:22:43 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=14 The CCMP Newsletter for June, 2008 has been released. This issue contains many exciting news items, including a summary of the Chesapeake Modeling Symposium ‘08. A list of items discussed can be found below:

1. CheMS’08
2. CCMP News in brief
3. News from other communities
4. Open Source on the March
5. Featured Blog Question: How can we improve the CCMP newsletter?
6. CCMP membership
7. Featured Modeler: Doug Wilson
8. Featured Model: ChesROMS
9. Announcement: Job Opportunities at NOAA & USACE

To view this issue of the newsletter in full, please click here.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/ccmp-newsletter-june-2008/feed/ How can we improve the CCMP Newsletter? http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/how-can-we-improve-the-ccmp-newsletter/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/how-can-we-improve-the-ccmp-newsletter/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 17:40:26 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=13 We would love to hear some community feedback to help us improve this newsletter and make it more useful. What other content would you like to see? How can we improve the format? What you like and what you don’t like? Should we send this out at all?

Your thoughts? Please share them with the community by leaving a comment via the “comment” link below.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/how-can-we-improve-the-ccmp-newsletter/feed/ CheMS’08 Presentations Available Online http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/chems08-presentations-available-online/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/chems08-presentations-available-online/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 19:22:12 +0000 admin http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=12 You can now access all of the posters, presentations, and papers that were submitted or presented at CheMS’08 (May 12-14 in Annapolis).  This collection of work represents a great amount of effort and preparation from various attendees and plenary speakers.  The presentations are grouped by workshop.  Plenary talks (opening and closing) are also available.

To view these files, please visit the CheMS Presentations page.

]]> http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/chems08-presentations-available-online/feed/ ChesROMS Installation Video Walkthrough http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/chesroms-installation-video-walkthrough/ http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/2008/05/chesroms-installation-video-walkthrough/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 19:07:20 +0000 CCMP http://ches.communitymodeling.org/blog/?p=11 Interested in installing the ChesROMS model? You are in luck: Wen Long (UMCES/HPL) has created various video walkthroughs to guide you through the installation process. These were created in preparation for the Chesapeake Modeling Symposium 2008 (May 12-14). The guide can be accessed through the following links:

Note: If your media player does not properly play the movies, the VLC movie player is the recommended alternative. VLC Media player is available for free for Windows, Linux, and Mac at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

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