Adding Workflow to a Workbench for Digital Geosystems for a more agile Research Software Engineering approach

Abstract

Research software increasingly benefits from the systematic application of research software engineering principles. In this work, we present the software engineering influences on the design and development of a research software framework for geological modeling, shaping its architectural design and development methodology. We discuss how software engineering concepts contribute to a more robust and reusable workbench for geoscientific research, and how in general, software engineering standards can significantly improve research software development.

Authors 10

1. Alex Lüpges Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

2. Bernhard Rumpe⋆ Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3. Jan von Harten Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

4. Florian Wellmann Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

5. Marzieh Baes

   GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

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   GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

6. Mauro Cacace

   GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

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   GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

7. Denise Degen

   Technische Universität Darmstadt · GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

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   GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany and Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

8. Magdalena Scheck‐Wenderoth

   GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences · Technische Universität Berlin

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   GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany and Sediment Basins and Georesources, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

9. Jan Niederau

   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG

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   Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG, Bochum, Germany

10. Nora Koltzer

    Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG

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    Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies IEG, Bochum, Germany