Presenters-0718

CSDMS 2026: Modeling Landscapes in Motion

The Art of Modeling: From Concept to Math with Balance Equations

Greg Tucker
CU Boulder, United States
gtucker@colorado.edu

Abstract
This clinic provides a basic introduction to methods for translating concepts into differential equations, using conservation laws for mass, energy, and/or momentum. The format will be partly lecture and partly hands-on work with a Jupyter Notebook. Participants will need a laptop or table with a reasonably up-to-date web browser. To see a preview of an earlier version of this clinic, visit https://github.com/landlab/csdms_2022_landlab_clinics/blob/main/part1_art_of_modeling/notebooks/from_concept_to_math.ipynb

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Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Coastal Working Group

Marine Working Group

Education and Knowledge Transfer (EKT) Working Group

Cyberinformatics and Numerics Working Group

Hydrology Focus Research Group

Chesapeake Focus Research Group

Critical Zone Focus Research Group

Human Dimensions Focus Research Group

Geodynamics Focus Research Group

Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group

Coastal Vulnerability Initiative

Continental Margin Initiative

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Initiative

Modeling Platform Interoperability Initiative

River Network Modeling Initiative