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+@article{hutton:2020,
+  doi = {10.21105/joss.02317},
+  url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.02317},
+  year = {2020},
+  publisher = {The Open Journal},
+  volume = {5},
+  number = {51},
+  pages = {2317},
+  author = {Eric W. H. Hutton and Mark D. Piper and Gregory E. Tucker},
+  title = {The Basic Model Interface 2.0: A standard interface for coupling numerical models in the geosciences},
+  journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}
+}
+
+@article{peckham:2013,
+  title={A component-based approach to integrated modeling in the
+         geosciences: The design of CSDMS},
+  author={Peckham, Scott D and Hutton, Eric WH and Norris, Boyana},
+  journal={Computers \& Geosciences},
+  volume={53},
+  pages={3--12},
+  year={2013},
+  publisher={Elsevier}
+}
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+---
+title: "The Python Modeling Toolkit (*pymt*)"
+tags:
+  - Python
+  - geosciences
+  - modeling
+authors:
+  - name: Eric W.H. Hutton
+    orcid: 0000-0002-5864-6459
+    affiliation: 1
+  - name: Mark D. Piper
+    orcid: 0000-0001-6418-277X
+    affiliation: 1
+  - name: Gregory E. Tucker
+    orcid: 0000-0003-0364-5800
+    affiliation: 1, 2, 3
+affiliations:
+  - name: Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
+    index: 1
+  - name: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, USA
+    index: 2
+  - name: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
+    index: 3
+date: 27 October 2021
+bibliography: paper.bib
+
+---
+
+# Summary
+
+# Statement of Need
+
+# The design of *pymt*
+
+# Acknowledgements
+
+This work is supported by the National Science Foundation
+under Grant No. 1831623, *Community Facility Support: The
+Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS)*.
+
+# References