• DOI:10.1029/2012EO160003
Corpus ID: 129925130

The R software environment in reproducible geoscientific research

@article{Pebesma2012TheRS,
  title={The R software environment in reproducible geoscientific research},
  author={E. Pebesma and Daniel N{\"u}st and R. Bivand},
  journal={Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union},
  year={2012},
  volume={93},
  pages={163-163}
}

E. Pebesma, Daniel Nüst, R. Bivand

Published 2012

Computer Science

Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union

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Reproducibility is an important aspect of scientific research, because the credibility of science is at stake when research is not reproducible. Like science, the development of good, reliable scientific software is a social process. A mature and growing community relies on the R software environment for carrying out geoscientific research. Here we describe why people use R and how it helps in communicating and reproducing research.