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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software in your work, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: "Gupta"
+  given-names: "Rohini S."
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-0675"
+- family-names: "Vernon"
+  given-names: "Chris R."
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3406-6214"
+- family-names: "Thurber"
+  given-names: "Travis B."
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-9971"
+- family-names: "Gold"
+  given-names: "David F."
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0854-1819"
+- family-names: "Hirsch"
+  given-names: "Zachary M."
+- family-names: "Hadjimichael"
+  given-names: "Antonia"
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7330-6834"
+- family-names: "Reed"
+  given-names: "Patrick M. Reed"
+  orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7963-6102"
+title: "statemodify: a Python framework to facilitate accessible exploratory modeling for discovering drought vulnerabilities in Colorado’s West Slope river basins"
+doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10258007
+url: "https://github.com/IMMM-SFA/statemodify"
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