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Domain review

Please provide a PDF documenting this review. Here is the guidance provided on the USGS software management page:

Domain Review

Domain reviews are specific to Scientific Software (Refer to Scientific Software IM) and ensure the software generates output that aligns with published or otherwise well-known expected results. Domain reviews may involve:

Comparing output with external data sets

Comparing algorithms with published, scholarly articles about the algorithm

Reviewing unit and integration test results

Domain reviews should be performed by a trusted scientific expert with applicable subject-matter knowledge as well as sufficient applicable programming knowledge.