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+# WaveWatch III (WW3) in CESM
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+The NOAA WaveWatch-III ocean surface wave prediction model used in CESM::Community Earth System Model (NCAR).
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+For documentation, see
+http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/models/cesm2/wave/