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+# fv3atm
+
+This is the [NOAA Environmental Modeling
+Center](https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/emc_new.php) version of the FV3
+atmospheric model dynamical core, originally from the [Geophysical
+Fluid Dynamics Laboratory](https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/).
+
+The fv3atm is part of NOAA's [Unified Forecast System
+(UFS)](https://ufscommunity.org/).
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+This package requires the following
+ - [NCEPLIBS](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS) packages:
+ - [NCEPLIBS-w3nco](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-w3nco)
+ - [NCEPLIBS-bacio](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-bacio)
+ - [NCEPLIBS-nemsio](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-nemsio)
+ - [NCEPLIBS-sp](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-sp)
+
+This package also requires the following packages:
+ - [netcdf-c Library](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c)
+ - [netcdf-fortran Library](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran)
+ - [ESMF](https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf)
+ - [GFDL's Flexible Modeling System](https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/FMS)
+ - [Jasper](https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper)
+
+## Building and Installing
+
+```
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/to/install ..
+make -j2
+make install
+```
+
+## References
+
+## Disclaimer
+
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