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-# ascidian: parallel 2D wind driven ocean circulation & wave model
+# ascidian: 2D wind driven ocean circulation & wave model
 
 **ascidian** is intended to simulate regional-scale wind driven ocean circulation by simulating:
 - 2D ocean currents, and