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Author: Ahmed Attia

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- DATeS: Data Assimilation Testing Suite 
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-DATeS is aimed to be a unified testing suite for data assimilation applications where researchers can collaborate, 
-so that it would be much easier to understand and compare different methodologies in different settings.
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+ DATeS: Data Assimilation Testing Suite 
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+DATeS is aimed to be a unified testing suite for data assimilation applications where 
+researchers can collaborate, so that it would be much easier to understand and compare 
+different methodologies in different settings.
 
 The core of DATeS is implemented in Python to enable for Object-Oriented capabilities. 
-The main functionalities, such as the models, the data assimilation algorithms, the linear algebra solvers, and 
-the time discretization routines are independent of each other, such as to offer maximum flexibility to configure 
-data assimilation applications.
-DATeS can interface easily with large third party models written in Fortran or C, & with various external solvers.
+The main functionalities, such as the models, the data assimilation algorithms, 
+the linear algebra solvers, and the time discretization routines are independent of
+each other, such as to offer maximum flexibility to configure data assimilation applications.
+DATeS can interface easily with large third party models written in Fortran or C, 
+and with various external solvers.
+=============================================================================================
 
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