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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+title: aok
+message: >-
+  If you use this software, please cite the software version
+  you used based on its release number.
+type: software
+authors:
+  - name: Kelsey Bisson
+  - name: Emily Eidam
+  - name: Hannah Glover
+  - name: Jessica Scheick
+  - name: Chao Wang
+repository-code: 'https://github.com/icesat2py/aok'
+abstract: >-
+  ATLAS Ocean Kd (AOK) - calculating ocean Kd values using ICESat-2 data
+keywords:
+  - ICESat-2
+  - Python
+  - open science
+  - NASA
+license: BSD-3-Clause
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