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 # global-workflow
 Global Workflow currently supporting the Global Forecast System (GFS) with the [UFS-weather-model](https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model) and [GSI](https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GSI)-based Data Assimilation System.
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 The `global-workflow` depends on the following prerequisities to be available on the system:
 
 * Workflow Engine - [Rocoto](https://github.com/christopherwharrop/rocoto) and [ecFlow](https://github.com/ecmwf/ecflow) (for NWS Operations)