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-# NES
+# About
 
-NetCDF for Earth Science
+NES (NetCDF for Earth Science) is the Python I/O library used by SNES, the framework that implements the data post-processing pipelines at the Earth Sciences department, to read and write netCDF files.
 
-test local
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+# How to clone
+
+Use the following command to get a copy of the repository:
+
+```
+git clone https://earth.bsc.es/gitlab/es/NES.git
+```
+
+You can use the latest stable version of Providentia
+by accessing the production branch:
+
+```
+git checkout production
+```
+
+You can also access the master branch to test new features,
+that are to be implemented in the upcoming release:
+
+```
+git checkout master
+```
+
+# Run
+
+For running NES, please follow the instruction in 
+the [Wiki](https://earth.bsc.es/gitlab/es/NES/-/wikis/home).
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