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+# This CITATION.cff file was generated with cffinit.
+# Visit https://bit.ly/cffinit to generate yours today!
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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+title: TOAR-II FastAPI
+message: >-
+  If you use this software, please cite it using the
+  metadata from this file.
+type: software
+authors:
+  - given-names: Sabine
+    family-names: Schröder
+    email: s.schroeder@fz-juelich.de
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-8010'
+    affiliation: Forschungszentrum Jülich
+  - given-names: Niklas
+    family-names: Selke
+    email: n.selke@fz-juelich.de
+    affiliation: Forschungszentrum Jülich
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9954-2250'
+  - given-names: Mathilde
+    family-names: Romberg
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-3817'
+    affiliation: Forschungszentrum Jülich
+  - given-names: Max
+    family-names: Lensing
+    email: m.lensing@fz-juelich.de
+    affiliation: Forschungszentrum Jülich
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2443-8792'
+repository-code: >-
+  https://gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/esde/toar-data/toardb_fastapi
+keywords:
+  - tropospheric ozone
+  - global air quality
+  - air quality monitoring
+  - REST API
+  - FAIR data
+  - web service
+license: MIT