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+name: icesm_work
+channels:
+    - conda-forge
+    - defaults
+dependencies:
+    - python=3.6.10 # Python version 3.6
+    - cartopy       # Geographic plotting toolkit
+    - notebook      # Jupyter notebook environment. Can also have jupyterlab
+    - matplotlib    # 2D plotting library
+    - netcdf4       # Wrapper for netcdf4
+    - numpy         # N-d array and numerics
+    - xarray        # N-d labeled array library
+    - seaborn       # Box plotting
+    - ipykernel     # install python env as jupyter kernel