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-The single-column model (SCM) is a tool for diagnosing the performance
-of a physics suite. From validating that schemes have been integrated into a
-suite to deep dives into how physical processes are being represented by the
-approximating code. This SCM works with the [Common Community Physics Package](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics)
+The SCM is a tool for diagnosing the performance
+of a physics suite. This SCM works with the [Common Community Physics Package](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics)
 (CCPP), a library of physical parameterizations for atmospheric numerical
-models, and the [CCPP Framework](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm). A
-framework for connecting atmospheric models to physics suites constructed from
-its member parameterizations.
+models, and the [CCPP Framework](https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-scm), a
+framework for connecting atmospheric models to physics suites.
 
 ## Documentation
 [Scientific Documentation](https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/GMTB/v7.0.0/sci_doc/index.html)