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## Configuration File
-Example configuration files are provided in this directory. To build and run the given examples see the instructions [here](https://github.com/NOAA-OWP/cfe/blob/master/INSTALL.md). A detailed description of the parameters for model configuration (i.e., initialize/setup) is provided below. The asterisk (*) denotes calibratable parameters. The has (#) shows the parameters only used with the Nash Cascade-based runoff.
+Example configuration files are provided in this directory. To build and run the given examples see the instructions [here](https://github.com/NOAA-OWP/cfe/blob/master/INSTALL.md). A detailed description of the parameters for model configuration (i.e., initialize/setup) is provided below.
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+
+**Key**:
+
+*: denotes parameter is calibratable
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+1: denotes the parameters only used when `surface_runoff_scheme` is `NASH_CASCADE`.
| Variable | Datatype | Limits | Units | Role | Process | Description |
| -------- | -------- | ------ | ----- | ---- | ------- | ----------- |