In M\+O\+M6, it is common to have at least four different timesteps\+: the barotropic timestep, the baroclinic (momentum dynamics) timestep, the tracer timestep, and the remapping interval. There can also be a forcing timestep on which model coupling occurs.

 
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\doxyfigcaption{Graphic representation of the various timesteps used by M\+O\+M6.}
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