ADCIRC Model
The ADvanced CIRCulation model (ADCIRC), is a two-dimensional, depth-integrated, barotropic time-dependent long wave, hydrodynamic circulation model. ADCIRC can be applied to computational domains encompassing the deep ocean, continental shelves, coastal seas, and small-scale estuarine systems for simulations that require months to years time. In a single simulation, ADCIRC can provide tide and storm surge elevations and velocities corresponding to each node over a very large domain encompassing regional domains such as the western North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Features & Applications
- A general purpose, explicit, time dependant coastal circulation model
- Highly scalable model - from small scale coastal and estuarine environments to large scale open ocean models
- Multiple boundary condition and forcing options including:
- Specified elevation
- Specified normal flow
- Tidal potential & forcing frequencies
- Wind/wave surface stress
- Atmospheric pressure
- Extract tidal data from the global LeProvost or regional ADCIRC databases
- Coupling with near shore wave models such as CMSWAVE and STWAVE
To learn more about the ADCIRC model visit the following site:
www.unc.edu/...adcirc
www.nd.edu/...adcirc
For more detailed information on the ADCIRC Model in SMS visit the SMS wiki at:
www.xmswiki.com/...ADCIRC