<s>
The	O
ADCIRC	B-Application
model	O
is	O
a	O
high-performance	O
,	O
cross-platform	O
numerical	O
ocean	B-Application
circulation	I-Application
model	I-Application
popular	O
in	O
simulating	O
storm	O
surge	O
,	O
tides	O
,	O
and	O
coastal	O
circulation	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ADCIRC	B-Application
system	O
includes	O
an	O
independent	O
multi-algorithmic	O
wind	O
forecast	O
model	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
advanced	O
coupling	O
capabilities	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
integrate	O
effects	O
from	O
sediment	O
transport	O
,	O
ice	O
,	O
waves	O
,	O
surface	O
runoff	O
,	O
and	O
baroclinicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
is	O
free	O
,	O
with	O
source	O
code	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
request	O
via	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
model	O
on	O
any	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
Fortran	B-Application
compiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-compiled	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
model	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
alongside	O
the	O
SMS	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADCIRC	B-Application
is	O
coded	O
in	O
Fortran	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
native	O
binary	O
,	O
text	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
netCDF	B-Application
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADCIRC	B-Application
utilizes	O
the	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
method	I-Application
in	O
either	O
three-dimensional	O
or	O
two-dimensional	O
depth-integrated	O
form	O
on	O
a	O
triangular	O
unstructured	B-Algorithm
grid	I-Algorithm
with	O
Cartesian	O
or	O
spherical	O
coordinates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADCIRC	B-Application
can	O
be	O
run	O
either	O
in	O
serial	O
mode	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
)	O
or	O
in	O
parallel	O
on	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
via	O
MPI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADCIRC	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
apply	O
several	O
different	O
bottom	O
friction	O
formulations	O
including	O
Manning	O
's	O
n-based	O
bottom	O
drag	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
land	O
coverage	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
forests	O
,	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
seafloor	O
composition	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
utilize	O
atmospheric	O
forcing	O
data	O
(	O
wind	O
stress	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
pressure	O
)	O
from	O
several	O
sources	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
reduce	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
wind	O
forcing	O
due	O
to	O
surface	O
roughness	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ADCIRC	B-Application
is	O
frequently	O
coupled	O
to	O
a	O
wind	O
wave	O
model	O
such	O
as	O
STWAVE	O
,	O
,	O
or	O
WAVEWATCH	O
III	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
storm	O
surge	O
applications	O
where	O
wave	O
radiation	O
stress	O
can	O
have	O
important	O
effects	O
on	O
ocean	O
circulation	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
