Tools

ADCIRC users can benefit from various tools that support ADCIRC to assist with pre-processing, mesh generation, model setup, post-processing, and visualization. This page provides links to documentation for several popular tools used by the ADCIRC community.

ADCIRC Utility Programs

The ADCIRC utilities webpage hosts a wide range of basic and advanced tools that have been developed by the ADCIRC community over the years, including f13builder to create nodal attributes and the fort.13 file.

Multi-Purpose Modeling and Visualization Tools

Pre-processing and Mesh Generation

  • OceanMesh2D - MATLAB-based triangular mesh generator for coastal models

  • VEW Utils - Python and MATLAB utilities for ADCIRC, including channel mesh generation with virtical element wall techniques

  • SubgridADCIRCUtility - Python toolkit for creating subgrid input files for ADCIRC

Forcing Data Acquisition

  • MetGet - Meteorological forcing acquisition and development system for hydrodynamic models

Model Setup and Control

  • ADCIRCpy - Python library for automating ADCIRC model setup and execution

  • ASGS (Automated Solution Generation System) - Software infrastructure for automating coastal ocean modeling for real-time decision support

  • Floodwater - Modern and extensible forecasting system for hydrodynamic models operating in HPC environments

Post-processing and Visualization

  • FigureGen - Visualization tool for converting ADCIRC outputs to raster formats

  • Kalpana - Python module for converting ADCIRC outputs to vector formats and downscaling