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.

A mesh for use with ADCIRC can be created in SMS using either the Map Module or the Mesh Module. The Mesh  Module editing tools can be applied to these meshes, and the Map Module mapping can be used to update portions or all of the mesh. The modeling parameters required by ADCIRC are generated and applied to the mesh using commands grouped  in the ADCIRC menu of the Mesh Module. Once the analysis is complete, the user  imports solution files for post-processing through the data browser.