Model:ELCIRC

ELCIRC

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Spatial dimensions	3D
Spatial extent	Regional-Scale
Model domain	Coastal, Marine
One-line model description	Eulerian-Lagrangian CIRCulation
Extended model description	ELCIRC is an unstructured-grid model designed for the effective simulation of 3D baroclinic circulation across river-to-ocean scales. It uses a finite-volume/finite-difference Eulerian-Lagrangian algorithm to solve the shallow water equations, written to realistically address a wide range of physical processes and of atmospheric, ocean and river forcings. The numerical algorithm is low-order, but volume conservative, stable and computationally efficient. It also naturally incorporates wetting and drying of tidal flats. ELCIRC has been extensively tested against standard ocean/coastal benchmarks, and is starting to be applied to estuaries and continental shelves around the world.

Keywords:	ocean circulation,

Name	Yinglong Zhang
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Oregon Health&Science University
Postal address 1	20000 NW Walker Road
Postal address 2
Town / City	Beaverton
Postal code	97006
State	Oregon
Country	United States
Email address	yjzhang@vims.edu
Phone	503-748-1960
Fax	503-748-1273

Supported platforms	Linux
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Start year development	2001
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Code development status	As is, no updates are provided
When did you indicate the 'code development status'?	2020
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Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	http://www.stccmop.org/CORIE/modeling/elcirc/
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Is there a manual available?	Yes
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Model website if any	http://www.stccmop.org/CORIE/modeling/elcirc/
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Featured reference(s)	Open Access Status	Year	Type of Reference	Cited
Zhang, Yinglong; Baptista, António M.; Myers, Edward P.; 2004. A cross-scale model for 3D baroclinic circulation in estuary–plume–shelf systems: I. Formulation and skill assessment. Continental Shelf Research, 242187–2214. 10.1016/j.csr.2004.07.021	closed	2004	a module overview describing a module	303