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1. Getting Started
   • Who Uses ASGS?
   • Installing ASGS
   • Building ADCIRC and SWAN
   • Configuring ASGS
   • Get Help installing ASGS
2. Operational Guides
   • Real Time Guidance Operators Guide
   • Hindcasting Guide
   • Get Help running ASGS
3. Development Guides
   • ASGS Developers Guide
   • Adding a New Mesh
   • Adding Local Assets
   • Adding/Managing ADCIRC Patch-sets
   • Need Help customizing ASGS
4. Appendix
   • Troubleshooting
   • Status of Platform Support
   • ASGS Shell Cheatsheet
   • Tips and Tricks
   • Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ

What is ASGS?

The Automated Solution Generation System (ASGS) provides software infrastructure for automating coastal ocean modelling for real time decision support, and provides a variety of standalone command line tools for pre- and post-processing.

Can ASGS only run ADCIRC/ADCIRC+SWAN?

ASGS supports ADCIRC really, really well. But it's not fundamentally just for running ADCIRC or coupling it with SWAN. ASGS is an environment that facilitates many things, many of which we've not even considered. If in doubt, ask!

ASGS was originally created to support running ADCIRC and coupled ADCIRC+SWAN in an operational forecasting mode during the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Since then, it has evolved into a general purpose operational environment that has the potential to support different forecasting modes, geographical locations, computer models, and use cases.

Can ASGS support the XYZ Model?

Theoretically, ASGS is positioned to support a wide variety of ocean and meteorological models. And while work is required to implement this support, ASGS comes with the software environment (and developer experience) to evaluate ASGS' fit for particular applications.

It is important to understand that ASGS is an operational environment that currently has a single driver, asgs_main.sh - this is ultimately what runs ADCIRC in different ways, based on a configuration file. Supporting other models in operational or forecasting modes would need a new driver and associated set of tools. But as new drivers and new needs are supported, ASGS will continue to improve as a robust and flexible model forecasting environment.