7 tutorials for coupling geological information into groundwater flow models build with Model Muse
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Next challenges on groundwater modeling facing scenarios of climate change and sustainable groundwater management require the implementation of fully coupled geological models into groundwater flow models. Even though we have dealt with this topic, we still have a lot to do in providing applied cases / tutorials for the hydrogeological unit conceptualization based on geological information with open source codes such as MODFLOW.
This is so far our humble collaboration to this topic, here they are 7 tutorials for coupling geological information into groundwater flow models built with Model Muse
Tutorial list
How to insert a 3D Geology into a MODFLOW Model with Python and Flopy - Tutorial
This tutorial has a applied example of the implementation of a 3D geological model from a neural network into a groundwater model with determined horizontal discretization and layer thickness. The tutorial covers all the steps for model construction and hydrogeological unit determination with scripts in Python with Flopy and other libraries.
Link:
hatarilabs.com/ih-en/how-to-insert-a-3d-geology-into-a-modflow-model-with-python-and-flopy-tutorial
How to insert a Geological Contact in MODFLOW with MODEL MUSE
This tutorial show the whole procedure from the ground up to build the model geometry and insert a geological contact as the interfase within two layers.
Link:
hatarilabs.com/ih-en/how-to-insert-a-geological-contact-in-modflow-with-model-muse
How to efficiently apply Geology from Shapefiles to MODFLOW with ModelMuse with Global Variables
For model calibration the use of Global Variables (Data/Edit Global Variables...) of Model Muse makes relatively easy, ordered and with better change control the calibration process. This tutorial gives the procedure to implement Global Variables for the hydraulic conductivities of 15 hydrogeological units distributed on a model of 560 square kilometers.
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How to import a Leapfrog geological model to Model Muse with Python - Tutorial
We have done the whole procedure to insert a geological model into a MODFLOW-NWT groundwater model with scripts in Python, Pyvista and others. The code extracts the cell centroids of the modflow model and then compares its position with the different geological units exported from Leapfrog to Vtk.
Link:
hatarilabs.com/ih-en/how-to-import-a-leapfrog-geological-model-to-model-muse-with-python-tutorial
Tutorial in Groundwater Modeling of Faults and Fractures with Modflow6 - Disv on Model Muse
This tutorial covers an applied case of regional groundwater modeling with a group of regional fractures that define areas of small cell size. The applied case covers the construction of a groundwater model with a refinement that ranges from 100m on the outer parts of the model to 15 meters in the area close to the faults.
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Fault Zone Groundwater Flow Modeling with MODFLOW6 DISV and Model Muse -Tutorial
We have developed an example tutorial to represent the main characteristics of groundwater flow in the fault zone for an applied case. The tutorial is developed in Model Muse with the MODFLOW DISV option for unstructured grid generation. Groundwater flow was analyzed on the water balance and a particle tracking simulation was done with MODPATH 7.
Link:
hatarilabs.com/ih-en/fault-zone-groundwater-flow-modeling-with-modflow6-disv-and-model-muse-tutorial
How to insert a Geological Fracture on a Hydrogeological Model with MODFLOW and Model Muse
This tutorial show the whole procedure for the conceptualization of several fractures based on some known fracture information as a point on the fracture, the azimuth and the elevation. The tutorial deals with the theorethical determination of the fracture plane equation, the construction of a dataset with the desired equation plus the implementation of object that represents the fracture with the relevant hydrogeological features.
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