Regional Groundwater Modeling with MODFLOW and Model Muse
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Groundwater modelling can be done on multiple temporal and spatial scales, from a laboratory setup to a complete basin, from steady-state to thousands of years. Each modelling requirement has a specific discretization and boundary condition setup. This tutorial is about a regional groundwater modelling example on a andean basin on steady state conditions, the tutorial covers the whole set of modelling steps as grid generation and elevation import as well as the model simulation and result evaluation. Numerical modelling was done in open source software as MODFLOW with Model Muse, both developed by the USGS.
Content
The video will include the following tasks:
- Grid generation from shapefiles
- Aquifer and boundary condition conceptualization
- Hydrogeologic units parametrization by shapefile
- Import elevation from a AsterDEM
- Recharge determination from precipitation rasters
- Wetlands assessment form satellite images and model hydraulic heads
- Groundwater water balance analysis
- The agenda is interesting and applied for the study of groundwater at basin scale.
Requirements
This video is from intermediate level, there are some requirements to the participants:
Have installed MODFLOW with MODEL MUSE. Here is a link with instructions:
http://hatariwater.tumblr.com/post/137885412314/tutorial-to-install-modflow-with-model-muse
Do the following tutorials:
http://hatariwater.tumblr.com/post/147494545644/basic-concepts-of-groundwater-modeling-with
http://hatariwater.tumblr.com/post/139023892834/tutorial-for-regional-groundwater-flow-modeling
http://hatariwater.tumblr.com/post/140696934634/how-to-simulate-impact-from-pit-latrines-on-water
And review the Model Muse videos from Richard Winston:
http://water.usgs.gov/nrp/gwsoftware/ModelMuse/ModelMuseVideos.html
