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A Unified Modeler's Workbench: Workflow-Driven Conceptual and Numerical Modeling
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hesch, Wayne E. Chmakov, Serguei |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | In order for a groundwater model to be accurate, reliable, and robust, it requires a tremendous amount of information and understanding of the aquifer. The first step in developing a groundwater model, and perhaps the most important, involves the design of a conceptual model. Developing a good conceptual model requires compiling detailed information on the geological formations, groundwater flow directions, recharge, surface water, hydraulic parameters, extraction or injection from wells, and the groundwater quality. Today’s groundwater modeler has at his/her disposal, a variety of tools and data sources for designing a conceptual model. The challenge is bringing together this data into one common application. A revolutionary new tool encourages a conceptual approach to groundwater modeling. The steps for conceptual and numerical modeling are presented in a workflow-driven graphical user interface (GUI), using terminology that is familiar to the modeler. The conceptual model is developed independent of any particular numerical simulator, allowing the freedom to generate or update multiple numerical models of different types (MODFLOW, FEFLOW, and Analytical). Using a conceptual model also allows for generating a variety of numerical discretizations from the same source, such as a variety of finite difference grids (deformed, uniform) or finite element meshes. The results from multiple models can be compared in a 3D environment in order to assess uncertainty and improve model credibility. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ekotechnika.cz/uploaded/files/VMODFlex-Integrated-Modeling.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
