Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical Information Systems
Published on 6. November 2002
248 pages
978-0-471-27553-4 (ISBN)
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Cutting-edge techniques for groundwater modeling using GIStechnology
Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical InformationSystems covers fundamental information on flow and masstransport modeling and demonstrates how GIS technology makes thesemodels and analyses more accurate than ever before.
GIS technology allows for swift organization, quantification,and interpretation of large quantities of geohydrological data withcomputer accuracy and minimal risk of human error. This book'scompanion Web site provides the Princeton Transport Code, as wellas the plug-in extensions required to interface this code with theArgus ONE numerical environment software enclosed with this book.Plug-in extensions for MODFLOW and MT3D computer codes can be foundat the Argus ONE Web site (www.argusint.com). The process for usingthe Geographic Modeling Approach (GMA) to model groundwater flowand transport is demonstrated step by step with a field examplefrom Tucson, Arizona. The GMA is composed of the Argus ONEGeographic Information Modeling system and the Princeton TransportCode groundwater flow and transport model, interfaced through theplug-in extension available on Argus ONE.
Enhanced with more than 150 illustrations and screen captures,Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical InformationSystems is a fundamental book for civil engineers,hydrologists, environmental engineers, geologists, and students inthese fields, as well as software engineers working on GISapplications and environmental attorneys and regulators. When usedin combination with the free modeling software, this book providesan excellent student text.
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George F. Pinder
Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical Information Systems
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07/2002
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GEORGE F. PINDER, PhD, is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and a professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
Content
Preface.
1 Flow Modeling.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Areal Extent of a Model.
1.3 Hydrological Boundaries to the Model.
1.4 Compilation of Geological Information.
1.4.1 Unconsolidated Environments.
1.4.2 Consolidated Rocks.
1.4.3 Metamorphic Rocks.
1.4.4 Igneous Rocks.
1.4.5 Representation of Geological Units.
1.5 Compilation of Hydrological Information.
1.5.1 Geohydrological Parameters.
1.5.2 Boundary Conditions.
1.5.3 Stresses.
1.6 Water-Table Condition.
1.6.1 Near-Surface Aquifer Zone.
1.6.2 Sharp-Interface Approximation of the Water Table.
1.6.3 Variably Saturated Water-Table Formulation.
1.6.4 Comparison of the Sharp-Interface and Variably SaturatedFormulations.
1.7 Physical Dimensions of the Model.
1.7.1 Vertical Integration of the Flow Equation.
1.7.2 Free-Surface Condition.
1.8 Model Size.
1.9 Model Discretization.
1.9.1 Finite-Difference Approximations.
1.9.2 Finite-Element Approximations.
1.9.3 Two-Space Dimensional Approximations.
1.10 Finite-Difference Approximation to the Flow Equation.
1.10.1 Model Boundary Conditions.
1.10.2 Model Initial Conditions.
1.11 Finite-Element Approximation to the Flow Equation.
1.11.1 Boundary Conditions.
1.11.2 Initial Conditions.
1.12 Parameters.
1.13 Fractured and Cavernous Media.
1.14 Model Stresses.
1.14.1 Well Discharge or Recharge.
1.14.2 Rainfall.
1.14.3 Multiple Stress Periods.
1.15 Finite-Element Mesh.
1.16 Simulation.
1.16.1 Solution Algorithm.
1.16.2 Bandwidth.
1.16.3 Running PTC.
1.17 Output.
1.18 Calibration.
1.18.1 Model Building Guidelines.
1.18.2 Model Evaluation Guidelines.
1.18.3 Additional Data-Collection and Model DevelopmentGuidelines.
1.18.4 Uncertainty-Evaluation Guidelines.
1.18.5 Some Rules of Thumb.
1.19 Production Runs.
1.20 Summary.
References.
2 Transport Modeling.
2.1 Compilation of Water-Quality Information.
2.2 Physical Dimensions.
2.3 Model Size.
2.4 Transport Equation.
2.4.1 Equilibrium or Adsorption Isotherms.
2.4.2 Mass Flux.
2.4.3 Example of Retardation.
2.5 Chemical Reactions.
2.6 Model Boundary Conditions.
2.7 Finite-Element Approximation.
2.8 Boundary Conditions
2.8.1 First-Type Boundary Condition.
2.8.2 Second-Type Boundary Condition.
2.8.3 Third-Type Boundary Condition.
2.9 Initial Conditions.
2.10 Model Parameters.
2.11 Model Stresses.
2.12 Running the Model.
2.13 Output.
2.14 Calibration.
2.15 Production Runs.
2.16 Summary.
References.
3 Finite-Element versus Finite-Difference Simulation.
3.1 Elementary Application.
3.1.1 Groundwater Flow.
3.1.2 Groundwater Transport.
3.2 Comparison of Methods.
3.2.1 Graphical User Interfaces.
3.2.2 Model Formulation and Implementation.
3.2.3 Groundwater Flow.
3.2.4 Groundwater Transport.
3.3 Summary.
Index.
