GEGN583 GROUND-WATER MODELING
Instruction by Dr. Eileen P. Poeter
contact: epoeter@mines.edu
Office hours

ALL GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY WORK IS MODELING
A Model is a representation of a system.
Modeling begins when one formulates a concept of a hydrologic system,
continues with application of, for example, Darcy's Law or the Theis equation
to the problem, and may culminate in a complex numerical simulation.
All models are wrong, but some are useful. - George Box

         Quick links:
         MODFLOW ON-LINE GUIDE http://water.usgs.gov/nrp/gwsoftware/modflow2000/MFDOC/guide.html
         Supplemental Information  Link to the On-line Modeling Course this is what the Unit #s refer to

         Recommended text:
         Anderson, M.P., and W.W. Woessner, 1992
         Applied Groundwater Modeling, Academic Press, 381 p.

Syllabus updated Jan 15
AbbreviatedSyllabusRevisedAPR8 REVISED PLAN APR 8 update posted 4PM APR 8

Form in pdf format for documenting work during class period
Form in doc format
Form in doc format with Fields added Feb 9

The following list will grow throughout the semester

JAN     8  Introduction, Conceptual Models, Boundary Conditions AND Analytical Modeling (see Units 3, 4 & 5)
               PDF of class notes: Introduction-ConceptualModel-BC.pdf
               For practice in thinking about boundary conditions: Boundary condition exercise
               If you do not have a system for your modeling project, here is help finding one: Possible Projects
JAN   15  Finite Difference Theory and Grid Design ASSGN #1 due
               PDF of class notes: FiniteDifference-Overview-Gridding.pdf
               For practice solving a small finite difference matrix manually (both explicit and implicit):
               http://inside.mines.edu/~epoeter/583/06/exercise/finite_diff_exer.htm
               For practice in thinking about finite differencing by spreadsheet:
               Olsthoorn, 1985, The power of the electronic spreadsheet And a response to comment.
JAN   22  Introduction to MODFLOW ASSGN #3 due
               ------- FILES FROM CLASS 01-22-files.zip EXECUTING MODFLOW ExecutingMODFLOW.pdf
  22 & 29  PDF of class notes: MODFLOW-Getting-Started.pdf
               MODFLOW 1988 Manual BEWARE this is 26 Mb
               MODFLOW 1996 Manual <1 Mb
               MODFLOW 2000 Manual <1 Mb
               MODFLOW 2005 Manual 2.5 Mb
               MODFLOW ON-LINE GUIDE http://water.usgs.gov/nrp/gwsoftware/modflow2000/MFDOC/guide.html
JAN   29  continued Intro to MODFLOW ASSGN #2 due
               ------- FILES FROM CLASS 01-29-files.zip
FEB    2   continued MODFLOW input execution and use of results
FEB    5   continued MODFLOW input execution and use of results
               PDF of class notes: MODFLOW-Continued.pdf
               ------- FILES FROM CLASS 01-29-filesNewConceptualModel.zip
FEB   12  Calibration
               PDF of class notes: Calibration-Part1-ResidualsSensitivitiesParameterEstimation.pdf minor update made 8:30AM Feb 12
               MODFLOW Manual Observation/Sensitivity/ParameterEstimation Processes <1 Mb
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 02-12-filesNewConceptualModelwithObservations.zip
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 02-12-filesNewConceptualModelwithSensitivity.zip
FEB   19  Calibration continued
               PDF of class notes: Calibration-Part2-UCODEsetup.pdf
               UCODE Manual <2 Mb
               UCODE supplemental manual very small file
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 02-19-files-ClassModelwithUCODE.zip
               ------- BETA VERSION UCODE GUI and related GWCHART BetaVersion-ModelMate-GWChart1.20.0.1.zip 4.5 Mb
FEB   26  Calibration continued
               PDF of class notes: CalibrationPart3-UCODE-ConvertFilesEvaluateRegression.pdf minor update posted 11:45AM Feb 26
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 02-26-files-ClassModel-AutomaticCreationUCODE-files.zip 4.7 Mb I forgot the ep_ucode.xyzt file
               ------- FILES ABOVE (2-26) ALSO INCLUDE MODELLINEARITY EVALUATION
MAR    5  LMT6, Model Linearity, Prediction and Predictive Uncertainty
               PDF of class notes: LMT.pdf
               PDF of class notes: ModelLinearity.pdf
               PDF of class notes: Prediction.pdf
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 03-05-files-ClassModel-UCODE-prediction-files.zip very small file
MAR   16 lab help BE201 1-3PM
AbbreviatedSyllabusRevisedMAR16 REVISED PLAN MAR 5 REVISED LAB TIMES and LOCATIONS MARCH 16
MAR   19 MT3D guest lecturer: Chunmiao Zheng
               PDF of class notes: MT3D1-section2.pdf MT3D2-section2b.pdf
               ** Bring a working MODFLOW 2000 Steady State model of your site with an lmt6 package
  Mar    23 lab help BE203 1-3PM
MAR   26 Calibration review UCODE_Check_List.pdf
  Mar    30 lab help BE201 1-3PM
APR     2 Transient Flow Modeling PDF of class notes 1: STATUS_MT3D_CALIB.pdf
               PDF of class notes 2: MODFLOW_Transients.pdf
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 04-02-files-ClassModel-MODFLOW-transient-files.zip very small file
  Apr      6 lab help BE203 1-3PM
APR     9 MODFLOW GUIs
               AbbreviatedSyllabusRevisedAPR8 REVISED PLAN APR 8 update posted 8AM APR 9
               PDF of class notes 2: MODFLOW_GUIs.pdf update posted 4PM APR 8
               ------- FILES FOR CLASS 04-09-files-ClassModel-MODFLOW-transientGUI-files.zip very small file
  no help session Monday APR 13, Poeter is out of town
APR   16 All Topics - Work Session
  no help session Monday APR 20, Poeter is out of town
APR   23 Independent Work session (Poeter is out of town)
  APR   27 lab help BE201 2-3:30PM
APR   30 All Topics - Independent Work Session (Poeter is out of town)
  MAY   1 lab help BE201 2:30-4:30PM
MAY    4 Mon Feedback on Transient Model reports will be in folder next to Room 121 door by 8AM
MAY    6 Wed 10:15-12:15 Presentations