VMOD2

VMOD2

VMOD2 - Applied Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling Using Visual MODFLOW

  • Applied flow & transport modeling using Visual MODFLOW Classic and Flex (4 days)
  • MODFLOW (-2005, -NWT, -USG), MODPATH, ZoneBudget, MT3D/RT3D, SEAWAT, PEST
  • Conceptual and classic modeling workflows

Scheduled Courses

Due to the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and also because of the success of the last year's series of three online sessions, our next training course will again be organized as an online course. The contents and outline of the course do not change, and the registration fee is equivalent to the early-bird fee of our in class courses. Please feel free to register to the course, and contact us if you need more information.

  
Date 2021 March 29 - April 1
egistration Fee $1250 US
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  • We reserve the right to modify the date of the event, or to cancel it in case of insufficient registrations received.
Contact by telephone (Canada & Hungary)

Tel.: +1 519 746-1798; +36 30 935-9966

Overview

This 4-day applied groundwater modeling course was designed to present the theory behind MODFLOW (MODFLOW-2000, MODFLOW-USG), MODPATH, ZoneBudget, MT3D/RT3D, SEAWAT, PEST, and to illustrate the practical development of groundwater flow and transport models using Visual MODFLOW Premium (Classic and Flex interfaces). This course introduces the modeling process including conceptual model development, numerical model implementation and model calibration. It alternates between lectures and exercises to illustrate the ease of using Visual MODFLOW Premium. We also use WinPEST to perform automated parameter estimation to evaluate the quality of model calibration.

The course goes beyond these introductory topics and provides advice on how to choose appropriate parameter distributions and model boundaries to develop defensible models of the groundwater system. Attendees will gain a more complete understanding of the integration of GIS and Visual MODFLOW for the development of groundwater models and the presentation of results. Groundwater resource applications that are covered include model calibration using groundwater heads and flows, new well development, capture zone delineation, well interference assessment, and stream impact investigations. Contaminant transport topics include transport model development, model calibration to contaminant concentrations, source area design, choice of appropriate concentration boundary conditions, comparison of transport solvers, and 3D visualization of flow and transport results.

This course is ideally suited for hydrogeologists and modelers with some knowledge of field investigation and groundwater modeling who wish to advance their modeling knowledge, and whose responsibilities include model development, review, planning and project management.

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Objectives & Benefits

What you'll learn from hands-on experience?

  • How to apply Visual MODFLOW to 3D flow and contaminant transport projects
  • How to use MODFLOW (MODFLOW-2005, MODFLOW-USG) to develop several different types of groundwater models with hands-on lab exercises
  • How to calibrate flow and transport models to observed field data
  • How to use MODPATH to model 3-D particle tracking for capture zone delineation
  • How to use ZoneBudget to assess sub-regional water budgets within the model domain
  • How to use RT3D and MT3D to simulate 3D reactive transport
  • How to use WinPEST to improve model calibration and assess uncertainty
  • How to use SEAWAT for modeling geothermal systems and density dependent flow and transport

You will also receive

  • Hands-on guidance with Visual MODFLOW by expert instructors
  • A complete set of course lecture notes and lab exercises
  • A copy of laboratory exercise files and a demo copy of Visual MODFLOW

Course Topics

  • Principles of the modeling process – data collection, model development, model calibration and prediction of results
  • Conceptual model development using borehole data, cross-sections and aquifer test analysis
  • Fundamentals of groundwater flow modeling using MODFLOW
  • Basic principles of finite difference grid design, refinement and optimization
  • Setting appropriate boundaries for developing a defensible groundwater model
  • Simulating multi-aquifer systems with irregular layer elevations
  • Particle tracking, pathline analysis and wellfield capture zone delineation
  • Sub-regional water budget analysis using ZoneBudget including model validation to streamflow discharge
  • Contaminant transport processes and simulation of results
  • Calibration and verification of 3D flow and transport models
  • Theory of automated parameter estimation, and the inner working of PEST
  • Visualization of model input and model results in 2D and 3D
  • MODFLOW-USG concepts and applications

Course topics may change. The above topics are only for reference purposes.

References

VMOD (VMOD1 & VMOD2) course references

 LocationClientCourseDate
1. Paris (France) logo areva EN VMOD2 2011 July 25-29
2. Marsa (Malta)  MRA-logo VMOD1 2012 January 16-20
3. Ankara (Turkey) MTA-logo VMOD1 2012 September 24-28
4. Gödöllő (Hungary) Open Enrollment VMOD2 2014 May 13-16
5. Ankara (Turkey) Ekoton-logo VMOD1 2014 November 4-7
6. Manila (Phillippines) EDC-logo VMOD2 2015 November 23-27
7 Gödöllő (Hungary) Open Enrollment VMOD2 2017 May 9-12
8 Gödöllő (Hungary) Open Enrollment VMOD2 2017 October 9-12
9 Gödöllő (Hungary) Open enrollment VMOD2 2018 April 10-13
10  Karlsruhe (Germany) UNESCO-logoMoAWR  VMOD1  2018 December 3-7
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Gödöllő (Hungary) Open Enrollment VMO2 2019 April 2-5
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Paris (France) setec hydratec logo VMOD2 Transport+ 2019 November 4-8
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Online Open Enrollment VMOD2 2020 April 21-24
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Online Open Enrollment VMOD2 2020 May 12-15