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U.S. Geological Survey Class GW3099

Advanced Modeling of Groundwater Flow (GW3099)
Boise, Idaho
September 16 - 20, 2024

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Location

  • Classroom: USGS Idaho Water Science Center-Newell Building Training Room-Boise, Idaho, USGS Idaho Water Science Center (IDWSC), 230 Collins Road, Boise, Idaho, 83702

  • Hotel Block: Hampton Inn & Suites Boise-Downtown, 495 S Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho 83702

The hotel is 1.2 miles from the Idaho Water Science Center.

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Course Description

This class will cover many of the advanced MODFLOW 6 capabilities and provide an overview of PEST++ parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis using PEST++. Most of the class will be taught using Flopy and Jupyter Notebooks. In addition to lectures, most sessions will include in-class exercises to give attendees a better understanding of how to use the modeling tools.

Overview

  • Monday: Getting started, Structured and unstructured grids (DIS, DISV, DISU) and LGR; XT3D; Advanced packages (LAK, SFR, MAW, UZF, MVR)
  • Tuesday: NetCDF; Groundwater Transport (GWT) and associated advanced packages (SFT, UZT, etc.), Buoyancy (BUY) and Viscosity (VSC); Groundwater Energy (GWE) and associated advanced packages (SFE, UZE, etc.)
  • Wednesday: Solver settings; Particle Tracking (PRT); Skeletal Storage, Compaction, and Subsidence (CSUB) Package; MODFLOW API
  • Thursday: pywatershed; MODFLOW API - Coupling Models; Surface Water Flow (SWF); Parallel MODFLOW
  • Friday: PEST++; Advanced Visualization

Instructors

  • Wes Bonelli
  • Mike Fienen
  • Joe Hughes
  • Chris Langevin
  • Josh Larsen
  • James McCreight
  • Eric Morway
  • Alden Provost
  • Michael Reno

Software

We will be using python during the class to build model datasets, run models, and post-process model results. The software has been installed on the USGS Hovenweep Supercomputer but it would be good to install the software The python on your laptop before the class. Software installation instructions for local installations are provided in SOFTWARE.md. Contact jdhughes@usgs.gov if you have any problems installing the class software.

Agenda

The following tentative agenda is based on a start time each morning of 8:30 AM and an ending time each day of 4:30 PM. The agenda may be adjusted during the week in response to student requests.

Monday

Time Topic Duration, Lead
8:30 AM Introductions and Class Overview 30 Minutes, Hughes
9:00 AM FloPy for MODFLOW 6 Overview 1 hour, Hughes
10:00 AM BREAK 15 minutes
10:15 AM Structured and Unstructured Grids 1 hour 45 minutes, Larsen
12:00 PM LUNCH 1 hour 15 minutes
1:15 PM XT3D 1 hour, Provost
2:15 PM Advanced Packages Part 1 1 hour, Hughes/Morway
2:45 PM BREAK 15 minutes
3:00 PM Advanced Packages Part 2 1 hour 30 minutes, Hughes/Morway
4:30 PM ADJOURN

Tuesday

Time Topic Duration, Lead
8:30 PM NetCDF Output 1 hour, Reno
9:30 AM GWT Part 1 1 hour, Langevin
10:30 PM BREAK 15 minutes
10:45 PM GWT Part 2 1 hour 15 minutes, Langevin
12:00 PM LUNCH 1 hour 15 minutes
1:15 PM Buoyancy and Viscosity 45 minutes, Langevin
2:00 PM GWE Part 1 45 minutes, Morway/Provost
2:45 PM BREAK 15 minutes
3:00 PM GWE Part 2 1 hour 30 minutes, Morway/Provost
4:30 PM ADJOURN

Wednesday

Time Topic Duration, Lead
8:30 AM Solver settings 1 hour, Hughes
9:30 AM PRT Part 1 1 hour, Bonelli/Provost
10:30 AM BREAK 15 minutes
10:45 AM PRT Part 2 1 hour 15 minutes, Bonelli/Provost
12:00 PM LUNCH 1 hour 15 minutes
1:15 PM CSUB Package 1 hour, Hughes
2:15 PM MODFLOW API Part 1 45 minutes, Hughes/Larsen
3:00 PM BREAK 15 minutes
3:15 PM MODFLOW API Part 2 1 hour 15 minutes, Hughes/Larsen
4:30 PM ADJOURN

Thursday

Time Topic Duration, Lead
8:30 AM pywatershed 2 hours, McCreight
10:30 AM BREAK 15 minutes
10:45 AM MODFLOW API - Coupling Models 1 hour 15 minutes, Hughes/McCreight
12:00 PM LUNCH 1 hour 15 minutes
1:15 PM SWF 1 hour 15 minutes, Langevin
2:30 PM Parallel MODFLOW Part 1 30 minutes, Hughes/Larsen
3:00 PM BREAK 15 minutes
3:15 PM Parallel MODFLOW Part 2 1 hour 15 minutes, Hughes/Larsen
4:30 PM ADJOURN

Friday

Time Topic Duration, Lead
8:30 AM PEST++ Part 1 2 hours, Fienen
10:30 AM BREAK 15 minutes
10:45 AM PEST++ Part 2 1 hour 15 minutes, Fienen
12:00 PM LUNCH 1 hour 15 minutes
1:15 PM Advanced Visualization 2 hours, Bonelli/Langevin/Reno
3:15 PM Wrap-up 30 minutes, All
3:45 PM ADJOURN