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Ground Water Modeling

Ming-Kuo Lee
Initial Publication Date: May 29, 2007

Summary

Students model the effects of leaky boreholes on cross-formational ground-water flow and contaminant transport. Several basic modeling skills are learned.


Learning Goals

  • Obtain hands-on, practical experience in computer modeling.
  • Experience the ground-water investigation process from computational analysis to final interpretation.
  • Become better prepared for environmental employment.

Context for Use

This is the ninth of nine one-week exercises designed for a senior-level undergraduate lecture/lab hydrogeology course.

Description and Teaching Materials

A computer software with a user friendly graphic interface for building input parameters, running simulations and viewing results is required. One such software is Visual MODFLOW by Waterloo Hydrogeologic which provides MODFLOW and MODPATH support.

Assessment

The author is seeking feedback from companies that hire students that have gone through the course that this activity is from to see if this training provides a positive impact on job performance.

References and Resources

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