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Groundwater Modelling
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- 4 February 2013
(5 days)
Groundwater Modelling
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The Water Framework Directive and its daughter directive on groundwater place importance on the development of understanding of groundwater bodies and their interaction with the surface environment. Groundwater modelling plays an important role by bringing together conceptual understanding and quantitative data in a systematic framework to help understand and manage groundwater systems.
The course develops basic understanding of the mathematical representation of flow processes in models through practical applications from very simple models constructed in spreadsheets through to industry standard finite difference models. A strong emphasis is placed on understanding the broader aspects of groundwater models including their limitations, with Environment Agency staff contributing to the teaching using real world regional groundwater models as case study examples. The course is focused on developing practical skills and knowledge with significant time spent with hands on examples.
The Course is focused strongly on providing regulators, developers, engineers and scientists with the skills and tools necessary to conceptualise a groundwater system and to develop numerical models of the groundwater resources and flows, and interactions with groundwater bodies.
Course Objectives
The Course will:
- develop groundwater modelling skills and an understanding of subsurface flow regimes, the way in which conceptual models of a groundwater system can be built, and how appropriate modelling software can be used to test and refine that understanding;
- provide a sound introduction to MODFLOW and MODPATH within industry-standard graphical user interfaces.
On completion of the course, participants will understand:
- good practice in groundwater flow and transport modelling;
- the nature of conceptual, mathematical and numerical models of groundwater systems;
- the use of data in groundwater modelling;
- the processes of model calibration, validation and sensitivity analysis.
Participants will be able to:
- develop a conceptual model of a groundwater flow system from typical data sets;
- translate a conceptual model into a numerical model;
- set up and run groundwater flow simulations using MODFLOW within industry-standard graphical user interfaces.
Course Outline
- Groundwater flow processes
- Numerical methods for groundwater modelling
- Conceptual model development
- Introduction to groundwater modelling software
- Model calibration
- Environment Agency approach to groundwater modelling
- Case Study.
Who is the course aimed at?
The course is suitable for people who may commission or use results from groundwater models as well as those needing to develop their own models.
Presenters
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
- Dr Geoff Parkin (Course Leader)
Industry Professionals
- Rolf Farrell
- Paul Hulme
- Independent Consultant
- Mark Whiteman
Fees
- Groundwater Modelling
- £975.00 (duration 5 days)
Formal assessment may be available for this Course. Assessment attracts an additional fee of £260.00, and delegates will be issued with a transcript and Certificate of Credit Achieved.
Owing to visa restrictions the assessment option is not available to international students.
Academic Module Outline
This course is also delivered as a Module on at least one of the School's Masters programmes; delegates will attend with full and part time registered students. The Academic Module Outline is available via the University's Module Catalogue.
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Groundwater Modelling accredited by Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management |