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Dr. Aly I. El-Kadi

Professor of Hydrology

Department of Earth Sciences

and Water Resources Research Center

University of Hawaii

Web site

Phone (808)-956-6331

Fax (808)-956-5512

elkadi@hawaii.edu

Textbook: None

This class is co-listed in Earth Sciences (ERTH 656) and Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE 623), University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus.

Class Meets every Fall semester: TR, 1200-1315, in POST building, Room 733.

Instructor

Recommended Readings

Web link to modeling publications

Classic texts

  1. Bear, J., and A. H.-D. Cheng. 2010. Modeling Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport (Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media), Springer.

  2. Anderson, M.P., and. W.W. Woessner. 1992. Applied groundwater modeling simulation of flow and advective transport, Academic Press, San Diego.

  3. Bear, J., and A. Verruijt. 1987. Modeling Groundwater flow and Pollution, Reidel, Boston.

  4. Kinzelbach, W. 1986. Groundwater Modeling, An Introduction with Sample Programs in BASIC, Elsevier.

Course Description

This course emphasizes the practical aspects of modeling. Theory and development are reduced and model applications and limitations are stressed. The course utilizes the package GMS (Groundwater Modeling System), which includes the models MODFLOW, MODPATH, MT3DMS, SEAWAT, and FEMWATER. A number of case studies are included in the course with hands-on modeling. Final is in the form of a take-home project.

Prerequisite: ERTH 455 (or similar courses) and instructor consent.

Grading: Assignments: 30%, Final Project: 70%

Course Synopsis

  1. Math review

  2. Review of hydrogeological concepts

  3. Numerical solution techniques:

    • Finite difference method

    • Finite element method

  4. Hands on model use

  5. Case studies