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Dr. Aly I. El-Kadi
Professor of Hydrology
Department of Earth Sciences
and Water Resources Research Center
University of Hawaii
Phone (808)-956-6331
Fax (808)-956-5512
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
Bear, J., and A. H.-D. Cheng. 2010. Modeling Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport (Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media), Springer.
Anderson, M.P., and. W.W. Woessner. 1992. Applied groundwater modeling simulation of flow and advective transport, Academic Press, San Diego.
Bear, J., and A. Verruijt. 1987. Modeling Groundwater flow and Pollution, Reidel, Boston.
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
Math review
Review of hydrogeological concepts
Numerical solution techniques:
Finite difference method
Finite element method
Hands on model use
Case studies