Project Description
Project Objectives: The objective of this research is to compare the groundwater flow and solute transport simulations from MODFLOW and MT3D to those of a novel numerical model written in Fortran. The methodology of this research is purely computational and uses finite-difference numerical models written by the USGS, i.e., MODFLOW and MT3D, by way of a graphical user interface written by Jim Rumbaugh, i.e., Groundwater Vistas.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The student will be tasked with simulating groundwater flow (MODFLOW) and solute transport (MT3D) for the special case of a single-well injection-drift test. These simulations will include advection, dispersion, equilibrium sorption, and first-order degradation. These simulations will be compared to those from a novel program written in Fortan. The comparisons will be both qualitative (by eye) and quantitative (sum of residual errors). The student is responsible for good booking of both input and output files for Groundwater Vistas and for writing a technical report that summarizes their findings.
Desired Qualifications
None Listed.