Groundwater Modeling

Conversion to TransientParticle Tracking

Transient Simulation• Time dependent variables – Recharge (e.g. winter vs. summer) – Abstraction (daily or monthly schedule)– Observation ( time series of water level or

concentration)• Calibration ( comparing the time series..)• Used for prediction • Solution considers ∆S/ ∆t ≠ 0

# of time steps

Particle Tracking• Used for tracking contaminates/particle or

tracers from sources to destination at different time steps.

• Examine the effectiveness of recovery schemes in their ability to capture all the contaminants

• Examine the extent where the contaminants can travel

• Calculate the travel time and distance