HydroGeoSphere
Encyclopedia
HydroGeoSphere is a 3D control-volume finite element groundwater model
, simulating surface
and subsurface
water flow and solute
and thermal energy
transport. It is based on FRAC3DVS.
Groundwater model
Groundwater models are computer models of groundwater flow systems, and are used by hydrogeologists. Groundwater models are used to simulate and predict aquifer conditions.-Characteristics:...
, simulating surface
Surface water
Surface water is water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean; it is related to water collecting as groundwater or atmospheric water....
and subsurface
Groundwater
Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock...
water flow and solute
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
and thermal energy
Thermal energy
Thermal energy is the part of the total internal energy of a thermodynamic system or sample of matter that results in the system's temperature....
transport. It is based on FRAC3DVS.
Features
Some features include:- 2D overland flow
- 2D stream network flow
- 3D variably saturated flow
- 3D flow in fractures and conduits
- Advection/dispersion modeling
- Reactions
- Density dependent flow