[GRASSLIST:5462] Re: GRASS and MODFLOW

[Thomas Adams]

Jaime,

This sounds pretty exciting to me. I look forward to seeing your 
documentation!

Regards,
Tom



Jaime Carrera wrote:

>>>We have created a new module that links GRASS with
>>>MODFLOW. The module uses raster and site data to
>>>create MODFLOW's files and then imports the
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>>simulated
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>>>heads and drawdowns as raster maps.
>>>I am currenly writing a small tutorial on how to
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>>use
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>>>this module, and should be finished by friday. So
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>>far
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>>>I've uploaded the html man page on GRASS' TWIKI
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>>and
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>>>any comments are welcome:
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>http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/twiki/bin/view/GRASS/JaimeCarrera
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>>Note r.out.ascii can create MODFLOW arrays too.
>>
>>Glad to see some more model integration.
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>>
>>Hamish
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>Dear Hamish,
>
>Yes, it is true that r.out.ascii can export a raster
>map as an ASCII file which can be used to create
>MODFLOW's input files as it does not create a
>ready-to- use array. In my opinion this can only be
>done by someone who knows the nuts and bolts of
>MODFLOW, as setting up the files to run MODFLOW is not
>an easy task (e.g. the user needs to know where to
>place each exported array in the specific files read
>by MODFLOW as well as the header/footer that goes
>before/after each array). In summary, each file used
>by MODFLOW is comprised of different arrays which have
>to be in a specific order.
>
>The idea behind this module is to use GRASS as a
>preprocessor and post-processor for MODFLOW, as it not
>only creates the required input files but also
>executes MODFLOW (providing it is installed in the
>system). The module can be used to perform both
>steady-state and transient simulations for multilayer
>aquifers.
>
>Jaime
>
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