What is Groundwater Vistas?
Package Contents and Installation
What Comes with GV?
Installing GV
Uninstalling Groundwater Vistas
Licensing
What’s New in Version 5?
How to Use The Manuals
Technical Support & Updates
Introduction
GV Files
The Finite-Difference Grid
Model Units
Coordinate Systems
Digitized Maps
Boundary Conditions
Constant Head Boundaries
Constant Flux Boundaries
Head-dependent Flux Boundaries
Grid-Independent Boundaries
Use of Boundary Conditions
Transient Modeling
Zones, Matrices, and Aquifer Properties
Notes on Using Zones
Notes on Using Matrices
General Notes on Model Parameters
Surface Data Type
Using Variable Layer Elevations
Calibration Targets
Hydrostratigraphic Units (HSU)
Editing Other Properties in HSU Mode
Displaying Zones
Autocalibration and Autosensitivity Analyses
Depth-Averaged Contouring
Telescopic Mesh Refinement (TMR)
MODFLOW Versions
Starting a New Model
Adding Rows & Columns
Adding Boundary Conditions
Changing Layer Elevations
Assigning Aquifer Property Zones
Setting No-Flow Boundaries
Creating MODFLOW Datasets
Other Types of Plots
Particle-Tracking in GV
Model Calibration with GV
Automated Calibration with MODFLOW2000
Setting Up a Transient Model
Transport Modeling with MT3D
Stochastic MODFLOW
Stochastic MODPATH
Stochastic MT3D
Additional Tutorials
General Steps to Apply GV
Beginning A New Model Design
Common Problems with MODFLOW Files
Digitized Map Files
Moving the Grid on the Map
Designing The Finite-Difference Grid
Concepts
Working with Rows and Columns
Automating Grid Design
Working with Layers
Surfer Files
XYZ files
Matrix File
GIS Shapefile
Assigning Boundary Conditions
Choice of Boundary Condition Type
Constant Head
Constant Flux (well)
River
Drain
Streams
General Head Boundary
Lakes
Displaying Boundary Cells
Inserting Boundary Cells
A Note on Chemical Components
Deleting Boundary Conditions
Editing Boundary Conditions
Importing Boundary Conditions from a File
Coordinate Data
Boundary Data
Conductance Data
Grid-Independent Boundary Conditions
Well
Fracture Wells
Allocating Well Rates
Line Boundaries
Circle Boundaries
Polyline Boundaries
Polygon Boundaries
Defining Aquifer Properties
Specifying Zone Values
Assigning Zone Numbers to Cells
Single Cell
Window
Digitize
Transpose
Clear
Gradient Fill
Copy Zones
Importing Properties from Files (Zones)
SURFER
Zones Numbers and Database
ArcView Shapefile
Transient Data for One Zone
Working with Matrices
Saving The Model Design
Reviewing Data Files
Model-Specific Preprocessing
Creating Data Sets
MODFLOW
MODFLOW2000
MODFLOW2005
MODFLOWT
MODFLOW-SURFACT
MODPATH
MT3D
PATH3D
Running Simulations
Assumptions Used in Creating Data Files
MODFLOW and MODFLOW2000
Parameter Zones
Layer Elevations
Layer Types
Calculation of the Leakance Coefficient
Storage Versus Specific Storage
Solver Settings
Defining Stress Periods
Density Correction for Boundary Heads
Vertical Geometry
Cell-by-Cell Flow Files
Packages
Required MODFLOW Files
MT3DMS and MT3D’99
RT3D
SEAWAT
Importing Model Results
MODFLOW and MT3D
Switching Between Time Steps
Importing MODPATH Pathlines
Importing PATH3D Pathlines
The Cross-Section View
Contour Maps
Color Floods
View Results in Spreadsheet
Velocity Vectors
Particle Traces
Mass Balance Analysis
Required Data Files
Displaying Mass Balance Data
Digitize Feature
Mass Balance Over Time
Emulating Zone Budget Program
Hydrographs
Profiles
Charts in Groundwater Vistas
Legends
Printing Graphics
Plan View
Cross-Section View
Matrix Calculator
Exporting Data
File Operations
Graphics for Calibration
Figures
Layouts
Adding Targets
Importing Targets
Computing Calibration Statistics
Plotting Calibration Results
Scatter Plots
Posting Residuals
Sensitivity Analysis
Single Sensitivity Run
Automated Sensitivity Analysis
Setting Up the Run
Cleaning Up After a Sensitivity Run
Super Script Analysis
Automatic Calibration Procedure
Using the Automatic Calibration in GV
Specifying Parameters to Calibrate (Estimate)
Calibration Options
Starting and Ending the Calibration
Viewing the Calibration Results
Using PEST
Setting up a PEST Run
Running PEST
PEST Parameters
Transmissivity of Confined Layers in BCF Package
Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity in BCF Package
Boundary Conductance
Updating Parameter Values
Advanced PEST Features
PEST Graphics
Using UCODE
Setting up a UCODE Run
UCODE Parameters
Transmissivity of Confined Layers
Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity
UCODE Graphics
Updating Model Parameters
Calibrating with MODFLOW2000
Converting from MODFLOW to MODFLOW2000
Calibration Tutorial
GV Inverse Model
PEST
Using Pilot Points in PEST-ASP
Why not use MODFLOW-2000?
Strategy used in the Present Exercise
Description of Study Area
Using a Model
Running the Model
Calibrating the Model using Water Level Data Only
Pilot Points
Spatial Interpolation using Pilot Points
Preparing for a PEST Run
Regularisation with Pilot Points
Using MODAC
Using Brute Force
The Brute Force Procedure
Evaluating Brute Force Results
Using MODOFC
Constraints
X-direction Gradient Constraint
Y-direction Gradient Constraint
Z-direction Gradient Constraint
Capture Zone Constraint
Candidate Wells
Run Options
Well Options
Recharge Balance
Pumping Constraints
Running MODOFC
Optimization Tutorial
MODOFC Problem I: CONTAIN
MODOFC Problem II: DEWATER
MODOFC Problem III: SUPPLY
Using Brute Force Optimization
Using MGO with Groundwater Vistas
A Simple ArcView Project
The View Document
Other Document Types
Groundwater Vistas
Importing Shapefiles into Groundwater Vistas
Exporting Shapefiles from Groundwater Vistas
Model Results
Analytic Features - Calibration Targets
Finite-difference Grid
Aquifer Properties
Creating Layouts in ArcView
Layout View
Creating Shapefiles and Importing Data into Groundwater Vistas
Exporting Shapefiles from Groundwater Vistas & Designing Layouts in ArcView
Exporting Shapefiles
Digitized Map File Format
DXF Translator
References
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