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| Date | Topic | Exercises | Term Project | Homework |
| Sep 05 | Course Introduction (pptx) |
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| Sep 07 | Hydraulic Head Concepts (video, pptx) |
head calc head calc (key) cylinder cylinder (key) |
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| Sep 12 | Darcy's Law - Intro (video, pptx) | columbia columbia (key-html) columbia (key-ppt) darcy darcy (key) |
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| Sep 14 | Darcy's Law - Layers (video, pptx) Darcy's Law - Multiple Dimensions (video, pptx) |
layers |
HW#1 - head calcs | |
| Sep 19 | Governing Eqs - General (video, pptx) Governing Eqs - Areal (video, pptx) |
HW#2 - darcy's law | ||
| Sep 21 | Conceptual Models (video, pptx) | HW#3 - darcy's law, layers | ||
| Sep 26 | MODFLOW, organization & main packages (video, pptx) MODFLOW, optional packages, pt 1 (video, pptx) |
mtn-lake mtn-lake (key) mtn-lake (video) |
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| Sep 28 | MODFLOW case study | agdrains1 agdrains1 (key) agdrains1 (video) agdrains2 agdrains2 (key) agdrains2 (video) |
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| Oct 03 | NO LECTURE | |||
| Oct 05 | MODFLOW, optional packages, pt 2 (video, pptx) |
fremont1 fremont1 (key) fremont1 (video) fremont2 fremont2 (key) fremont2 (video) |
HW#4 - modflow intro | |
| Oct 10 | MODFLOW case studies | agdrains3 agdrains3 (key) agdrains3 (video) |
HW#5 - modflow grid, pt 1 | |
| Oct 10-14 | Exam #1 - Online | |||
| Oct 12 | 2D Geostatistics - Interpolating MODFLOW layer elevations (video, pptx) | geostats geostats (key) geostats (video) layer-interp layer-interp (key) layer-interp (video) |
HW#6 - modflow grid, pt 2 | |
| Oct 17 | MODFLOW Solvers (video, pptx) | thinaquifer thinaquifer (key) thinaquifer (video) drywells drywells (key) drywells (video) |
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| Oct 19 | Discuss Term Project | HW#7 - elevation interp | ||
| Oct 24 | Regional Models - Conceptual Model Approach (video, pptx) | biglake biglake (key) biglake (video) |
Team Contract | |
| Oct 26 | MODFLOW case study | easttex-pt1 easttex-pt1 (key) easttex-pt1 (video) easttex-pt2 easttex-pt2 (key) easttex-pt2 (video) |
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| Oct 31 | MODFLOW case study | easttex-pt3 easttex-pt3 (key) easttex-pt3 (video) easttext-pt4 easttex-pt4 (key) easttex-pt4 (video) |
HW#8 - modflow conc mod | |
| Nov 01 | Model Calibration (video, pptx) Calibration Tools in GMS (video, pptx) |
bigvalley-calib bigvalley-calib (key) bigvalley-calib (video) |
Working Flow Model | |
| Nov 07 | Automated Parameter Estimation (video, pptx) | bigvalley-pest bigvalley-pest (key) bigvalley-pest (video) |
HW#9 - bicknell bottoms | |
| Nov 09 | Pilot Point Method (video, pptx) | bigvally-ppt bigvalley-ppt (key) bigvalley-ppt (video) |
HW#10 - model calibration | |
| Nov 14 | MODPATH - Particle Tracking (video, pptx) | modpath-biglake modpath-biglake (key) modpath-landfill (video) |
Calibrated Flow Model | HW#11 - param est |
| Nov 15-18 | Exam #2 - Online | |||
| Nov 16 | Boundary Condition Analysis - Part 1 (video, pptx) Boundary Condition Analysis - Part 2 (video, pptx) Boundary Condition Analysis - Part 3 (video, pptx) |
bcanalysis bcanalysis (key) bcanalysis (video) |
HW#12 - pilot points | |
| Nov 21 | NO LECTURE - Friday Instruction | Predictive Model | ||
| Nov 23 | NO LECTURE - Thanksgiving | |||
| Nov 28 | Stochastic Modeling - Basic Theory (video, pptx) Stochastic Modeling - GMS Tools (video, pptx) |
bigvalley-stoch bigvalley-stoch (key) bigvalley-stoch (video) |
HW#13 - particle tracking | |
| Nov 30 | Governing Equations - Transient (video, pptx) Governing Equations - Areal Flow - Transient (video, pptx) Transient MODFLOW Simulations (video, pptx) |
bigvalley-trans bigvalley-trans (key) bigvalley-trans (video) |
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| Dec 05 | Groundwater Sustainability - Part 1 (video, pptx) Groundwater Sustainability - Part 2 (video, pptx) Sustainability of Groundwater Resources (pgs 1-4, 15-23, 30-44, 45-47) |
(cleveland ranch case study) | Particle Tracking Analysis | HW#14 - stochastic |
| Dec 07 | TBA |
HW#15 - transient sim | ||
| Dec 12 | TBA | HW#16 - sustainability | ||
| Dec 14 | Term Project Oral Reports (last day of class) | Oral Report Written Report |
HW#17 - course eval | |
| Dec 15 | Exam Prep Day | |||
| Dec 16-21 | Final Exam - Online |