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COMPILATION OF GROUND-WATER MODELS
Citation:
van der Heijde, P. M. AND O. A. Elnaway. COMPILATION OF GROUND-WATER MODELS. EPA/600/R-93/118 (NTIS PB93-209401), 1993.
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Description:
Ground-water modeling is a computer-based methodology for mathematical analysis of the mechanisms and controls of ground-water systems for the evaluation of policies, action, and designs that may affect such systems. n addition to satisfying scientific interest in the workings of subsurface fluid flow and fluid-related mass-transfer and transformation processes, models assist in analyzing the responses of subsurface systems to variations in both existing and potential now stresses. odels play an increasingly dominant role in the determination of the physical and economical effects of proposed ground-water protection policy alternatives, and thus in the protection of human and ecological health. urthermore, computer models, are essential tools in the screening of alternative remediation technologies and strategies in cleaning up ground-water systems polluted in the (recent) past, in the sound design of ground-water resource development schemes for water supply, and for other land use modifications affecting ground-water systems. o be able-to select a computer code appropriate for the type of analysis to be performed, ground-water modelers need to have an overview of available computer codes and their characteristics. his report presents the methodology used by the International Ground Water Modeling Center to classify, evaluate and manage descriptive, information regarding ground-water modeling codes for the purpose of model selection. urthermore, the report provides an overview of available ground-water modeling codes and their major characteristics.