Aquifer Boundaries and Geometry

The Sub-Domain method used in AnAqSim differs from some other AEM methods in that the analyst is required to specify an outer boundary condition on the aquifer domain. The exercises in Set 4 of the AnAqSim Instructional Series describe the three main types of external boundaries and how to apply them. Methods are also presented for moving beyond a horizontal flat aquifer base model to a model that employs a sloping or undulating impermeable base (e.g. bedrock surface).

Topics covered in the Set 4 Aquifer Boundaries and Geometry package include:

• Common specified head and specified flow boundaries
• Third-type (general head boundary “GHB” type) boundaries
• Setting up a model with a sloping aquifer base
• Setting up a model with a structurally controlled aquifer base

The Set 4 Exercise Package contains instructional lessons, any necessary modeling input files, basemaps, etc; and a set of step-by-step completed AnAqSim files that you can load at any point if you want to check one of the exercise steps – everything you need to continue learning groundwater modeling using AnAqSim!

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