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S.A. Sorby, A.S. Mayer, C.G. Tallman & J.G. Johnson

Abstract

In the past, the use of 3-D groundwater models has been hindered by the lack of adequate pre- and post-processors for entering data and interpreting results. In order to overcome these difficulties, an interface between I-DEAS solid modeling software and MODFLOW has been developed. The pre-processing capabilities of the software interface allow the user to build a geologic model from field data, discretize the model into a finite-difference grid and define boundary conditions and material properties on the grid. Simulation is accomplished by the execution of MODFLOW within the framework. The results of the simulation can then be visualized with 3-D color images. This paper describes the development and app

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