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Tutorial: Complete NPSAT example

Home Download Tutorials Publications Links Contents Problem Definition Flow Simulation Particle Tracking Unit Response Function computation Forward Implementation - Prediction phase This tutorial contains all the steps involved in the NPSAT construction and implementation phase.
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Tutorial: Particle tracking

Home Download Tutorials Publications Links This example is used to show how to run the particle tracking function. In addition we will compare the times between the 3 different options, 1) Serial in Matlab, 2) Vectorized in Matlab and 3) serial by calling the c++ version of the particle tracking.
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Home Download Tutorials Publications Links The code is now hosted on Bitbucket For installation instructions see here...
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Tutorial: 1D ADE transport simulation

Home Download Tutorials Publications Links Problem definition Constant transport parameters, no decay, no retardation Constant transport parameters, with decay and retardation Variable transport parameters The domain of the problem will be 5 km long.
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Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

In the midst of a major drought, California Governor Jerry Brown signed what is perhaps the most significant legislative water initiative in California in half a century: the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA) (also online) [Ley de Gestin Sustentable del Agua Subterrnea].
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Groundwater in the News

Groundwater News (currently inactive) May 2022 Californias drought has caused entire towns to sink nearly a foot in just one year, The San Francisco Chronicle, 05/27/22 In an era of drought, an obscure water contract is pitting California farmers against each other, Grist, 05/26/22 Tech Helps Map an...
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Tutorial: Coastal aquifer simulation

Home Download Tutorials Publications Links Coastal aquifer simulation In this example we will show how to use the mSim toolbox for the simulation of coastal aquifers based on the sharp interface approximation [Mantoglou el al., 2004].
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Thomas Harter, Ph.D. Chair, Nora S. Gustavsson Endowed Professorship for Groundwater Resources in Agriculture Distinguished Professor & Professor of Cooperative Extension Chair, Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group Department of Land, Air and Water Resources University of California, Davis, CA 95616…
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Extension Support Available

Besides organizing shortcourses, I am frequently invited to speak about groundwater issues, primarily those affecting rural and agricultural areas. These talks may range in length from 20 minutes to 50 minutes and have included a wide variety of audiences.
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