Hydrogeochemical modeling for groundwater management in arid and semiarid regions using MODFLOW and MT3DMS: A case study of the Jeffara of Medenine coastal aquifer,South-Eastern Tunisia

The study of water quality and the quantification of reserves and their variations according to natural and anthropogenic forcing is necessary to establish an adequate management plan for groundwater resources. For this purpose, a modeling approach is a useful tool that allows, after calibration phase and verification of simulation, and under different scenarios of forcing and operational changes, to estimate and control the groundwater quantity and quality. The main objective of this study is to collect all available data in a model that simulates the Jeffara of Medenine coastal aquifer system functioning. To achieve this goal, a conceptual model was constructed based on previous studies and hydrogeological investigations. The regional groundwater numerical flow model for the Jeffara aquifer was developed using MODFLOW working under steady-state and transient conditions. Groundwater elevations measured from the piezometric wells distributed throughout the study area in 1973 were selected as the target water levels for steady state (head) model calibration. A transient simulation was undertaken for the 42 years from 1973 to 2015. The historical transient model calibration was satisfactory, consistent with the continuous piezometric decline in response to the increase in groundwater abstraction. The developed numerical model was used to study the system's behavior over the next 35 years under various constraints. Two scenarios for potential groundwater extraction for the period 2015–2050 are presented. The predictive simulations show the effect of the increase of the exploitation on the piezometric levels. To study the phenomenon of salinization, which is one of the most severe and widespread groundwater contamination problems, especially in coastal regions, a solute transport model has been constructed by using MT3DMS software coupled with the groundwater flow model. The best calibration results are obtained when the connection with the overlying superficial aquifer is considered suggesting that groundwater contamination originates from this aquifer. Recommendations for water resource managers

• The results of this study show that Groundwater resources of Jeffara of Medenine coastal aquifer in Tunisia are under immense pressure from multiple stresses.
• The water resources manager must consider the impact of economic and demographic development in groundwater management to avoid the intrusion of saline water.
• The results obtained presented some reference information that can serve as a basis for water resources planning.
• The model runs to provide information that managers can use to regulate and adequately control the Jeffara of Medenine water resources.

     

基于JASMIN的地下水流大规模并行数值模拟

针对具有精细网格剖分、长时间跨度特征的地下水流模拟中计算时间长、存储开销大等瓶颈问题,基于MODFLOW三维非稳定流计算方法,提出基于网格片的核心算法以及基于影像区的通信机制,并在JASMIN框架上研制了大规模地下水流并行数值模拟程序JOGFLOW.通过河南郑州市中牟县雁鸣湖水源地地下水流的模拟,对程序正确性和性能进行了验证;通过建立一个具有精细网格剖分的假想地下水概念模型对可扩展性进行测试.相对于32核的并行程序,在512以及1 024个处理机上的并行效率分别可达77.2%和67.5%.数值模拟结果表明,JOGFLOW具有较好的计算性能与可扩展性,能够有效使用数百上千计算核心,支持千万量级以上网格剖分的地下水流模型的大规模并行计算.     

应用并行PEST算法优化地下水模型参数

基于列文伯格-马夸尔特（Levenberg-Marquardt）算法的PEST参数优化程序具有寻优速度快、健壮性好的优点,在地下水模型参数优化研究中有许多成功的应用实例。但是,对于大尺度、高精度和高复杂性的大规模地下水模拟,使用PEST进行参数优化需要大量的计算时间,优化效率较低。本文应用OpenMP并行编程方法对PEST算法进行了并行化,使之可以在共享存储并行计算机上进行参数优化的并行计算。并将此方法应用于甘肃北山区域地下水模型的参数优化中,并行实验表明,使用并行化的PEST可以将地下水模型参数优化效率提高3.7倍。
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