Documentation for the MODFLOW 6 framework
Links
- Document: Report (2.38 MB pdf)
- Application Site: Application Site - MODFLOW 6
- Companion Files:
- Techniques and Methods 6A-55 - Documentation for the MODFLOW 6 Groundwater Flow Model
- Techniques and Methods 6A-56 - Documentation for the "XT3D" Option in the Node Property Flow (NPF) Package of MODFLOW
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
MODFLOW is a popular open-source groundwater flow model distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Growing interest in surface and groundwater interactions, local refinement with nested and unstructured grids, karst groundwater flow, solute transport, and saltwater intrusion, has led to the development of numerous MODFLOW versions. Often times, there are incompatibilities between these different MODFLOW versions. The report describes a new MODFLOW framework called MODFLOW 6 that is designed to support multiple models and multiple types of models. The framework is written in Fortran using a modular object-oriented design. The primary framework components include the simulation (or main program), Timing Module, Solutions, Models, Exchanges, and Utilities. The first version of the framework focuses on numerical solutions, numerical models, and numerical exchanges. This focus on numerical models allows multiple numerical models to be tightly coupled at the matrix level.
Suggested Citation
Hughes, J.D., Langevin, C.D., and Banta, E.R., 2017, Documentation for the MODFLOW 6 framework: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 6, chap. A57, 40 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm6A57.
ISSN: 2328-7055 (online)
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Simulation
- Timing Module
- Solutions
- Models
- Exchanges
- Utilities
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Documentation for the MODFLOW 6 framework |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 6-A57 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm6A57 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Ground Water |
| Description | Report: 42 p.; Application Site; Companion FIles |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Section A: Groundwater in Book 6 Modeling techniques |
| Public Comments | This report is Chapter 57 of Section A: Groundwater in Book 6 Modeling techniques. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |