GMS User Manual (v8.3) The Groundwater Modeling System PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:55:45 UTC Contents Articles 1. Learning GMS 1 What is GMS? 1 The GMS Screen 1 Tool Palettes 4 Project Explorer 6 Tutorials 7 2. Set Up 8 64 bit 8 License Agreement 8 Registering GMS 9 Community Edition 10 Graphics Card Troubleshooting 11 Reporting Bugs 14 3. General Tools 15 3.1. The File Menu 16 The File Menu 16 3.2. The Edit Menu 17 The Edit Menu 17 Units 18 Preferences 19 Materials 23 Material Set 24 3.2.1. Coordinate Systems 25 Coordinate Systems 25 Coordinate Conversions 27 Projections 28 CPP Coordinate System 29 Geographic Coordinate System 30 Local Coordinate System 30 Coordinate Transformation 31 Transform 32 3.3. The Display Menu 33 The Display Menu 33 Contour Options 35 Animations 37 Color Ramp 39 3.3.1. Display Options 41 Display Options 41 Drawing Grid Options 42 Vectors 43 Lighting Options 44 Plot Axes 45 3.4. Other Tools 47 Annotations 47 CAD Options 51 Cross Sections 51 Data Sets 55 Data Calculator 58 Display Theme 60 XY Series Editor 61 4. Interpolation 62 4.1. Introduction 63 Interpolation 63 Interpolation Commands 64 3D Interpolation Options 65 Steady State vs. Transient Interpolation 66 4.2. Linear 67 Linear 67 4.3. Inverse Distance Weighted 68 Inverse Distance Weighted 68 Shepards Method 68 Gradient Plane Nodal Functions 69 Quadratic Nodal Functions 70 Subset Definition 71 Computation of Interpolation Weights 72 4.4. Clough-Tocher 74 Clough-Tocher 74 4.5. Natural Neighbor 75 Natural Neighbor 75 4.6. Kriging 78 Kriging 78 Kriging Options 81 3D Kriging 82 Variogram Editor 83 4.7. Jackknifing 90 Jackknifing 90 5. Modules 91 5.1. TIN Module 92 TIN Module 92 Creating a TIN 93 Editing a TIN 94 TIN Settings 97 TIN Display Options 97 TIN Tool Palette 99 Converting TINS to Other Data Types 100 Building Solids and 3D Meshes with TINs 101 Triangulation 102 TIN Files 103 5.2. Boreholes Module 106 Boreholes Module 106 Creating and Editing Boreholes 107 Borehole Display Options 108 Borehole Tool Palette 109 Borehole Hydrogeologic Units 110 Converting Borehole Data 111 Borehole Cross Sections 112 5.2.1. Horizons 116 Horizons 116 Horizon Conceptual Model 117 Horizons Applications 119 Horizons to HUF 121 Horizons Wizard 122 Horizons to Solids 123 Horizons to 3D Mesh 125 5.3. Solid Module 126 Solid Module 126 Solid Properties 127 Solid Primitives 128 Solid Display Options 129 Solid Module Tool Palette 129 Solids to Layered Mesh 130 Solids to HUF 131 Solids to MODFLOW Command 132 5.4. 2D Mesh Module 139 2D Mesh Module 139 Creating a 2D Mesh 140 Editing 2D Meshes 141 2D Mesh Settings 144 2D Mesh Display Options 145 2D Mesh Tool Palette 146 Converting a 2D Mesh to other types of Data 148 Element types 150 2D Mesh Polygon Attributes 152 5.5. 2D Grid Module 155 2D Grid Module 155 2D Grid Types 156 Creating and Editing 2D Grids 156 2D Grid Display Options 158 2D Grid Tool Palette 159 Converting 2D Grids 160 5.6. 2D Scatter Point Module 161 2D Scatter Point Module 161 Creating and Editing 2D Scatter Point Sets 162 2D Scatter Point Display Options 163 2D Scatter Point Tool Palette 164 Interpolating with 2D Scatter Points 164 Converting 2D Scatter Points to Other Types of Data 165 Gaussian Field Generator 165 Active/Inactive Points 168 2D Interpolation Options 169 5.7. 3D Mesh Module 171 3D Mesh Module 171 3D Element Types 171 Creating a 3D Mesh 172 Editing a 3D Mesh 174 3D Mesh Display Options 177 3D Mesh Tool Palette 178 Classify Material Zones 180 Iso Surfaces 181 Converting 3D Meshes to Other Data Types 184 Building the 3D Mesh from the FEMWATER Conceptual Model 185 5.8. 3D Grid Module 186 3D Grid Module 186 3D Grid Types 187 Creating and Editing 3D Grids 187 3D Grid Display Options 189 3D Grid Tool Palette 190 Classify Material Zones 191 3D Grid Viewing Modes 192 Converting 3D Grids to Other Data Types 193 Exporting Grids 195 Cell Properties 196 Active/Inactive Cells 197 Named Layer Ranges 198 Redistribute Grid Cells 198 Redistribute Layers 199 5.9. 3D Scatter Point Module 200 3D Scatter Point Module 200 3D Scatter Point Display Options 201 3D Scatter Point Tool Palette 202 Interpolating with 3D Scatter Points 202 Converting 3D Scatter Points to Other Data Types 203 Bounding Grid 203 5.10. Map Module 204 Map Module 204 Feature Objects 205 Conceptual Model 208 Feature Object Display Options 209 Feature Object Tool Palette 210 Coverages 211 Grid Frame 213 Clean Command 213 Temporal Discretization 214 Map to Models 215 Map to Modules 216 5.11. GIS Module 219 GIS Module 219 GIS Display Options 220 GIS Tool Palette 220 Enabling ArcObjects 221 GIS to Feature Objects 222 Add Data 223 Arc Hydro Groundwater 223 6. Models 224 6.1. FEMWATER 225 FEMWATER 225 6.1.1. FEMWATER Pre-Processing 226 Building a FEMWATER Model 226 FEMWATER Conceptual Model Approach 229 FEMWATER Flows 231 Point Source/Sink BC 231 Assign Node/Face BC 232 FEMWATER Point / Arc Properties 233 FEMWATER Model Input 235 FEMWATER Initial Conditions 238 Saving a FEMWATER Simulation 240 6.1.2. FEMWATER Post-Processing 241 FEMWATER Display Options 241 FEMWATER Post Processing Viewing Options 242 FEMWATER Particle Sets 243 6.2. MODAEM 244 MODAEM 244 MODAEM License Agreement 245 MODAEM Display Options 252 6.3. MODFLOW 253 MODFLOW 253 MODFLOW 2005 254 6.3.1. MODFLOW Packages 256 MODFLOW Packages Supported in GMS 256 BCF Package 260 CHD Package 262 DE4 Package 263 DRN Package 264 DRT Package 265 ETS Package 266 EVT Package 268 GHB Package 270 Global Options/Basic Package 271 GMG Package 274 HFB Package 275 HUF Package 276 LAK Package 278 LMG Package 278 LMG1 Package 280 LPF Package 281 MNW1 Package 283 MNW2 Package 284 NWT Package 285 PCG2 Package 286 RCH Package 287 RIV Package 288 SIP Package 289 SSOR Package 290 STR/SFR Packages 291 UZF Package 293 WEL Package 295 6.3.2. MODFLOW Pre-Processing 296 Building a MODFLOW Model 296 MODFLOW Array Editor 296 MODFLOW Grid Approach 298 MODFLOW Conceptual Model Approach 298 Activate Cells in Coverage 301 Stress Periods 302 Map to MODFLOW 303 Defining the Layer Elevations 305 Standard MODFLOW Parameters 308 MODFLOW Parameters - Two Methods 314 Conductance 314 Convergence Options 316 MODFLOW Parameters Disclaimer 317 Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation 318 Output Control 319 Importing MODFLOW Files 320 MODFLOW with HDF5 327 Unsupported MODFLOW Features 331 Interpolate to MODFLOW Layers 332 MODFLOW Layers to 2D scatter points 334 MODFLOW Source/Sink Dialog 334 6.3.3. MODFLOW Post-Processing 337 MODFLOW Display Options 337 MODFLOW Post Processing Viewing Options 338 MODFLOW Solution Properties Dialog 340 Saving and Reading a MODFLOW Simulation 342 Cell Properties 343 MODFLOW World File 344 Error Summary Plot 345 Zone Budget 346 ZONEBUDGET 349 Viewing Computed Fluxes 350 6.4. MODPATH 351 MODPATH 351 MODPATH Particle Tracking 352 MODPATH Particle Sets 354 MODPATH Zone Codes 355 MODPATH Display Options 356 Exporting Pathlines 357 6.5. MT3DMS 358 MT3DMS 358 MT3D Packages 359 MT3D Source/Sink Mixing Package 360 Basic Transport Package Dialog 361 ICBUND Array 364 MT3D Source/Sink Mixing Package 365 MT3D point Sources/Sinks BC 367 Building an MT3DMS Simulation 368 Saving an MT3DMS Simulation 369 Importing an MT3D Simulation 369 MT3DMS Display Options 370 Calculate Mass 370 6.6. PEST 371 PEST 371 6.7. RT3D 372 RT3D 372 Basic Transport Package Dialog 374
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