HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Comparing alternative conceptual models for tile drains and soil heterogeneity for the simulation of tile drainage in agricultural catchments
This research highlight explores tile drainage systems within agricultural catchments, with the goal of refining hydrological modeling methodologies. The study explores the impact of soil heterogeneity on model simulations, revealing its significance at smaller scales. Overall, offering valuable insights into improving the representation of tile drainage in hydrological models, crucial for sustainable water management in agricultural landscapes.
Ontario Water Consortium - WIG Project Highlight: Using machine learning to make flood forecasts less wishy-washy
The Ontario Water Consortium has written an excellent article which reviews Aquanty’s latest technology driven initiative that can be used to manage water resources. With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, Aquanty is making machine-learning (i.e. artificial intelligence) driven real-time flood forecasting a reality.
Manitoba Cooperator - Field-level water forecasts: There’s an app for that
The Manitoba Cooperator has written an excellent article (with comments from Dr. Steve Frey, Aquanty’s Director of Research Services) which reviews some of the new technology driven initiatives to manage water resources throughout Manitoba, with a specific focus on the newly developed MFGA Aquanty Forecasting Tool - a real-time hydrologic forecasting system for decision-support around water movement, soil health, climate risk assessment & mitigation in the Assiniboine River Basin and Pembina River watersheds.
MFGA-Aquanty Forecast Tool - Grasslander Fall 2023
We are so glad to see that another issue of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s (MFGA) Grasslander has been published, providing a timely update on the ongoing work that the MFGA and Aquanty have been putting into the MFGA-Aquanty Forecasting Tool.
HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Mega-Tidal and Surface Flooding Controls on Coastal Groundwater and Saltwater Intrusion Within Agricultural Dikelands
The study highlighted here makes full use of the density dependent flow modelling capabilities of HydroGeoSphere to investigate the impacts of climate change on groundwater-ocean interactions, and how sea-level rise, tides and storm-surges impact the long-term position of an upper saline plume in a coastal agricultural dikeland in Nova Scotia, Canada.
HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Groundwater flow reversal between small water bodies and their adjoining aquifers: A numerical experiment
This recent study uses HydroGeoSphere to investigate groundwater-surface water interactions within “kettle holes” - post glacial landscape features prevalent across Northern Europe and Northern America. These kettle holes are quite similar to lakes, but their smaller size makes them prone to drying out, which results in very dynamic and variable groundwater-surface water interactions, sometimes being subject to groundwater flow reversal between a kettle hole and the adjacent aquifer.
HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Effect of topographic slope on the export of nitrate in humid catchments: a 3D model study
Agricultural nutrient runoff refers to the movement of excess nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, from agricultural lands into water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and oceans. While nutrients are essential for plant growth, excessive runoff can have significant impacts on both human and ecosystem health.
HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Impacts of Climate Change and Different Crop Rotation Scenarios on Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations in a Sandy Aquifer
This study by researchers at the University of Guelph investigated the impacts of various crop rotation scenarios and climate change on groundwater nitrate concentrations in a 155 sq-km agricultural sub-watershed in Norfolk County, Ontario.