Flee From Parsimony: Escaping the Boundary Condition Paradox in Groundwater Modelling - Aquanty Webinar
We’re pleased to share the recording of our recent webinar, Flee From Parsimony: Escaping the Boundary Condition Paradox in Groundwater Modelling. This session, presented by Dr. Michael Callaghan, Senior Applications Engineer at Aquanty Inc., explores how integrated hydrologic modelling can address the growing complexity of modern groundwater management challenges.
The webinar examines the limitations of traditional groundwater models that rely on prescribed recharge zones and boundary conditions—approaches that can struggle to represent dynamic processes such as climate variability, surface water–groundwater (SW-GW) interactions, and contaminant transport. Using HydroGeoSphere, the session demonstrates how fully coupled surface–subsurface modelling avoids these constraints by treating recharge and system responses as emergent outcomes of physical processes, rather than fixed inputs.
Key Highlights:
Understand the “boundary condition paradox” and its implications for groundwater modelling.
Learn why prescribed recharge approaches may fall short under changing climate conditions.
Explore how fully integrated surface–subsurface modelling improves process representation.
See how HydroGeoSphere enables more reliable predictions for complex water management questions.
This session is especially valuable for hydrologists, consultants, regulators, and water resource professionals seeking modelling approaches that can support more comprehensive and defensible decision-making.
Watch the recording now to discover how integrated hydrologic modelling helps move beyond simplified assumptions and supports more robust groundwater analysis.