Research for Industries (RFI) Lecture Series: Steven K. Frey
Aquanty, which is a research spin off from the University of Waterloo, is at the forefront of developing state-of-the-art fully-integrated hydrologic models to better understand and predict water resource behavior and availability under both near term weather, and long term climate change scenarios. Aquanty’s flagship software platform, HydroGeoSphere (HGS), is a state-of-the-art fully-integrated GW-SW simulator that can couple with both weather forecasts and future climate scenarios in order to derive predictive insight on water resources. As part of the continental scale Canada 1 Water (C1W) project, HGS models are being built for all of Canada.
HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Estimating Anthropogenic Effects on a Highly-Controlled Basin with an Integrated Surface-Subsurface Model
Our ongoing research with partners at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources has led to a new publication. This paper seeks to quantify the impacts of water management practices (e.g. groundwater pumping, dam and weir operations, etc.) on the surface and groundwater system of the Geum River Basin, South Korea.
The results indicate that the water budget of the Geum River Basin (GRB) is typically balanced or shows a slight surplus (resulting in GW recharge). However, water deficits were frequently simulated during the dry season, and groundwater seepage along the rivers within the basin was an important water source component that can sustain environ-mental flow under severe water deficit conditions.
Calculate fluid volumes for selected elements
This post introduces three new commands added in Revision 2321 (November 2021) for tracking fluid volumes in selected elements within a model. These commands allow users to calculate the total fluid volume for both the porous media and surface flow domains:
"Athabasca River Basin High-Res Modelling of the Impact of Climate Change" - Webinar hosted by COSIA
On September 16th, 2021 Aquanty's senior scientist Hyoun-Tae Hwang delivered a webinar discussing our recent work in modelling the impacts of climate change in the Athabasca River Basin using HydroGeoSphere. We would like to thank Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) for the opportunity to present this most recent research, which follows on several years of partnerships to model the ARB in high-resolution using HydroGeoSphere, Aquanty’s cutting edge integrated hydrologic modeling platform.
HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Integrated modelling to assess climate change impacts on groundwater and surface water in the Great Lakes Basin using diverse climate forcing
HydroGeoSphere is an excellent tool for evaluating climate change impacts to integrated hydrologic systems, since HGS can be effectively coupled with climate forecasting simulators like the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, the Community Climate System Model (CCSM) and the Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM). HydroGeoSphere accounts for water dynamics in the atmosphere, ground surface and subsurface in a seamless manner and thus is the best modeling tool for evaluating the impact and risk associated with climate change on water resources.