GWT-SSM

Structure of Blocks

FOR EACH SIMULATION

    BEGIN OPTIONS
      [PRINT_FLOWS]
      [SAVE_FLOWS]
    END OPTIONS

    BEGIN SOURCES
      <pname> <srctype> <auxname>
      <pname> <srctype> <auxname>
      ...
    END SOURCES

Explanation of Variables

Block: OPTIONS

  • PRINT_FLOWS keyword to indicate that the list of SSM flow rates will be printed to the listing file for every stress period time step in which “BUDGET PRINT” is specified in Output Control. If there is no Output Control option and “PRINT_FLOWS” is specified, then flow rates are printed for the last time step of each stress period.
  • SAVE_FLOWS keyword to indicate that SSM flow terms will be written to the file specified with “BUDGET FILEOUT” in Output Control.

Block: SOURCES

  • pname name of the flow package for which an auxiliary variable contains a source concentration. If this flow package is represented using an advanced transport package (SFT, LKT, MWT, or UZT), then the advanced transport package will override SSM terms specified here.
  • srctype keyword indicating how concentration will be assigned for sources and sinks. Keyword must be specified as either AUX or AUXMIXED. For both options the user must provide an auxiliary variable in the corresponding flow package. The auxiliary variable must have the same name as the AUXNAME value that follows. If the AUX keyword is specified, then the auxiliary variable specified by the user will be assigned as the concenration value for groundwater sources (flows with a positive sign). For negative flow rates (sinks), groundwater will be withdrawn from the cell at the simulated concentration of the cell. The AUXMIXED option provides an alternative method for how to determine the concentration of sinks. If the cell concentration is larger than the user-specified auxiliary concentration, then the concentration of groundwater withdrawn from the cell will be assigned as the user-specified concentration. Alternatively, if the user-specified auxiliary concentration is larger than the cell concentration, then groundwater will be withdrawn at the cell concentration. Thus, the AUXMIXED option is designed to work with the Evapotranspiration (EVT) and Recharge (RCH) Packages where water may be withdrawn at a concentration that is less than the cell concentration.
  • auxname name of the auxiliary variable in the package PNAME. This auxiliary variable must exist and be specified by the user in that package. The values in this auxiliary variable will be used to set the concentration associated with the flows for that boundary package.

Example Input File

    BEGIN SOURCES
    # pname   srctype        auxname
      WEL-1       AUX  CONCENTRATION
      LAK-1       AUX  CONCENTRATION
      EVT-1  AUXMIXED         ETCONC
    END SOURCES