Open-File Report 97-421
AbstractThis report describes a Graphical-User Interface (GUI) for SUTRA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) model for saturated-unsaturated variable-fluid-density ground-water flow with solute or energy transport,which combines a USGS-developed code that interfaces SUTRA with Argus ONE, a commercial software product developed by Argus Interware. This product, known as Argus Open Numerical Environments (Argus ONETM), is a programmable system with geographic-information-system-like (GIS-like) functionality that includes automated gridding and meshing capabilities for linking geospatial information with finite-difference and finite-element numerical model discretizations. The GUI for SUTRA is based on a public-domain Plug-In Extension (PIE) to Argus ONE that automates the use of ArgusONE to: automatically create the appropriate geospatial information coverages (information layers) for SUTRA, provide menus and dialogs for inputting geospatial information and simulation control parameters for SUTRA, and allow visualization of SUTRA simulation results. Following simulation control data and geospatial data input bythe user through the GUI, ArgusONE creates text files in a format required for normal input to SUTRA,and SUTRA can be executed within the Argus ONE environment. Then, hydraulic head, pressure, solute concentration, temperature, saturation and velocity results from the SUTRA simulation may be visualized. Although the GUI for SUTRA discussed in this report provides all of the graphical pre- and post-processor functions required for running SUTRA, it is also possible for advanced users to apply programmable features within Argus ONE to modify the GUI to meet the unique demands of particular ground-water modeling projects. |
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Voss, Clifford I., Boldt, David, Shapiro, A.M., 1997, A Graphical-User Interface for the U. S. Geological Survey's SUTRA Code using Argus ONE (for Simulation of Variable-Density Saturated-Unsaturated Ground-Water Flow with Solute or Energy Transport): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-421, 106 p.
Abstract
Introduction
System Requirements and Installation
Simple Description of Software Use
Simple Step-By-Step Applications of The Argus-SUTRA GUI
Starting Argus ONE and the SUTRA Interface
SUTRA Project Information Dialog
The Argus ONE Window and Argus ONE Layers
SUTRA Model Layers
Geospatial Information Layers
Map or Point Data Layers
Creating SUTRA Input-Data Files and Running SUTRA
Post-Processing: Visualizing SUTRA Simulation Results
References Cited
Appendix A. SUTRA Output files for Post-Processing, d3 and d4
Appendix B. Troubleshooting Failed SUTRA Simulations
Appendix C. Plotting a Non-Converged Solution
Appendix D. Setting the Level of Error Checking Done for SUTRA Input Data
Appendix E. Adding and Linking New Layers
Appendix F. Current Limitations