MODFLOW 6 models used to simulate the long-term average surficial groundwater system for the contiguous United States
Seventy-five steady-state two-dimensional groundwater flow (MODFLOW-6) models
of the shallow groundwater system were developed to map depth to water and
estimate effective surficial transmissivity for the contiguous United States (CONUS).
The models were driven by spatially-distributed recharge estimated by Reitz et al.
(https://doi.org/10.5066/F7PN93P0) using average water-budget information for
1985-2015 and calibrated against long-term average water levels in observation wells,
as well as, water-level estimates derived from perennial first-order streams and
wetlands. The development of the model input and output files included in this data
release, as well as post-processing used to derive additional water-budget
components also included in this data release, are documented in the Water
Resources Research article (https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026724).
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| description | Seventy-five steady-state two-dimensional groundwater flow (MODFLOW-6) models of the shallow groundwater system were developed to map depth to water and estimate effective surficial transmissivity for the contiguous United States (CONUS). The models were driven by spatially-distributed recharge estimated by Reitz et al. (https://doi.org/10.5066/F7PN93P0) using average water-budget information for 1985-2015 and calibrated against long-term average water levels in observation wells, as well as, water-level estimates derived from perennial first-order streams and wetlands. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release, as well as post-processing used to derive additional water-budget components also included in this data release, are documented in the Water Resources Research article (https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026724). |
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| keyword |
[ "CONUS", "Groundwater", "Groundwater Model", "InlandWaters", "MODFLOW 6", "USGS:b6980ed9-1558-47e3-a3d7-1b945a9681e3", "United States", "environment", "geoscientificInformation", "inlandWaters", "usgsgroundwatermodel" ] |
| modified | 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z |
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| spatial | -127.857388, 23.244087, -65.375029, 51.541660 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | MODFLOW 6 models used to simulate the long-term average surficial groundwater system for the contiguous United States |
