MODFLOW-NWT model with SWI2 used to evaluate the water-table response to sea-level rise and change in recharge, Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia
A three-dimensional groundwater flow model, MODFLOW-NWT with the SWI2 module, was developed
to provide a better understanding of the fresh groundwater system of Assateague Island, Maryland and
Virginia. Groundwater flow on Assateague Island was simulated to evaluate the effects of sea-level rise
and changes in recharge on the depth to freshwater below the land surface, changes in freshwater
discharge, and the depth of the freshwater/saltwater interface. The model was calibrated to average
2014-15 hydrologic conditions and vegetation. The model also simulated the movement of the freshwater-
seawater interface for three sea-level rise scenarios.This USGS data release contains all of the input and
output files for the simulations described in the associated model documentation report
(https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205104).
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| description | A three-dimensional groundwater flow model, MODFLOW-NWT with the SWI2 module, was developed to provide a better understanding of the fresh groundwater system of Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia. Groundwater flow on Assateague Island was simulated to evaluate the effects of sea-level rise and changes in recharge on the depth to freshwater below the land surface, changes in freshwater discharge, and the depth of the freshwater/saltwater interface. The model was calibrated to average 2014-15 hydrologic conditions and vegetation. The model also simulated the movement of the freshwater- seawater interface for three sea-level rise scenarios.This USGS data release contains all of the input and output files for the simulations described in the associated model documentation report (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205104). |
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| keyword |
[ "Accomack County", "Assateague Island", "Chincoteague Bay", "Groundwater", "Groundwater Model", "InlandWaters", "MODFLOW-NWT", "Maryland", "Saltwater Intrusion", "Sinepuxent Bay", "USGS:71358cb5-583c-4966-bb07-945a4d6aad14", "Virginia", "Worcester County", "environment", "geoscientificInformation", "inlandWaters", "usgsgroundwatermodel" ] |
| modified | 2021-07-12T00:00:00Z |
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| spatial | -75.504320, 37.805716, -75.019401, 38.363630 |
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| title | MODFLOW-NWT model with SWI2 used to evaluate the water-table response to sea-level rise and change in recharge, Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia |
