Hydrus-Modflow Synergy Engine (HMSE)
Hydrus-Modflow Synergy Engine (HMSE) can be used to couple existing MODFLOW and HYDRUS-1D models. Currently, it works only with MODFLOW 2005 models and the coupling is only one-way, i.e. groundwater recharge estimates from HYDRUS-1D models are used as input data in MODFLOW simulation.
The source code can be found at: https://github.com/Water-Modelling-Agh/Hydrus-Modflow-Syngery-Engine
The software is contained in the archive file HMSEv1.0.0.zip
Running the application:
- unpack the archive file HMSEv1.0.0.zip
- run the file main.exe, from the folder HMSE\main, it will open a console window on your desktop
- while the file is running, start the application in your web browser by typing the following address: http://localhost:5000/
- your web browser must allow cookies
- the Home page contains instruction for setting up the simulation
- before the first run you must specify paths to the executables of MODFLOW and HYDRUS-1D in the Configure tab
- files defining each HYDRUS profile must be packed in a separate zip file, without subfolders
- files defining the MODFLOW model must be packed in a single zip file, without subfolders
- weather data should be provided in a csv text file, in the format used by global weather database for SWAT program; unfortunately, this database has been changed recently and it’s no longer possible to obtain files in the specified format from that site, so the file has to be created by the user, according to the description provided in the HMSE program