Online HYDRUS and HPx Short Courses, August 31 - September 4, 2020
(Online Course)
(Both courses have been initially postponed from March till September, and then canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic)
Detailed Information
Objectives of the HYDRUS Short Course
The short course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone and groundwater, followed by a brief overview of numerical techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations. Special attention is given to the highly nonlinear nature of the governing flow equations. Alternative methods for describing and estimating the hydraulic functions of unsaturated porous media are also given.
Hands-on computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the windows-based HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software packages, including several additional modules, such as ROSETTA, UNSATCHEM, and the Wetlands module. Emphasis will be on preparation of input data for a variety of one- and multi-dimensional applications such as flow and transport into and through the vadose zone, infiltration from a subsurface source, and two-dimensional leachate migration through the unsaturated zone. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated with several examples for both water flow and solute transport (using HYDRUS).
Selected advanced HYDRUS topics will be covered during the second part of the course.
Advanced topics will include:
- Coupled movement of water, vapor, and energy (including the surface energy balance)
- Preferential/nonequilibrium water flow and solute transport (using dual-porosity and dual-permeability models)
- Biogeochemical transport and reactions: solute transport of major ions using the UNSATCHEM module
- Modeling flow and transport using a three-dimensional module of HYDRUS (2D/3D)
Detailed program of the short course
Objectives of the HPx Short Course
Good knowledge of the HYDRUS modeling environment is a prerequisite for this short course and thus taking the HYDRUS short course first is encouraged..
The short course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of thermodynamic equilibrium and reactive transport modeling approaches, mostly those related specifically to HP1. This introduction begins with presentation of theoretical concepts of thermodynamic geochemical modeling and is followed by several computer sessions intended to familiarize students with the geochemical code PHREEQC-3. The structure of the thermodynamic database, the definition of the composition of the (initial) solutions, and selected examples of equilibrium reaction path modeling are discussed.
The importance of coupling solute transport with geochemical reactions is illustrated using multiple examples. Basic elements of coupling the advection-dispersion equation with geochemical reactions are discussed, especially with respect to the structure of HP1. The first HP1 example illustrates how the two codes (HYDRUS-1D and PHREEQC-2) and their graphical interfaces are used to set up and interpret reactive transport problems solved with HP1.
The next computer sessions focus on chemical processes involving solid surfaces (ion exchange and surface complexation), both for geochemical equilibrium modeling (PHREEQC-2) and reactive transport (HP1). The final sessions will introduce kinetic reactions into geochemical systems. First, an example is shown how kinetic mineral dissolution or degradation reactions can be included in PHREEQC-3, after which an example is given of a kinetic reaction network in a transport problem.
Instructors of the HYDRUS short Course
Dr. Martinus T. van Genuchten is a vadose zone hydrologist, originally with the U.S. Salinity Laboratory in Riverside, California, and currently with both the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Utrecht University, Netherlands. He received a B.S. and M.S. in irrigation and drainage from Wageningen University in The Netherlands, and a Ph.D. in soil physics from New Mexico State University. He has published widely on variably-saturated flow and subsurface contaminant transport processes, analytical and numerical modeling, nonequilibrium transport, preferential flow, characterization and measurement of the unsaturated hydraulic functions, and root-water uptake. Dr. van Genuchten is a recipient of the SSSA‘s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, EGU’s John Dalton Medal, and fellow of AAAS, ASA, AGU and SSSA.
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek is a Professor of Hydrology with the Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of California. He received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, and a Ph.D. in Water Management from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. His expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow and solute transport processes, equilibrium and nonequilibrium chemical transport, multicomponent major ion chemistry, field-scale spatial variability, and inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media. He has authored and coauthored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and several books. His models are popularly used by many scientists, students, and practitioners simulating water flow, chemical movement, and heat transport in variably-saturated soils and groundwater. Dr. Simunek is a recipient of the Soil Science Society of America’s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, is a Fellow of AAAS, AGU, ASA, and SSSA, and is an Editor-In-Chief of Journal of Hydrology and was an associate editor of several journals including Vadose Zone Hydrology, Journal of Hydrology, and Water Resources Research.
Dr. Radka Kodešová is a professor of Soil Science with the Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection of the University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. She received an M.S. in civil engineering and a Ph.D. in irrigation and drainage from the Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic. Her expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow and solute transport processes, inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media, field and laboratory experimental work, and soil structure analysis.
Instructor of the HPx short Course
Dr. Diederik Jacques is Head of the Engineered and Geosystems Analysis (EGA) unit of the Institute of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN) in Mol, Belgium. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Bio-engineering land and forest management, a Master of Statistics, and a Ph.D. in soil physics, all from the Catholique University of Leuven, Belgium. His expertise is in modeling water flow and solute transport in unsaturated porous media including characterizing spatial variability and estimating parameters. His current focus is on coupling unsaturated water flow, solute transport and geochemical reactions, including the development and testing of the coupled code HPx, application to (long-term) solute transport in soils and interaction between different systems (clay-concrete and or soil-concrete). He is involved in safety and performance analyses of surface and deep geological waste disposal sites, and radiological site and environmental remediation, including supporting calculations using reactive transport models. He has published widely on all of these topics. Contact: djacques@sckcen.be or Boeretang 200, B-2400, Belgium.
Contact
For more information contact:
PC-Progress support: support@pc-progress.com
Prague, Czech Republic
Dr. Radka Kodesova, kodesova@af.czu.cz
Dept. of Soil Science and Soil Protection
Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Czech Republic
Dr. Jirka Simunek, jiri.simunek@ucr.edu
Dept of Enfironmental Sciences
University of California Riverside
Riverside, California
USA
Application form
Please complete the On-line Registration Form.
Registration fee:
Before August 15, 2020
- The HYDRUS short course: 699 EUR (€499 for students)
- The HPx short course: 399 EUR (€249 for students)
- Both HYDRUS and HPx courses: 899 EUR (€649 for students)
After August 15, 2020
- The HYDRUS short course: 799 EUR (€599 for students)
- The HPx short course: 499 EUR (€349 for students)
- Both HYDRUS and HPx courses: 1099 EUR (€749 for students)
Please, make the payment via a bank transfer. An invoice will be sent to participants after registration.
If cancellations are made before May 31, 2020, the tuition fee will be fully refunded. Cancellations made after June 30, 2020 (July 31, 2020), will be refunded for 75% (50%) of the tuition fee. No refunds will be offered after the course starts. Substitutions are permitted at any time prior to the start of the course. Please be advised that if the program is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, the course fees will be returned, but we will not be liable for any other expenses incurred by the prospective attendees.
Possible Accommodation close to CULS
Each course participant has to arrange his/her own accommodation.
- Several hotels close to the Czech University of Life Sciences are listed here.
- There are hundreds of hotels in downtown Prague, which is about 30 minutes by public transportation from CULS.
Location and travel to Venue
The HYDRUS short course and workshop will take place at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague-Suchdol. For travel to the university and recommended hotels from Prague-Ruzyne airport please Click Here.
From Ruzyne airport take bus No. 119 to the bus and underground station Nadrazi Veleslavin (the last bus stop). Then take underground to the station Dejvicka and from the bus Dejvicka the either bus no. 107 or 147 to the required destinations as marked in the map. Please note that for the bus to stop in front of the Hotel Galaxie-Wienna you must push the STOP key close to the bus exit door.
From Prague train stations please take underground to the station Dejvicka (the station on the line A). Then take either bus no. 107 or No. 147 to the required destinations as marked in the map. Please note that for the bus to stop in front of Hotel Galaxie-Wienna you must push the STOP key close to the bus exit door.
For the location of the university and recommended hotels in Prague-Suchdol please Click here. The main meeting room and the computer room are located close to the main entrance of the building of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources as shown on the map.
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Course Program
Selected Photos from the short course and courses from previous years
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