The purpose of this 2-day workshop is to teach participants how to use the new parallel capabilities in MODFLOW. The course will provide an overview of the MODFLOW 6 program, the Python tools available for pre- and post-processing simulations, and the concepts for parallel computing with MODFLOW. The course will include hands-on exercises that progress from serial simulations on laptops to parallel simulations on Denali.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a straight forward way for Windows users to get started using the parallel version of MODFLOW. Instructions for setting up WSL and compiling the parallel version of MODFLOW is provided in wsl_setup.md.
If you are using the MacOS or Linux operating system you can follow the instructions in wsl_setup.md starting at the Installing_Miniconda section.
Welcome and Introductions (30 mins)
Overview of MODFLOW 6 (15 mins)
Overview of parallel processing (15 mins)
FloPy for pre and post processing (30 mins)
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Hands-on exercise: FloPy and MODFLOW 6 (1 hr 45 mins)
LUNCH
Hands-on exercise: multi-model coupling (1 hr 30 mins)
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Presentation: Parallel computing with MODFLOW (60 mins)
Presentation/Demonstration: Getting started on USGS supercomputers (1 hr 15 mins)
Parallel computing with MODFLOW: model partitioning and load balancing (30 mins)
Hands on exercise: Using FloPy to partition a model (1 hr)
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Running parallel MODFLOW models on Denali (15 mins)
Hands on exercise: running parallel MODFLOW (1 hr 30 mins)
LUNCH
Hands on exercise: evaluating parallel performance (1 hr 15 mins)
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Hands on exercise: Transient simulation (1 hr)
Discussion and Wrap up (30 mins)