Real-time Hierarchical Modeling. Utilizing its real-time hierarchical modeling capability, MAGNET allows investigating a complex groundwater system across multiple spatial scales. User can obtain high resolution dynamics in areas of critical interest (e.g., around wells, contamination hotspots) by developing a hierarchy of groundwater models of increasingly higher resolution and smaller domain. MAGNET automatically couples on-line the model hierarchies, with the parent model dynamically providing the boundary conditions for its “children” which in turn provide the boundary conditions for their own “children”. (Note: Full two-way coupling coming soon; one-way coupling, i.e., parent-to-child, is currently available.)

TASKS 

A - Study the step by step short video tutorial on realtime hierarchical modeling and visualization under MAGNET Quick Tutorials: A Hierarchy of Models

B - Develop a MAGNET model that reproduces the simulation as depicted in the tutorial

C - Perform sensitivity analysis of your model with respect to different ways to create a model in a model and comment on their relative advantages 

(Hint: For Part C, consider reviewing the Nested Flow Model tutorial)