Dept. of Soil Science and Soil Protection,
Czech University of Life Sciences
andPC-Progress, Ltd.
organize

HYDRUS Short Course and Workshop in Prague
March 24 -26 2014

Advanced modeling of water flow and contaminant transport inporous media using the HYDRUS and HP1 software packages

Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural ResourcesKamýcká 129
165 21 Praha 6 – Suchdol
Czech Republic
http://www.af.czu.cz/en/HYDRUS Short Course and Workshop
Course/Workshop Objectives
The short course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of waterflow 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 withthe windows-based HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software packages,
including several additional modules, such as ROSETTA, HP1, UNSATCHEM, and/or theWetlands module. Emphasis will be on preparation of input data for a variety of one- andmulti-dimensional applications such as flow and transport into and through the vadose zone,infiltration from a subsurface source, and two-dimensional leachate migration through theunsaturated zone. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated with several examples forboth 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 anddual-permeability models)
Biogeochemical transport and reactions: solute transport of major ions using theUNSATCHEM module and transport of various contaminants using the HP1 (coupledHYDRUS-1D and PHREEQC) module
Modeling flow and transport using a three-dimensional module of HYDRUS (2D/3D)

The latest developments with respect to biogeochemical modeling with HP1/HP2(HYDRUS-PHREEQC) as well as larger-scale modeling using tthe HYDRUS package for
MODFLOW will also be discussed. The Version 2.0 and Professional Level of HYDRUS(2D/3D) will be used during the course.
The short course/workshop participants will have an opportunity to give a 15-minute oral
or poster presentation of their research in the afternoon of the third day.
Instructors
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 theCzech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, and a Ph.D. in Water Managementfrom 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, andinverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media. He
has authored and coauthored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, andseveral books. His numeric models are popularly used by many scientists, students, andpractitioners modeling water flow, chemical movement, and heat transport through variably
saturated soils and groundwater. Dr. Simunek is a recipient of the Soil Science Society ofAmerica’s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, is a Fellow of both SSSA andAGU, and is or was an associate editor of several journals including Vadose Zone
Hydrology, the Journal of Hydrology, and Water Resources Research.
Dr. Radka Kodešová is a professor of Soil Science with the Department of Soil Science andGeology of the University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. She received an M.S. in
civil engineering and Ph.D. in irrigation and drainage from the Czech Technical University,Prague, Czech Republic. Her expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow andsolute transport processes, inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of
unsaturated porous media, field and laboratory experimental work, and soil structure analysis.
Registration fee
Before January 31 2015o 599 EUR (449 EUR for students)
After January 31 2015o 699 EUR (549 EUR for students)
Registration includes: course material, lunch, 2 daily coffee breaks, and a short course
dinner on April 24 (likely with beer tasting in the university brewery).
Suggested Accommodation
Since hotels require Credit Card information for booking, the organizers cannot arrange
accommodations for the participant. However, we suggest the following hotels close to
CULS (Czech University of Life Sciences).
Hotel WIENNA–GALAXIE, situated in the villa quarter of Prague–Suchdol isrecommended. The hotel has been refurbished completely in a luxurious fashion and provides
150 beds. There is a Prague local transport bus stop in front of the hotel. From there, busesno. 107 and 147 run daily to Dejvická Metro Station on line A of the Prague Metro. For detail
information and contact see: http://www.hotelwienna.cz/index.php?lang=4.
Hotel Penzion JaS, situated partly in the villa quarter of Prague–Suchdol is a small but cozyhotel (providing 40 beds). There is a Prague local transport bus stop in front of the hotel.
From there, buses no. 107 and 147 run daily to Dejvická Metro Station on line A of thePrague Metro. For detail information and contact see: http://www.penzionjas.cz/.
And many other hotels in the downtown of Pr ague.

HYDRUS short course
Pr ague, Mar ch 24-26, 2014

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Before January 31 2015o 599 EUR (449 EUR for students)
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If cancellations are made before January 31 2015, the tuition fee will be fully refunded.
Cancellations made after January 31 2015, will be refunded for 75% of the tuition fee.