ColegiodePostgraduados
CampusSanLuisPotosí








ModelingWaterFlowandContaminantTransportinSoilsandGroundwaterUsingtheHydrusComputerSoftwarePackages
SHORT COURSE ON HYDRUS
SalinasdeHidalgo,SanLuisPotosí,México(November1820,2009)










o Waterflowandsolutetransportprocesses
o Finiteelementtechniqueso Hydraulicfunctionsofunsaturatedporousmedia
o "Handson"computersessions(HYDRUS1D,HP1,
andHYDRUS2D/3D)
o Inversemodelingforavarietyofapplications
Instructor:Dr.JirkaSimunek
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SustainableManagementofNaturalResources

TheColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosíorganizethecourse:
ModelingWaterFlowandContaminantTransportinSoils
andGroundwaterUsingtheHydrusComputerSoftware
Packages(ModeladodelFlujodeAguayTransportedeContaminantesenSuelosyAguaSubterráneaUsandolos
PaquetesdeCómputoHydrus)
SHORT COURSE ON HYDRUS - CURSO CORTO DE HYDRUS
SALINAS DE HIDALGO, SAN LUIS POTOSI, MÉXICO(NOVEMBER18-20, 2009)

Overview
Soilandgroundwaterpollutionisaneverincreasing,worldwideproblem.TensofbillionsofdollarsarespenteachyearintheUnitedStatesandelsewheretoremediategroundwaterpollution,and
tolimitorpreventfuturecontaminationofthesubsurface.Mostsubsurfacepollutionproblems
stemfromactivitiesinvolvingtheunsaturated(vadose)zonebetweenthesoilsurfaceandthegroundwatertable.Theunsaturatedzonehenceprovidesthebestopportunitiestolimitorprevent
groundwaterpollution.Oncecontaminantsentergroundwater,pollutionisessentiallyirreversible,orcanberemediatedonlywithextremecosts.
Numericalmodelingisbecominganincreasinglyimportanttoolforanalyzingcomplexproblems
involvingwaterflowandcontaminanttransportintheunsaturatedzone.Thiscourseisdesignedto
familiarizeparticipantswiththeprinciplesandmathematicalanalysisofvariablysaturatedflowandtransportprocesses,andtheapplicationofstateoftheartnumericalcodestositespecific
subsurfaceflowandtransportproblems.

Coursedescription
Thecoursebeginswithadetailedconceptualandmathematicaldescriptionofwaterflowand
solutetransportprocessesinthevadosezone,followedbyabriefoverviewoftheuseoffinite
elementtechniquesforsolvingthegoverningflowandtransportequations.Specialattentionis
giventothehighlynonlinearnatureofthegoverningflowequation.Alternativemethodsfor
describingandmodelingthehydraulicfunctionsofunsaturatedporousmediaarealsodescribed.
"Handson"computersessionswillfollowtheconceptualsessionandwillprovideparticipantsan
opportunitytobecomefamiliarwiththeWindowsbasedHYDRUS1D,HP1,andHYDRUS(2D/3D)
softwarepackages.Emphasiswillbeonthepreparationofinputdata,properplacementofboundaryconditions,andemploymentofinversemodelingforavarietyofapplications,includingShort Course on Hydrus

CP-Campus San Luis Potosí - November 18-20, 2009flowandtransportinavadosezone,twodimensionalmigrationthroughtheunsaturatedzoneinto
groundwater,andfateandtransportofreactivechemicalsinsoils.Calibrationandparameter
determinationwillbediscussedanddemonstratedbymeansofbothoneandtwodimensional
inverseproblems.Additionaltopics,suchaspreferentialandnonequilibriumwaterflowandsolutetransportorcoupledmovementofwater,vaporandenergywillbealsodiscussed.Finally,abrief
introductionintoanewcoupledprogramHP1,whichoriginatedfromcouplingHYDRUS1Dwith
PHREEQC,willbegiven.

CourseSoftware
ThecourseintroducesanewgenerationofWindowsbasednumericalmodelsforsimulatingwater,heatand/orcontaminanttransportinvariablysaturatedporousmedia.TheseincludetheHYDRUS
1DandHYDRUS(2D/3D) codesforoneandtwodimensionalsimulations,respectively,andthe
Rosettacodeforestimatingthesoilhydraulicproperties(andtheiruncertainty)fromsoiltextureandrelateddata.HYDRUS1DandHYDRUS(2D/3D) aresupportedbyinteractivegraphicsbasedinterfacesfordatapreprocessing,generationofunstructuredaswellasstructuredfiniteelement
gridsystems,andgraphicpresentationofthesimulationresults(mainemphasiswillbeontheHydrus1Dmodelingduring“handson”sessions).ExceptforHYDRUS(2D/3D),allsoftware
packagesareinthepublicdomain.

Coursehandouts
Coursehandoutsincludelecturenotespreparedbytheinstructors.Documentationofthe
HYDRUS1DandHYDRUS(2D/3D)modelsisonaCDthatwillbegiventoeachcourseparticipant.


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Short Course on Hydrus

CP-Campus San Luis Potosí - November 18-20, 2009

Instructor
Dr.JirkaSimunekisaProfessorofHydrologywiththeDepartmentofEnvironmentalSciencesofthe University of California. He received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Czech Technical
University,Prague,CzechRepublic,andaPh.D.inWaterManagementfromtheCzechAcademyof
Sciences, Prague. His expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow and solutetransport processes, equilibrium and nonequilibrium chemical transport, multicomponent major
ion chemistry, fieldscale spatial variability, and inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic
propertiesofunsaturatedporousmedia.Hehasauthoredandcoauthoredover160peerreviewed
publications and over 20 book chapters. His numeric models, HYDRUS1D, HYDRUS2D, and
HYDRUS (2D/3D), are used by virtually all scientists, students, and practitioners modeling water
flow, chemical movement, and heat transport through variably saturated soils. Dr. Simunek is arecipient of the Soil Science Society of America’s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award and
servescurrentlyasthepastchairoftheSoilPhysics(S1)ofSSSA.HeisanassociateeditorofWater
ResourcesResearch,VadoseZoneHydrology,andJournalofHydrologicalSciences.

CourseOutlineDay1:
Lecture1:
Lecture2.

Vadosezoneflowandtransportmodeling:Anoverview.
TheHYDRUS1Dsoftwareforsimulatingonedimensionalvariablysaturated
waterflowandsolutetransport.
Computersession1: HYDRUS1D:Infiltrationofwaterintoaonedimensionalsoilprofile.
Lecture3:
On the characterization and measurement of the hydraulic properties of
unsaturatedporousmedia.
Lecture4:
Application of the finite element method to variablysaturated water flowandsolutetransport.
Computersession2: HYDRUS1D:Waterflowandsolutetransportinalayeredsoilprofile.
Lecture5:
Inverse modeling; application of HYDRUS1D to laboratory and field
experiments.
Computersession3: HYDRUS1D:Oneormultistepoutflowexperiment.

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CP-Campus San Luis Potosí - November 18-20, 2009Day2:
Lecture6a:

Applicationofthefiniteelementmethodto2Dvariablysaturatedwaterflowandsolutetransport.
Lecture6b:
HYDRUS (2D/3D) software for simulating two and threedimensional
variablysaturatedwaterflowandsolutetransport.Computersession4: HYDRUS(2D/3D):Subsurfacelinesource.
Computersession5: HYDRUS(2D/3D):Furrowinfiltrationwithasolutepulse.
Computersession6: HYDRUS(2D/3D):Flowandtransportinatransecttoastream.
Computersession7: HYDRUS(2D/3D):ThreeDimensionalWaterFlowandSoluteTransport.

Day3:
Lecture7:
PreferentialandNonequilibriumFlowandTransport.Computersession8: HYDRUS1D:NonequilibriumFlowandTransport.
Coupledmovementofwater,vapor,andenergy.
Lecture8:
Computersession9: HYDRUS1D:Coupledmovementofwater,vapor,andenergy. 
Lecture9:
Multicomponent biogeochemical transport modeling using the HYDRUS
computer software packages; Introduction to the HP1 code, which was
obtainedbycouplingHYDRUS1DwiththePHREEQCbiogechemicalcode.
Computersession10:Application of HP1 to a simple solute transport problem involving cation
exchange.
Generalsession:
OtherapplicationsandfutureplansinHYDRUSdevelopment.

Registration
Thecoursefee*includesfullcoursenotes,refreshmentsinmorningbreaksandcertificateofparticipation.Lodgingandmealsarenotcovered.
Date:November1820,2009(from9:00amto5:00pm).
Toregisteryourinterest,orbookaplace,pleaseemailvmanuel@colpos.mxorruizvm@msn.com,
orcallVíctorM.RuizVeraon52(496)9630448.
Paymentinfullmustbereceivedpriortothebeginningofthecourse.Placesarelimitedto25
personsand,asthisisarareopportunitytobenefitfromhearingfirsthandfromresearchersattheleadingedgeofthescience,youarerecommendedtobookearly.
Note:Cancellationsaresubjecttoanadministrationchargeof$300Mexicanpesosifnotifiedat
least30daysbeforethecourse.Norefundsarepossibleafterthisdatebutsubstitutionscanbe
madeatanytime.Courseplacesarelimitedandwillbeallocatedonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.
Organizersretaintherighttocancelthecourse.Intheeventofcancellation,theregistered
participantswillbeinformedbeforeNovember9,2009,andthefeewillberefunded.
__________*RegistrationFee:
BeforeOctober1st,2009:$1600M.N.(Mexicanpesos),students:$1000.
AfterOctober1st,2009:$2000M.N.(Mexicanpesos),students:$1200.
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CP-Campus San Luis Potosí - November 18-20, 2009REGISTRATION FORM:
Modeling Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Soils and Groundwater Using the Hydrus Computer
Software Packages(SHORT COURSE ON HYDRUS)
Colegio de Postgraduados Campus San Luis Potosí
Iturbide 73, Salinas de Hidalgo, S.L.P. México 78622 – November 18-20, 2009

Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
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Email: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Registration fee:
Before October 1st 2009
$1600 mexican pesos$1000 mexican pesos (Student)
After October 1st 2009$2000 mexican pesos$1200 mexican pesos (Student)
Please make the payment to Colegio de Postgraduados
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RFC: ________________________________________________________________________The bank deposit form must be given to the organizers at the start of the course. Please e-mail the completed form and copy of thebank deposit form to vmanuel@colpos.mx; ruizvm@msn.com, or fax to (496)963 0240, or send it by express shipping to:
Víctor Manuel Ruiz Vera
Colegio de Postgraduados Campus San Luis Potosí
Iturbide 73
Salinas de Hidalgo, SLP
78622
Note: The fee covers instruction, course notes, refreshments, and certificate of participation. Lodging and meals are not covered. If cancellations are
made before October 19, 2009, tuition will be refunded (an administration charge of $300 mexican pesos apply). No refunds are possible after thisdate. In case of cancellation, the right to course materials is forfeited. Substitutions are permitted at any time prior to the start of the course.

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CourseVenueandAccommodation
ThecoursewillbeheldintheColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosí(Multi-Purpose
Room at the LibraryBuilding).Thecoursefeeincludesfullcoursenotes,refreshmentsinmorning
breaksandcertificateofparticipation.Lodgingandmealsarenotcovered.

TheColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosí(CPCampusSanLuisPotosí)islocatedin
SalinasdeHidalgo,SLPatypicalMexicanhighdesertsmallcityfoundatkm98SanLuisPotosí–Torreónhighway(middlewaybetweentheSanLuisPotosíCityandZacatecasCity).


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CP-Campus San Luis Potosí - November 18-20, 2009LowpriceroomsareavailableatourCPCampusSanLuisPotosíDormBuilding;ifyouare
interestedinthisoptionpleasecontactLic.MiguelAngelEspinosa(524969630448)forpriceand
availability.LodgingisalsoavailableinSalinas,withinwalkingdistanceofthecampus.Otherhotel
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hotels(http://www.slp.gob.mx/en/pdf/hoteles.pdf);beadvisedthatcommutetimefrom
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CP-Campus San Luis Potosí - November 18-20, 2009

WhoShouldAttendThiscourseisintendedforriskassessors,hydrogeologistsandsoilscientistswhowouldbenefit
fromlearningmoreabouttheunsaturatedzoneandtheflowandtransportprocessesthatoccur
withinit.
Prerequisite:
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Advancedknowledgeinbiology,chemistry,physicsandmathematics.
Advancedknowledgeofenvironmentalsystems,inparticularsoilandwatersystems.
Basicknowledgeofsoilphysicalandgeophysicalprocesses.
MasteringbasiccomputermodelingtechniquesinMsWindowsbasedmodelingenvironments.
MasteringEnglishLocalOrganizingCommitteeDr.JoséPimentelLópez,ColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosí.Waterflowinthevadosezone.josep@colpos.mx
Dr.BenjamínFigueroaSandoval.ColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosí.Soilphysics.
benjamin@colpos.mx
Dr.S.deJesúsMéndezGallegos.ColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosí.AridZone
Plants/ExtensionOffice.jmendez@colpos.mx.
Dr.VíctorM.RuizVera,ColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosí.Soilsalinity.
vmanuel@colpos.mx
Allmailshouldbeaddressedto:
VíctorM.RuizVera
ColegiodePostgraduados,CampusSanLuisPotosíIturbide73,SalinasdeHgo.,S.L.P.
México,78600
Tel:(496)9630448;Fax:(496)9630240
Email:vmanuel@colpos.mx,ruizvm@msn.com

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