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MT3D

MT3D is a family of finite-difference groundwater mass transport modeling software, often used with MODFLOW. The first generation, MT3D, was developed by Chunmiao Zheng in 1990, and most recently released by the U.S. Geological Survey with MT3D-USGS.

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MT3D is a family of finite-difference groundwater mass transport modeling software, often used with MODFLOW. The first generation, MT3D, was developed by Chunmiao Zheng in 1990,12 and most recently released by the U.S. Geological Survey with MT3D-USGS.3

Versions

MT3D1
Appeared in 1990.
MT3DMS
Second generation, released in 1998. Improved to simulate multiple species.
MT3D-USGS3
Third generation, released in 2016. Improved to support new transport modeling capabilities from MODFLOW.
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References

  1. Zheng, C. (October 17, 1990). MT3D, A modular three-dimensional transport model for simulation of advection, dispersion and chemical reactions of contaminants in groundwater systems (PDF) (Report). Rockville, Maryland: S.S. Papadopulos & Associates. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "A Brief History of MT3D". MT3DMS Resources. The Hydrogeology Group, University of Alabama. October 30, 2006. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. Bedekar, V.; Morway, E.D.; Langevin, C.D.; Tonkin, M. (2016). "MT3D-USGS version 1: A U.S. Geological Survey release of MT3DMS updated with new and expanded transport capabilities for use with MODFLOW". Techniques and Methods. Techniques and Methods 6–A53. U.S. Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/tm6A53.