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Basic (BAS) data file (model grid, active model cells, and hydraulic-head values) for the Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM)

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Release Date
2012-01-01
Publication Date

Citation

Faunt, C.C., 2012, Basic (BAS) data file (model grid, active model cells, and hydraulic-head values) for the Central Valley Hydrologic Model (CVHM): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90KHLMR.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This digital dataset defines the model grid, active model cells in the 10 model layers, and hydraulic-head values in the 10 model layers used to initiate the transient hydrologic model of the Central Valley flow system. The Central Valley encompasses an approximate 50,000 square-kilometer region of California. The complex hydrologic system of the Central Valley is simulated using the USGS numerical modeling code MODFLOW-FMP (Schmid and others, 2006). [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Claudia C. Faunt, U.S. Geological Survey
Process Contact :
Faunt, C.C., USGS
Originator :
Faunt, Claudia C.
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
California Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Purpose

The active cells and initial hydraulic-head values were used as input to MODFLOW-FMP, the USGS 3-dimensional finite-difference code used to simulate flow in the CVHM. The one-square-mile cells were used to define the resolution and extent of the CVHM. The CVHM is a tool that accounts for integrated, variable water-supply and -demand, and simulates surface-water and groundwater-flow across the entire Central Valley system.
Illustration of the dataset.
Illustration of the dataset.

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  • Model Data Management Function (MDMF)

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P90KHLMR

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