NEW version of HGS (HGS PREMIUM September 2024 (REVISION 2724)

The HydroGeoSphere Revision 2724 (September 2024) is now available for download.

This update brings key improvements to enhance your simulation experience. The major update this month is a major improvement to the mapping of boundary conditions from regional to local models (see the “Regional Model Commands” listed in section 2.6.1.1 of the Reference Manual). Here’s the full list of updates:

1. Extend the boundary condition command time-field data table from regional to specified head boundary conditions defined for the overland flow domain. Nodal head values applied to the local model are mapped from overland flow domain head values in the regional model via interpolation (see hydrosphere_ref.pdf).

2. Update command report exchange flux for chosen nodes (see hydrosphere_ref.pdf):

   • Change its name to report exchange for chosen nodes, since the command is not actually reporting fluxes [L/T], but rather is reporting flow rates [L^3/T]. The original command name remains in use, but is marked as deprecated.

   • If transport is active, generate mass exchange flow rate [M/T] output for the overland flow domain and write it to the Tecplot ASCII output file prefixo.mass_exchange_olf.label.species.dat, for each node selection (label) and solute (species).

3. New hgs2vtu command line option --time-series-csv that causes hgs2vtu to convert all HGS Tecplot ASCII timeseries output files, e.g., prefixo.water_balance.dat, to CSV files (see Appendix E in hydrosphere_ref.pdf). Conversion is done after hgs2vtu processes the binary output files.

4. Fix bug in hsplot that arises when the user specified title in the grok file is empty.

5. Improve error checking of 2D mesh during mesh generation in grok.

You can find details about these new features in the HydroGeoSphere Reference Manual. And as always, we are committed to the continued improvement to the user experience. Do you have suggestions for new commands or improvements to the user experience? Send your ideas to support@aquanty.com!

The latest installers are available on the HGS download page and a full list of changes/updates can be found in the release notes.

Download the September 2024 release of HydroGeoSphere here: https://www.aquanty.com/hgs-download

Review the release notes here: https://www.aquanty.com/updates