<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The capabilities of the HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages continuously expanded during the last two decades. Various new capabilities were added recently to both software packages, mostly by developing new standard add-on modules such as HPx, C-Ride, UnsatChem, Wetland, Fumigant, DualPerm, and Slope Stability. The new modules may be used to simulate flow and transport processes in one- and two-dimensional transport domains and are fully supported by the HYDRUS graphical user interface (GUI). Several nonstandard add-on modules, such as Overland, Isotope, and Centrifuge, have also been developed, but are not fully supported by the HYDRUS GUI. The objective of this manuscript is to describe several additional features of the upcoming Version 3 of HYDRUS (2D/3D), which was unveiled at a recent (March 2017) HYDRUS conference and workshop in Prague. The new features include a flexible reservoir boundary condition, expanded root growth features, and new graphical capabilities of the GUI. Mathematical descriptions of the new features are provided, as well as two examples illustrating applications of the reservoir boundary condition.</p></abstract>

The capabilities of the HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages continuously expanded during the last two decades. Various new capabilities were added recently to both software packages, mostly by developing new standard add-on modules such as HPx, C-Ride, UnsatChem, Wetland, Fumigant, DualPerm, and Slope Stability. The new modules may be used to simulate flow and transport processes in one- and two-dimensional transport domains and are fully supported by the HYDRUS graphical user interface (GUI). Several nonstandard add-on modules, such as Overland, Isotope, and Centrifuge, have also been developed, but are not fully supported by the HYDRUS GUI. The objective of this manuscript is to describe several additional features of the upcoming Version 3 of HYDRUS (2D/3D), which was unveiled at a recent (March 2017) HYDRUS conference and workshop in Prague. The new features include a flexible reservoir boundary condition, expanded root growth features, and new graphical capabilities of the GUI. Mathematical descriptions of the new features are provided, as well as two examples illustrating applications of the reservoir boundary condition.

New features of version 3 of the HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software package

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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{"article-title":"New features of version 3 of the HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software package"}

The capabilities of the HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages continuously expanded during the last two decades. Various new capabilities were added...

New features of version 3 of the HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software package

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 133 - 142

Received: Aug 14, 2017

Accepted: Oct 04, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2017-0050

Keywords
HYDRUS, Reservoir boundary condition, Pumping well, Root growth, Graphical user interface

© 2018 Jiří Šimůnek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New features of version 3 of the HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software package

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 133 - 142

Received: Aug 14, 2017

Accepted: Oct 04, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2017-0050

KeywordsHYDRUS, Reservoir boundary condition, Pumping well, Root growth, Graphical user interface

© 2018 Jiří Šimůnek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
HYDRUS, Reservoir boundary condition, Pumping well, Root growth, Graphical user interface