Process modelling

Our research

Icebergs stranded on the beach of James Ross Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula region (January 2006 ©Mark Williams).

Studying dynamics of environmental sensitivity to climate change, exploring coupled interactions between Earth systems at a range of spatio-temporal scales...

Integrated surface-water groundwater modelling of the Thames catchment

Development of integrated environmental models for sustainable water resources management in the Thames basin...

Linking models for improved groundwater flood simulation

Developing integrated flood-risk management tools, groundwater flooding in Oxford...

picture illustrating groundwater flow to a borehole

Modelling groundwater flow converging to a pumped borehole

Modelling amount of drawdown under long-term abstraction, evaluating the sustainable yield of supply boreholes...

Landslide debris blocking the A83, August 2012.

Modelling slope stability at the Hollin Hill observatory

Understanding landslide dynamics through process modelling...

Software and tools

AquiMod

A lumped modular conceptual groundwater model for simulating groundwater level time-series at observation boreholes.

GISGroundwater

BGS GISGroundwater is an add-in to ArcGIS that models the depth to groundwater beneath the land surface. In aquifers (permeable water bearing rocks) that are open to the atmosphere (called unconfined aquifers) it calculates...