TOUGH

Transport of Unsaturated Groundwater and Heat

Transport of Unsaturated Groundwater and Heat (TOUGH) is a groundwater model designed to evaluate site remediation, geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and oil and gas reservoir evaluations. Model capabilities include a coupled transport model for heat and water vapor, unsaturated groundwater flow and gas flow in porous media.

Developer
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Model Information
For more information about this model, go to tough.lbl.gov
Spatial Resolution
Integral finite difference method directly derives the spatial grid based on the equations being solved in the mass and energy balance.
Temporal Resolution
Model uses automatic time step adjustment. Time is discretized implicitly based on first order backward finite difference calculation.
Outputs
Model output includes heat and mass transfer behavior.
Intended User
practitioner
Model Type
groundwater
Inclusion of Climate Change
If climate change conditions can be captured is unknown.
Geographic Region
generalized
Data Requirements
some data sets built in
Source Code Availability
limited
Dimensions
3d
Computational Burden
high
Scenario Modeling
batch mode likely
Coding Language
FORTRAN
Operating System
not applicable
Mathematical Approach
deterministic, numerical, simulation
Maintenance Plan
maintained
Date of Last Known Update
not available
User Manual
go to documentation at drive.google.com