A coupled simulation architecture for agent-based/geohydrological modelling with NetLogo and MODFLOW

Jaxa-Rozen, M.; Kwakkel, J.H.; Bloemendal, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.01.020

A coupled simulation architecture for agent-based/geohydrological modelling with NetLogo and MODFLOW

Title

A coupled simulation architecture for agent-based/geohydrological modelling with NetLogo and MODFLOW

Author

Jaxa-Rozen, M. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)
Kwakkel, J.H. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)
Bloemendal, Martin (TU Delft Water Resources; KWR Water Research Institute)

Date

2019

Abstract

The modelling of social-ecological systems can provide useful insights into the interaction of social and environmental processes. However, quantitative social-ecological models should acknowledge the complexity and uncertainty of both underlying subsystems. For example, the agent-based models which are increasingly popular for groundwater studies can be made more realistic by incorporating geohydrological processes. Conversely, groundwater models can benefit from an agent-based depiction of the decision-making and feedbacks which drive groundwater exploitation. From this perspective, this work introduces a Python-based software architecture which couples the NetLogo agent-based platform with the MODFLOW/SEAWAT geohydrological modelling environment. This approach enables users to design agent-based models in NetLogo's user-friendly platform, while benefiting from the full capabilities of MODFLOW/SEAWAT. This workflow is illustrated for a simplified application of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES).

Subject

Agent-based modelling
Groundwater modelling
MODFLOW
NetLogo
Social-ecological systems

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.01.020

Embargo date

2021-02-07

ISSN

1364-8152

Source

Environmental Modelling & Software, 115, 19-37