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Three-dimensional hydrogeological modeling method and application based on TIN-GTP-TEN

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A hydrogeological model reveals the spatial structure of aquifers and aquicludes from the perspective of 3D space. A 3D hydrogeological model plays an important role in spatial decision making of groundwater resources and rational development and utilization of underground space. The refined 3D hydrogeological model is an important subject in hydrogeology and 3D geographic information system. A hybrid hydrogeological 3D modeling method TIN-GTP-TEN based on triangulated irregular network (TIN), generalized tri-prism (GTP), and tetrahedral network (TEN) is proposed. This method is used to overcome the shortcomings of current hydrogeological 3D modeling methods. Inverse distance weighted square interpolation is performed to encrypt the density of borehole data. Delaunay triangulation is conducted on the scattered points with an improved point-by-point insertion algorithm to generate the surface model of the aquifer and aquiclude. In the hydrogeological body, the GTP is constructed with a vertical connection. The GTP is divided into TEN. The 3D geological modeling is realized by taking the TEN as a basic voxel. A dynamic reconstruction method of the GTP topological relationship is proposed to realize complex spatial analysis operations, such as excavation of hydrogeological 3D model and cutting in any direction. This method completely depends on the vertices and the intersection points of the cutting plane and the GTP itself and does not need to add any auxiliary lines and points to the GTP. The retained polyhedra after cutting are reorganized into multiple TENs to support the multiple cutting of the GTP model. Therefore, based on the hydrogeological conditions of Nantong City, east coast of China, this study constructed the three-dimensional model of hydrogeological drilling and the three-dimensional model of aquifers and aquifuges. The rapid cutting of a single arbitrary section of the 3D hydrogeological model was realized, which greatly enhanced the intuitiveness and accuracy of geological analysis.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful for the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41571386), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (Grant No. 1612206002), and the Postgraduate research and innovation plan project in Jiangsu Province (Grant No. KYCX21_1334).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment (Nanjing Normal University), Ministry of Education, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China

    Liang He, Junru Zhang, Suozhong Chen, Manqing Hou & Junyi Chen

  2. State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), 210023, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Liang He, Junru Zhang, Suozhong Chen, Manqing Hou & Junyi Chen

  3. Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographic Information Resource Development and Application, 210023, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Liang He, Junru Zhang, Suozhong Chen, Manqing Hou & Junyi Chen

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He, L., Zhang, J., Chen, S. et al. Three-dimensional hydrogeological modeling method and application based on TIN-GTP-TEN. Earth Sci Inform 15, 337–350 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-021-00727-x

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