Transportation tunnel
in Riga, 2008
Waste deposit "Cosmos" area,
Jelgava, 2008
Planning Sanitation
for the Incukalns area, 2005
Groundwater Flow Dynamics and
Contaminant Transport Processes,
Bernau Area, 2005
Environment Modelling Centre
The Environment Modelling Centre (EMC) is the scientific division involved in modelling of groundwater and its contaminant dynamics. EMC was founded in 1993 on basis of the scientific laboratory of electrical simulation that was established in 1960.
During 1960-1990, special modelling systems for simulating practical problems dealing with various physical fields (electrical, heat, hydrodynamical, etc.) were developed.
Since 1966, international scientific journal Boundary Field Problems and Computer Simulation is being published.
EMC has developed the hydrogeological model of Latvia. Its current version LAMO4 provides information on the active groundwater zone and its interaction with the surface water sources (lakes, rivers). The results provided by the model are being used for preparing plans on the water resources management of Latvia, for the research of regional groundwater processes and for providing data on creating detailed local models for the following applications.
Well fields:
- evaluation of resources;
- finding contours of protection zones;
- evaluation of pollution risk.
Contaminants:
- volume of contaminants in soil and groundwater;
- prediction of contaminant movement;
- search for sanitation variants.
Environmental impact assessment:
- quarries for minerals;
- underground buildings;
- accidents on rivers.
EMC disseminates its knowledge, as follows:
- training and consulting of specialists on various practical applications of groundwater modelling;
- publishing of its research results and reporting them in Latvian and international forums of hydrogeologists and modellers.