Interactive groundwater (IGW): An innovative digital laboratory for groundwater education and research

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 179-202

  Li, Shu Guang ^a   Liu, Qun ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Contaminant transport; Groundwater modeling; Real time visualization; Virtual laboratory

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; GROUNDWATER MODELING; REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION; VIRTUAL LABORATORY;

AQUIFERS; EDUCATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 30144441883     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: 10990542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cae.10052     Document Type: Article

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