Combined simulation-optimization models have been widely used to address the management of water resources issues. This … paper presents a simulation-optimization model for conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater at a basin-wide scale … basin and irrigation system level. The conjunctive use model that coupled numerical simulation with nonlinear optimization …

regulation. This paper focuses on the simulation-optimization for conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater on a basin … surface water and groundwater interaction while a genetic algorithm is developed as the optimization model. The main goal of … the simulation-optimization model is to minimize shortages in meeting irrigation demands for three irrigation systems …

withdrawal, calling out for sustainable groundwater management. We suggest implementing a sustainable pumping rate concept based …In rapidly developing urban areas of emerging countries, increased water demand has led to enormous groundwater … groundwater discharge rate to gaining rivers (ecological constraint) and (2) a maximum drawdown along the city boundaries (social …

. Incorporation of this simulation model within an optimization-based management model is very complex and difficult. However, as an … alternative, it is possible to link a simulation model externally with an optimization-based management model. The GA …-based optimization approach is especially suitable for externally linking the numerical simulation model within the optimization model …

Recently a new simulation-based optimization benchmark of groundwater contaminant source localization problems has been …, a novel simulation-based optimization algorithm relying on an aggregated Gaussian process model, and the expected … at the problem from different angles to gain more insights on this class of groundwater problems. To tackle the problem …