Visual MODFLOW Flex
Commercial
3D groundwater flow and transport modeling environment for MODFLOW, SEAWAT, and PEST calibration workflows.
MIKE SHE
ActiveDHI's integrated hydrological model — coupled overland, unsaturated, groundwater and channel flow.
by DHI
- Pricing
- Commercial
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- Standalone, Python (MIKE IO)
- Platform
- Windows
About MIKE SHE
MIKE SHE is DHI's fully integrated catchment model: overland flow, unsaturated zone, saturated groundwater, evapotranspiration and channel flow (via coupling to MIKE Hydro River / MIKE+) simulated together in one framework. Where most models pick a compartment, MIKE SHE's value is the coupling — irrigation, wetland, conjunctive-use and drainage questions that live at the surface-water/groundwater interface.
It is commercial software with commercial-grade support and training, licensed per module. For integrated studies where budget exists it remains one of the most complete platforms; open alternatives (GSFLOW, ParFlow) trade polish for freedom.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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