| Mantis (from Greek Μάντις, "seer") is a high-performance modeling server application designed to simulate and predict contaminant transport from diffuse pollution sources in groundwater basins. Like its namesake, Mantis acts as a modern oracle—transforming complex hydrological data into actionable insights for environmental forecasting. Built for scalability, it enables scientists and water managers to assess long-term impacts of non-point-source pollution across groundwater basins. |
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A detailed discussion of the background concepts of Mantis and our Non-Point Source Assessment Toolbox (NPSAT) can be found in our paper
For more information, please visit our website at gwt.ucdavis.edu or refer to our AGU posters:
- Kourakos, G. , T. Harter (2021) Methods and challenges of merging heterogenous data for development of large scale nitrate simulation models. Abstract H45Y-02 presented at 2021 Fall Meeting, AGU, New Orleans LA and Online Everywhere , 13-17 Dec
- Cao, Z., Kourakos. G. , B.C. Jurgens, K.E. Faulkner, C.V. Henri, T. Harter (2021) Age Validation for Nonpoint Source Assessment Tool in Central Valley, California. Abstract H15A-1037 presented at 2021 Fall Meeting, AGU, New Orleans LA and Online Everywhere, 13-17 Dec
- Kourakos, G., and T., Harter (2014), Simulation of nonpoint source contamination based on adaptive mesh refinement. American Geophysical Union, Fall meeting 2014, San Francisco, California, USA.
- Kourakos, G., and T., Harter (2013), A Validation Framework for Non-Point Source Simulation Models: Application to the Southern California Central Valley with Spatio-Temporally Heterogenous Source Rates. American Geophysical Union, Fall meeting 2013, San Francisco, California, USA..
Here, we briefly outline the structure of the Mantis repository and describe the contents of each folder.
- CPP Contains the source code and executables, located in
CPP/Bin - MantisSA contains a variant of the Mantis code designed for salt simulations, incorporating feedback mechanisms from irrigated water.
- Any additional folders within the repository are typically used for development and experimentation purposes.
The code is written in C++ and relies on libraries that are available for all major operating systems.
- Windows: Pre-compiled executables are provided
- Other OS: Users will need to compile the code from source.
Detailed instructions for obtaining and building the code can be found on the Building Mantis page
Our wiki provides comprehensive documentation, including detailed guides on using Mantis.
The appropriate contact depends on your inquiry:
- Usage questions: Post in the Discussion section for help with Mantis.
- Code issues: Report problems in the Issues tracker.
For other inquiries email us at: