GCAM v5.1: representing the linkages between energy, water, land, climate, and economic systems

Calvin, Katherine; Patel, Pralit; Clarke, Leon; Asrar, Ghassem; Bond-Lamberty, Ben; Cui, Ryna Yiyun; Di Vittorio, Alan; Dorheim, Kalyn; Edmonds, Jae; Hartin, Corinne; Hejazi, Mohamad; Horowitz, Russell; Iyer, Gokul; Kyle, Page; Kim, Sonny; Link, Robert; McJeon, Haewon; Smith, Steven J.; Snyder, Abigail; Waldhoff, Stephanie; Wise, Marshall

doi:10.5194/gmd-12-677-2019

Title: GCAM v5.1: representing the linkages between energy, water, land, climate, and economic systems

Journal Article · Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Geoscientific Model Development (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-677-2019· OSTI ID:1494863

Calvin, Katherine; Patel, Pralit; Clarke, Leon; Asrar, Ghassem;

; Cui, Ryna Yiyun;

; Dorheim, Kalyn; Edmonds, Jae; Hartin, Corinne; Hejazi, Mohamad; Horowitz, Russell; Iyer, Gokul; Kyle, Page; Kim, Sonny;

; McJeon, Haewon;

; Snyder, Abigail; Waldhoff, Stephanie more »

This paper describes GCAM v5.1, an open source model that represents the linkages between energy, water, land, climate, and economic systems. GCAM is a market equilibrium model, is global in scope, and operates from 1990 to 2100 in 5-year time steps. It can be used to examine, for example, how changes in population, income, or technology cost might alter crop production, energy demand, or water withdrawals, or how changes in one region's demand for energy affect energy, water, and land in other regions. This paper describes the model, including its assumptions, inputs, and outputs. We then use 11 scenarios, varying the socioeconomic and climate policy assumptions, to illustrate the results from the model. The resulting scenarios demonstrate a wide range of potential future energy, water, and land uses. We compare the results from GCAM v5.1 to historical data and to future scenario simulations from earlier versions of GCAM and from other models. Finally, we provide information on how to obtain the model.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1494863

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1507749; OSTI ID: 1510767

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-137098

Journal Information:: Geoscientific Model Development (Online), Journal Name: Geoscientific Model Development (Online) Vol. 12 Journal Issue: 2; ISSN 1991-9603

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Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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