GCAM 3.0 Agriculture and Land Use: Data Sources and Methods

Technical Report · Mon Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1036082· OSTI ID:1036082

Kyle, G Page; Luckow, Patrick; Calvin, Katherine V; Emanuel, William R; Nathan, Mayda; Zhou, Yuyu

This report presents the data processing methods used in the GCAM 3.0 agriculture and land use component, starting from all source data used, and detailing all calculations and assumptions made in generating the model inputs. The report starts with a brief introduction to modeling of agriculture and land use in GCAM 3.0, and then provides documentation of the data and methods used for generating the base-year dataset and future scenario parameters assumed in the model input files. Specifically, the report addresses primary commodity production, secondary (animal) commodity production, disposition of commodities, land allocation, land carbon contents, and land values.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1036082
• Report Number(s): PNNL-21025; KP1703020; TRN: US201206%%78
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AGRICULTURE
CARBON
DATA PROCESSING
DOCUMENTATION
LAND USE
PRODUCTION
SIMULATION
GCAM
integrated assessment
agriculture
land use