References
http://jgcri.github.io/gcam-doc/index.html
- Organization
- Joint Global Change Research Institute,College Park,MD,USA
Description
The Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) is a global model that represents the behavior of, and interactions between five systems: the energy system, water, agriculture and land use, the economy, and the climate. It is used in a wide range of different applications from the exploration of fundamental questions about the complex dynamics between human and Earth systems to the those associated with response strategies to address important environmental questions. Global Change Assessment Model can encompass 32 world regions, 384 land subregions and 235 river basins. Analysis can be conducted for the time periods between 2015-2100 whereas earlier periods are used for model calibration.
- Applications
water resources planning and management (water-food Nexus)
- Users
US DOE, US EPA, various other governments, historically some large multinational companies
- Key Inputs
IEA energy balances, FAO data, many others
- Key Outputs
energy demands, flows, tech deployments, prices, prices and supplies and demands of all agricultural and forest products, water demands and supplies for all agricultural, energy and household uses, 24 GHG and short-lived species
Registered developers
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Evan Davies | University of Alberta |
Registered model users
| User | Organization type | Outputs used |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Wang | Government | None specified |
