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As will be illustrated by the [[Chapter 4 through 8]], an IMAGE run produces a very long list of output representing the results of the various parts of the framework, either as end-indicator or as intermediate deliveries driving operations further downstream. Together the outputs span the range from drivers to pressures, states and finally impacts. Outputs from the IMAGE 3.0 core model concern energy use, conversion and supply; agricultural production; land cover and land-use; nutrient cycles in natural and agricultural systems; emissions to air and surface water; carbon stocks in biomass pools, soils, atmosphere and oceans; atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants; concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and radiative forcing; changes in temperature and precipitation; sea level rise; water use for irrigation; and many others. The additional impact models complement these ‘standard’ outputs with biodiversity indicators; human development indicators; water stress; flood risks; and others. | As will be illustrated by the [[Chapter 4 through 8]], an IMAGE run produces a very long list of output representing the results of the various parts of the framework, either as end-indicator or as intermediate deliveries driving operations further downstream. Together the outputs span the range from drivers to pressures, states and finally impacts. Outputs from the IMAGE 3.0 core model concern energy use, conversion and supply; agricultural production; land cover and land-use; nutrient cycles in natural and agricultural systems; emissions to air and surface water; carbon stocks in biomass pools, soils, atmosphere and oceans; atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants; concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and radiative forcing; changes in temperature and precipitation; sea level rise; water use for irrigation; and many others. The additional impact models complement these ‘standard’ outputs with biodiversity indicators; human development indicators; water stress; flood risks; and others. | ||
===Scientific quality=== | |||
As another mechanism to assure scientific quality, the IMAGE model is subjected to review procedures at irregular intervals, most recently in 2006 for the just released model version 2.4. Also with the release of IMAGE3.0, an advisory boards is assembled and asked for a review of the current model version. The Advisory Board performing the review looks at various aspects, such as scientific rigor and quality of the methods and data. As the scientific quality of the overall framework hinges critically on sufficient and adequate resources, the organizational set-up, personal capacity and expertise at PBL and the partner organizations, the merits and risks of the network strategy also form part of the Advisory Board’s review. | |||
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