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This chapter presents an overview of the indicators that may be assessed using the IMAGE model. Specific impact modules are presented in subsequent dedicated sections. Below, all indicators that originate from the modules in the core model are briefly described:   
This chapter presents an overview of the indicators that may be assessed using the IMAGE model. Specific impact modules are presented in subsequent dedicated sections. Below, all indicators that originate from the modules in the core model are briefly described:   


The impact indicators derived from the core model span a very wide range; examples often reported in assessment studies include:
[[The impact indicators derived from the core model span a very wide range; examples often reported in assessment studies include:
• Energy supplied, traded, converted and consumed (Section 4.1)
• Energy supplied, traded, converted and consumed (Section 4.1)
• Production of agricultural, animal and forestry products  (Section 4.2.1)
• Production of agricultural, animal and forestry products  (Section 4.2.1)
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• Nutrient balances and their fate in soils and surface waters (Section 6.4)
• Nutrient balances and their fate in soils and surface waters (Section 6.4)
• Atmospheric concentration and radiative forcing of greenhouse gases and other forcing agents (Section 6.5)
• Atmospheric concentration and radiative forcing of greenhouse gases and other forcing agents (Section 6.5)
• Global average temperature; temperature and precipitation changes per grid cell; sea level rise (Section 6.5)
• Global average temperature; temperature and precipitation changes per grid cell; sea level rise (Section 6.5)]]
 
The following sections describe the additional impact modules available in the IMAGE 3.0 framework: Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity; Flood Risks; Soil Degradation; Ecosystem Goods and Services; and Human Development.





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