GCAM Lecture Series
Description
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to integrated assessment modeling (IAM) of the human and Earth systems and its wide application in policy analysis. The lecture series will cover key issues surrounding the multi-system dynamics between the economy, energy, water, agriculture and land, and climate. Students will be exposed to the IAM modeling tools that support decision-making in the context of these coupled systems. Students will acquire the theoretical and practical foundations of IAM research, including its history, evolution, application, strengths and limitations, role in policymaking, and emerging directions. After an overview of IAM research, students will dive into individual topical areas using IA modeling and assessment as the analytical tool. Lectures will be complemented with applied modeling exercises - using the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) as an example - to get hands-on knowledge of practical solutions to nexus challenges and integrated policymaking.
Course Material
| Topic | Speaker | Video | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture 1: Foundations of IAM | Dr. Jae Edmonds | Link | |
| Lecture 2: Energy System | Dr. Gokul Iyer | Link | |
| Lecture 3: Agriculture & Land-Use System | Dr. Xin Zhao | Link | |
| Lecture 4: Water Systems in Integrated Human-Earth System Models | Dr. Neal Graham | Link | |
| Lecture 5: Food-Energy-Water Systems | Dr. Zarrar Khan | Link | |
| Lecture 6: IAM in International Climate Policies | Prof. Nate Hultman | Link | |
| Lecture 7 - Standardized Scenarios | Dr. Brian O’Neill | Link | |
| Lecture 8 - Multi-model Comparisons | Dr. Ryna Cui | Link | |
| Lecture 9 - IAM in National Strategy | Dr. Haewon McJeon | Link | |
| Lecture 10 - Mititgation and other SDGs | Dr. Christoph Bertram | Link | |
| Lecture 11 - IAM Uncertainty and Model Validation | Dr. Steve Smith | Link |
GCAM Annual Meeting 2024
Description
At the 2024 GCAM Annual Meeting, a series of training sessions were held over Zoom, most of which utilized MSD-LIVE to host hands-on Jupyter Notebook tutorials. The purpose of the training sessions was to provide introductions and tutorials at various levels for GCAM, gcamdata, and various tools and topics related to GCAM. Links to the Jupyter Notebooks on MSD-LIVE are provided below.
Course Material
| Topic | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| GCAM Overview | Overview of the GCAM model | Slides |
| GCAM Tutorial | Tutorial of how to run GCAM and overview of the Reference scenario | Slides |
| GCIMS Tools | Overview of GCIMS tools (including gcamdata, Osiris, Helios, Moirai, Xanthos, STITCHES, Tethys, Demeter, and gcamwrapper) | Slides |
| GCAM IO Flows Tool | Overview of the GCAM input-output flows visualization tool developed at RTI and EPA | Slides |
| GCAM Scenarios | Interactive tutorial for conducting scenario adjustments and user modifications in GCAM. | Jupyter Notebook |
| Xanthos | Interactive tutorial for Xanthos, a open-source global hydrologic model. | Jupyter Notebook |
| Hector | Interactive tutorial for Hector, a simple climate model | Jupyter Notebook |
| Matilda | Interactive tutorial for Matilda, a probabilistic framework for the Hector simple climate model | Jupyter Notebook |
| Demeter | Interactive tutorial for Demeter, a tool for land use and land cover change disaggregation | Jupyter Notebook |
| GCAM output tools | Interactive tutorial for several tools for interacting with GCAM outputs, including rgcam, rchart, and rmap | Jupyter Notebook |
| STITCHES | Interactive tutorial for STITCHES, a tool to amalgamate existing climate data to create monthly climate variable fields | Jupyter Notebook |
GCAM Annual Meeting 2023
Description
At the 2023 GCAM Annual Meeting, a series of training sessions were held over Zoom. The purpose of the training sessions was to provide introductions and tutorials at various levels for GCAM, gcamdata, and various tools and topics related to GCAM. The presentations used in these training sessions are provided below.
Course Material
| Topic | Description | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| GCAM 6.0 Overview | Introductory guide to setting up and running GCAM 6.0 | Link |
| GCAM Data System | Introduction to gcamdata (GCAM’s data system), including R package management with renv | Link |
| Scenario Adjustment | Guide to designing and implementing scenarios in GCAM | Link |
| Modifying and Creating Input XMLs | Guide to modifying GCAM’s XML inputs, creating new XMLs, and using user modification functions in gcamdata | Link |
| Querying GCAM Outputs | Guide to querying GCAM outputs using Model Interface and rgcam | Link |
| GCAM-USA | Introduction to GCAM-USA, GCAM’s U.S. state-level submodule | Link |