User Guide & FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there different Scenario Explorers for specific projects?
Each project brings together different consortium partners, focuses on a different research question, and uses aproject-specific list of variable and regions (see Project “templates”).
It is therefore easier to keep projects separate, with its own database platform, an independent Scenario Explorer and a related GitHub repository (see Scenario processing).
What is the level of spatial granularity of scenarios?
The spatial granularity of the scenario data depends on the scope of the project and the contributing modeling teams. The IAMC data format supports both aggregated data as well as more detailed regional data like country-level resolution (see A common list of country names) or the NUTS classification used by the European Union.
Which sectors are covered in the variable template?
The sectoral coverage of the data format is flexible and can be adapted to the needs of the project. Read more about the Variables in the IAMC format.
You can also look at the common-definitions repository for a list of variables and regions used in several projects to get an idea of typical use cases.