Provide a definition of the scope of the model including space and time scales, size of economic unit, etc., and the key limitations of the model as applicable:

FASOM-GHG is a multi-period, intertemporal, price-endogenous, mathematical programming model depicting land transfers and other resource allocations between and within the U.S. agricultural and forest sectors. The model solution portrays simultaneous market equilibrium over an extended time, typically 40 to 100 years on a five year time step basis.

Decision Sector

Land use

Building Infrastructure

Transportation

Waste Management

Time Scale

Annual

Multi-Year

Other

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Point in Time

Spatial Extent

Building

City

Continent

County

Globe

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Nation

Neighborhood

Region

Site

State

Watershed

Technical Skills Needed to Apply Model

Advanced GIS

Advanced Statistics

Basic GIS

Basic Statistics

Intermediate GIS

Model Calibration

Software Coding

Spreadsheet Calc/Basic Math

Other Specialized Knowledge

None

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