In Search of Integrated Assessment links you to the beginning of the guide and enables users to access a detailed overview of integrated assessment written by Dr. Edward A. Parson and Karen Fisher-Vanden of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
The Usage Guide provides background on how to use the information available through the MVA service. It is built around essays describing the development and use of integrated assessment models.
The EOS Data link discusses the use of EOS and other satellite data in integrated assessment models.
The Background Articles link allows you to access numerous articles and abstracts dealing with a host of issues relating to the integrated assessment of global climate change.
The Design Issues link sends you to Section 3 of In Search of Integrated Assessment which addresses the complex set of issues associated with designing integrated assessment models.
The Model Profiles link sends you to Section 4 of In Search of Integrated Assessment which discusses several individual integrated assessment models.
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