IMAGE 2.4: an overview

A full description of the various components of IMAGE 2.4 is given in the MNP publication:
“Integrated modelling of global environmental change: An overview of IMAGE 2.4” (2006).  
The publication is downloadable as pdf or can be ordered as hard-copy

• To the  publication

IMAGE source and software

IMAGE is a complex modelling framework, consisting of several connected stand-alone softwares like the TIMER model, the FAIR model, the IMAGE land-atmosphere model. Additional to that, IMAGE also uses results from agroeconomic models like LEITAP or IMPACT from our partner institutes.
The core application of IMAGE is the development and analysis of scenarios of global environmental change. The design of scenario assumptions and its translation into actual model input is therefore just as important as the actual software. Much of the performance of the IMAGE model actually comes from the people applying it, and a lot of expert knowledge is necessary to make good use of it.

Therefore it is not a possible to provide IMAGE as a "ready to use package" to others.

However, we are open for serious collaborations with other institutes, to share model results, to work together on projects or model development. 

If you have any questions, please contact us via email.