Nomenclature

Rules of thumb:

  1. Notations used in this FeliX documentation page are self-expressed as much as possible. We use \(Pop\) to represent global population or \(GWP\_per\_Cap\) to represent gross world product per capita. We also use abbreviations for some variables with long name, such as \(GWP\) representing gross world product or \(LE\) representing life expectancy. The full names of abbreviations are spelled out befor defining them.
  2. Subscriptions are used to represent different values of one singe variable. Examples are \(Pop_{male,\text{“5‒9”}}\) and \(Pop_{female,\text{“45‒49”}}\) represent total population of male at the age between 5‒9 and total population of female at the age between 45‒49, respectively.
  3. We use underscores to link two or more words in one notation and capitalize the first letter of each word except conjunction (e.g., per, of, on, and etc.) Examples are \(GWP\_per\_Cap\) represents gross world product per capita.
  4. Predefined functions in Vensim are represented by notations with capitalized letters, such as DELAY1 for the delay function.
  5. Notations are listed by alphabet. The associated explanations and units (if any) are also listed in this page.
  6. Please DO NOT hesitate to contact us for further questions and/or suggestions.
Notations Descriptions of the objective Unit
\(age\) Age cohorts of population, distinguished into 5-year age intervals between the ages of 0 and 100+  
\(ALN_{food}\) Arable land needed by plant-based food category, including pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops Hectare (ha)
\(Area\_Harv\) Area harvested by plant-based food including pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops ha
\(Area\_Irr\) Agricultural land areas of irrigation ha
\(Area\_Rfed\) Agricultural land areas of rainfed ha
\(B\) Billion  
\(Bith_{gender}\) Birth rate by gender Person/Year
\(C\_Emis\_Agri\) Carbon emission rates from agricultural land use change Ton_C/Year
\(C\_Emis\_En_{energy}\) Carbon emission rates from energy production by energy type Ton_C/Year
\(C\_Emis\_Frst\) Carbon emission rates from forest land use change Ton_C/Year
\(C\_Emis\_Land\) Carbon emission rates from total land use change Ton_C/Year
\(C\_Int_{energy}\) Carbon intensity by different energy sources Ton_C/Mtoe
\(C\_Int\_Agri\) Carbon intensity of agricultural land use change Ton_C/Year
\(C\_Int\_Frst\) Carbon intensity of forest land use change Ton_C/Year
\(C\_Stk\_Atm\) Carbon in the atmosphere Ton_C
\(C\_Stk\_Biom\) Carbon in the biomass (e.g., leaves, branches, stems and roots) Ton_C
\(C\_Stk\_Ocn\) Carbon in the mixed ocean layer Ton_C
\(C\_Stk\_Soil\) Carbon in the soil Ton_C
\(Cal\_Dem_{food}\) Annual caloric demand by different food category kcal/Year
\(Death_{gender,age}\) Death rates by gender and age cohort Person/Year
\(Death\_Prim_{gender,age}\) Death rates of primary education graduates by gender and age cohort Person/Year
\(Deg\) Degree  
\(DELAY1\) Predefined function in the Vensim software, representing first order exponential delay  
\(Drght\_Rat\) Fraction to represent extreme drought event Dimensionless (Dmnl)
\(Dur\_Prim\) Average duration of primary education Year
\(Dur\_Sec\) Average duration of secondary education Year
\(Dur\_Tert\) Average duration of tertiary education Year
\(Eff\_Expl\_Inv_{oil}\) Effective investments in oil exploration $/Year
\(Eff\_MS\_Price_{energy}\) Effects of price on the market share by energy type Dmnl
\(En\_Dem\_per\_Cap\) Energy demand per capita Mtoe/(Year*Person)
\(En\_Dem\_per\_Cap\_Max\) Maximal reference energy demand per capita Mtoe/(Year*Person)
\(Enrl\_Prim_{gender,age}\) Enrollment rate to primary education by gender and age cohort Person/Year
\(Enrl\_Sec_{gender,age}\) Enrollment rate from primary to secondary education by gender and age cohort Person/Year
\(Expl_{oil}\) Annual oil exploration rate Mtoe/Year
\(Expl\_Pot_{oil}\) Potential exploration rate of oil Mtoe/Year
\(Expl\_Des_{oil}\) Desired exploration rate of oil Mtoe/Year
\(Fert_{age}\) Fertility rates by age cohorts Dmnl
\(g_{gender}\) Birth gender fraction, i.e., female infanticide Dmnl
\(gender\) Gender of population, distinguished as male and female  
\(Gini_{gender,age}\) Gini coefficient of income per capita by gender and age cohort Dmnl
\(Grad\_Prim_{gender,age}\) Graduation rate from primary education by gender and age Person/Year
\(GWP\_per\_Cap\) Gross world product (GWP) per capita $/(Person*Year)
\(Imp\_Biodiv\_on\_GWP\) Impacts on gross world product (GWP) from biodiversity Dmnl
\(Imp\_Biom\_on\_Biodiv\) Impact on species carrying capacity from forest and crops biomass production Dmnl
\(Imp\_CC\_on\_Biodiv\) Impact on species carrying capacity from climate risk Dmnl
\(Imp\_CC\_on\_GWP\) Impacts on gross world product (GWP) from climate change Dmnl
\(Imp\_CC\_on\_LE\) Impacts on life expectancy from climate change Dmnl
\(Imp\_CC\_on\_Mort\) Impacts on mortality from climate change Dmnl
\(Imp\_Edu\_on\_Fert\) Impact on fertility from education level Dmnl
\(Imp\_Fertz\_on\_Biodiv\) Impact on species carrying capacity from fertilization practices Dmnl
\(Imp\_GWP\_on\_En\_Dem\) Impact on energy demand per capita from wealth (represented by gross world product (GWP) per capita) Dmnl
\(Imp\_GWP\_on\_Fert\) Impact on fertility from wealth (represented by gross world product (GWP) per capita) Dmnl
\(Imp\_GWP\_on\_Prim_{gender}\) Impacts on primary school enrollment from wealth (represented by GWP per capita) Dmnl
\(Imp\_Land\_on\_Biodiv\) Impact on species carrying capacity from land use change Dmnl
\(Income\_per\_Cap_{gender,age}\) Income per capita of population by gender and age cohort $/(Person*Year)
\(Intk\_Meat_{food}\) Annual per-capita intake of plant- and meat-based calories in the meat-based diet. Plant-based calories are from plant-based food of pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops while meat-based calories are from animal-based food of pasture-based meat, crop-based meat, dairy, and eggs kcal/(Person*Year)
\(Intk\_Veg_{food}\) Annual per-capita intake of plant-based calories in the vegetarian diet, which are from plant-based food of pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops kcal/(Person*Year)
\(Intvl\_Dur\) Age interval duration, of which the value is 5 Year
\(K\) Captial stock $
\(k_{age}\) Parameter used in the logistic function to estimate age-specific fertility rate Dmnl
\(K\_Init\) Initial capital stock in 1900 $
\(L_{age}\) Fertility variation by age, a parameter used in the logistic function to estimate age-specific fertility rate Dmnl
\(L0_{age}\) Parameter used in the logistic function to estimate age-specific fertility rate Dmnl
\(Land\_Chg\_Agri\) Ratio of agricultural land area change compared to its initial area in year 1900 Dmnl
\(Land\_Chg\_Frst\) Ratio of forest land area change compared to its initial area in year 1900 Dmnl
\(LE\) Global average life expectancy at birth Year
\(LE_{gender,age}\) Life expectancy by gender and age cohorts Year
\(LF_{gender,age,skill}\) Labor force by gender, age cohorts, and skills (distinguished by skilled and unskilled labor force) Person
\(LF\_Input_{gender,age,skill}\) Labor force input in the economic production by gender, age cohort, and labor force skills Dmnl
\(Matur_{gender,age}\) Maturation rates by gender and age cohorts Person/Year
\(Matur\_Prim_{gender,age}\) Maturation rates of primary education graduates by gender and age cohort Person/Year
\(Mort_{gender,age}\) Mortality fraction by gender and age cohorts Dmnl
\(MS_{energy}\) Market shares by energy type Dmnl
\(MS\_Ind_{energy}\) Indicative market shares by energy type Dmnl
\(MS\_Ref_{energy}\) Reference market share by energy type Dmnl
\(MSA\) Mean species abundance relative to their abundance in undisturbed ecosystems Dmnl
\(MYS\) Mean years of schooling Year
\(Norm\_Fert\) Normal fertility of mature reproductive population Dmnl
\(P\) Total global amount of elemental phosphorus accumulating in the soil Ton
\(PEF_{gender}\) Primary education enrollment fraction by gender Dmnl
\(PEG_{gender,age}\) Primary education graduates by gender and age cohort Person
\(PL\) International extreme poverty line, defined as minimum consumption or income of a person per day $/(Person*Day)
\(PR\) Global poverty rate %
\(PR_{gender,age}\) Poverty rate of population by gender and age cohort %
\(Prod_{energy}\) Annual production of different energy types Mtoe/Year
\(Prod_{food}\) Annual production of different categories of food Ton/Year
\(Prod\_Des_{food}\) Desired production rate by plant-based food, including pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops Ton/Year
\(Prodvty\_Expl\_Inv_{oil}\) Productivity of available technologies toe/$
\(Pop_{gender,age}\) Global total population by gender and age cohort Person
\(Pop\_Meat\) Meat-eating population Person
\(Pop\_Veg\) Vegetarian population Person
\(R^2\) The R square Dmnl
\(Real\_Income\_Param_{gender,age}\) Parameters to adjust the real income by gender and age cohorts Dmnl
\(Ref\_PEF_{gender}\) Maximum possible enrollment fraction, as reference value of primary education enrollment fraction, by gender Dmnl
\(REO\) Global total reference economic output $/Year
\(REO_{skill}\) Reference economic output by labor force skills $/Year
\(REO\_Init_{skill}\) Initial global total reference economic output in 1900, by skills $/Year
\(SEG_{gender,age}\) Secondary education graduates by gender and age cohort Person
\(Spec\_Capa\) Species carrying capacity defined as the equilibrium or maximum sustainable species population Dmnl
\(Spec\_Capa\_Max\) Reference species carrying capacity for year 1900, representing maximum sustained population size Dmnl
\(Spec\_Extn\) Average rate of species extinction 1/Year
\(Spec\_Regen\) Average rate of species regeneration 1/Year
SSP2 Shared socioeconomic pathway 2  
\(Tech\) Technology-related factor productivity Dmnl
\(Tech\_En\) Technology-related factor productivity in energy sectors Dmnl
\(Tech\_Oth\) Technology-related factor productivity in other sectors Dmnl
\(TEG_{gender,age}\) Tertiary education graduates by gender and age cohort Dmnl
\(T\_Adj\) Time to adjust the market share Year
\(Tot\_Fert\) Total fertility of mature reproductive population Dmnl
\(Wat\_Avail\_Adj\) Available water resources adjustment \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Cons\) Consumption of water from economic sectors \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Drght\) Water drought out rate representing extreme drought events \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Dem\_Agri\) Agricultural water demand \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Dem\_Dom\) Domestic water demand \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Dem\_Ind\) Industrial water demand \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Int\_Dom\) Average domestic water demand per capita \(m^3\)/(Year*Person)
\(Wat\_Int\_Irr\) Average agricultural water use per square agricultural land areas of irrigation \(m^3\)/(\(m^2\)*Year)
\(Wat\_Int\_Rfed\) Average agricultural water use per square agricultural land areas of rainfed \(m^3\)/(\(m^2\)*Year)
\(Wat\_Recov\) Water recovery rate of used water resources by economic sectors \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Sup\) Water supply rate of freshwater and non-conventional water \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Sup\_Fulf\) Water supply fulfillment rate Dmnl
\(Wat\_Use\) Total used water resources \(m^3\)
\(Wat\_Withd\_Agri\) Water withdrawal rate by the agricultural sector \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Withd\_Dom\) Water withdrawal rate by the domestic sector \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Withd\_Fulf\) Water withdrawal fulfillment rate Dmnl
\(Wat\_Withd\_Ind\) Water withdrawal rate by the industrial sector \(m^3\)/Year
\(Wat\_Withd\_Max\) Max possible water withdrawal rate due to available water resources \(m^3\)/Year
\(x0_{age}\) Parameter used in the logistic function to estimate age-specific fertility rate Dmnl
\(Yield_{food}\) Crop yield by plant-based food including pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops Ton/(Year*ha)
\(Yield\_Exp_{food}\) Expected crop yield by plant-based food including pulses, grains, vegetables and fruits, and other crops Ton/(Year*ha)
\(\delta_{gender,age}\) The standard deviation of the log-normal distribution function of the income per capita Dmnl
\(\mu_{gender,age}\) The mean value of the log-normal distribution function of the income per capita $/(Person*Year)
\(\varphi_{gender,age}\) Ratio of life expectancy to life expectancy at birth by gender and age cohort Dmnl
\(\varphi\_K_{skill}\) Ratio of capital allocated to the labor force, by skills Dmnl
\(\varphi\_Tech_{skill}\) Ratio of technology allocated to the labor force, by skills Dmnl