Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AEZ |
Agro-ecological Zones |
| AEZWIN | AEZ-based multiple criteria decision support system for land resources planning |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| BLS | Basic Linked System of National Agricultural Policy Models (IIASA's world agricultural model) |
| CGCM1 | Canadian Global Coupled Model, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Meteorological Service of Canada |
| CIESIN | Center for International Earth Science Information Network |
| CROPWAT | Computer Program for Irrigation Planning and Management, FAO, Land and Water Development Division |
| CRU | Climate Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK |
| DDC | Data Distribution Center of the IPCC DEM Digital elevation model |
| DSMW | Digital Soil Map of the World (FAO) |
| ECHAM4 | Coupled Global Model, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology and Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum, Hamburg, Germany |
| EROS |
Earth Resources Observation Systems data center of the USGS |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy |
| FAOCLIM | World-wide Agroclimatic Database, FAO, Rome |
| FAOSTAT | Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistical Databases |
| FSU | Former Soviet Union |
| GAEZ | Global Agro-ecological Zones |
| GCM | General Circulation Models |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| GLASOD | Global
Assessment of the Status of Human-induced Soil Degradation (UNEP/ISRIC) |
| GLCC | Global Land Cover Characteristics Database |
| GTOPO30 | Global 30 arc-seconds elevation dataset |
| HADCM2 | Coupled Global Model, Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, UK |
| IIASA | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg,Austria |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO/UNEP) |
| ISRIC
|
International Soil Reference and Information Center, Wageningen, Netherlands |
| ISSS | International Society of Soil Science |
| IUCN | The World Conservation Union |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre of the European Commission |
| LAI | Leaf area index |
| LGP | Length of growing period |
| LUC | Land Use Change Project (IIASA) |
| LUT | Land utilization type |
| SLA | State Land Administration of the People's Republic of China |
| SOTER | Global and National Soils and Terrain Digital Database (UNEP/ISSS/ISRIC/FAO) |
| SSTC | State Science and Technology Commission of the People's Republic of China |
| SRES | Special Report on Emission Scenarios (IPCC) |
| UNDP
|
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA | United Nations Fund for Population Activities |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| WISE | World Inventory of Soil Emissions Potentials |
