Nomenclature

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The names of the variables are composed of different abbreviations which are connected by underline characters. The abbreviations are deduced from the English language. To specify a variable, abbreviations (in capital letters) concerning the most important information are ordered as follows:

• Module (only for validation, costs and river loads)
• Emission pathway or kind of variable;
• Parameter, factor or ratio;
• Environmental compartment, ratio or calculation approach;
• Source and
• Substance group or substance

Detailed specifications for the abbreviations are made in lower case letters after the main abbreviation.