Glossary

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Field	Value
Author	Geraldson Muluh
Owner	GCBM Assistant maintainers
Last reviewed	2026-03-27
Review cadence	Monthly

Terms

| Term | Definition | | AIDB | Archive Index Database used for model defaults and transfer logic. | | Classifier | Categorical column used to group stands, apply growth or disturbance logic, and support reporting. | | Compiled DB | Analysis-ready SQLite output produced by the Compile stage. | | DOM | Dead Organic Matter pools in the carbon accounting system. | | GCBM | Generic Carbon Budget Model. | | NBP | Net Biome Production. | | NEP | Net Ecosystem Production. | | Playbook | Stepwise operational guide with prerequisites, checks, and recovery actions. | | Spatial output | GeoTIFF artifacts produced for map visualization. | | TIFF | Tagged Image File Format used here for geospatial raster outputs. |