How to generate nice nomenclatures in LaTeX

If you have to write up your model results, often you have to write down the model documentation. My colleague at work pointed me to a great package in LaTeX that can make your life easier with respect to the nomenclature used. It allows you to produce a glossary with all your variables, parameters and acronyms without much extra work. The package is called “nomencl” and here is an example of a pdf generated with LaTeX:

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As you can see, I have acronyms, parameters and variables as well as the reference to where they are used for the first time … Read the rest “How to generate nice nomenclatures in LaTeX”