Table 4 The description of the four scenarios.

From: Adaptive optimal allocation of water resources response to future water availability and water demand in the Han River basin, China

Scenario

Water availability scenario

Water demand scenario

Climate scenario

LUCC scenario

S1

History (1956–2016)

LUCC2010

2016

S2

History (1956–2016)

LUCC2010

2030

S3

RCP4.5 (2021–2060)

LUCC2020–LUCC2050

2016

S4

RCP4.5 (2021–2060)

LUCC2020–LUCC2050

2030

  1. S2–S4 are the future water availability change scenarios (climate change and LUCC simultaneously in the future): RCP4.5 (2021–2030) corresponds LUCC2020; RCP4.5 (2031–2040) corresponds LUCC2030; RCP4.5 (2041–2050) corresponds LUCC2040; RCP4.5 (2051–2060) corresponds LUCC2050.