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Figures & data
Figure 1. The Beas-Sutlej river basin, India
Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the research methodology
Table 1. List of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) climate models used
Table 2. Inputs and outputs for the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model
Figure 3. Schematic of the WEAP model for the Beas-Sutlej river basin, India
Table 3. Scenario testing for water security in the Beas-Sutlej river basin
Figure 4. Monthly projections and annual changes for (a) precipitation and (b) temperature in the upstream of the Himalayas
Figure 5. Ensemble mean of monthly (a) rainfall (dotted lines are the baseline) and (b) maximum and minimum temperature in irrigated areas
Figure 6. Projected population under SSP1 in the Beas-Sutlej river basin
Table 4. Explanatory variables for land use change projection
Table 5. Observed and simulated land use
Figure 7. Land use changes for mid- and end-century
Figure 8. Simulated and observed monthly streamflow during calibration and validation
Table 6. Runoff generations in the Beas and Sutlej rivers measured at the Pong and Bhakra reservoirs
Figure 9. Mean of the projected irrigation water demand for different scenarios
Figure 10. Performance indices for irrigation water allocation at (a) mid-century and (b) end-century based on different scenarios
Figure 11. Hydropower generation at the (a) Pong and (b) Bhakra reservoirs for different scenarios
Data availability
The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [4TU.Research Data] at http://doi.org/10.4121/uuid:b55e1df0-7dd2-4c25-bb26-54fe1121f7c8.