User Support System IMAGE scenarios

Scenario projects available in USS

IMAGE 2.2 elaboration of the SRES storylines

Contrary to the original SRES scenarios, the scenarios do not focus solely on emissions, but also describe the possible environmental impacts of these scenarios . It should, however, be clear that the scenarios represent only one of the many possible elaborations of the SRES scenarios. In this respect, they reflect the authors' interpretations and valuation of only a part of past and present events, behaviours and structures.
Formerly available as CD-ROM publication ( main disk: The IMAGE 2.2 implementation of the SRES scenarios )

• download USS_SRES from ftp

The IMAGE 2.2 Implementation of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment scenarios

The MA scenarios The Millennium Ecosystem Scenarios were developed using both qualitative ("storytelling") and quantitative tools ("modeling"). While these different approaches were used to enforce each other and consistency checks were made, it was also accepted that too some degree differences between the different elaborations of the scenarios could remain emphasizing uncertainty. The scenarios downloadable as "IMAGE 2.2 USS MA" are therefore the IMAGE implementation of the scenarios (and other elaborations of the same scenarios exist). The IMAGE results have formed the backbone of the quantitative chapter in the Scenario Volume of the MA (Alcamo, Van Vuuren and Cramer, 2005).

• download USS_MA from ftp