Effects of Meteorological Parameters on Surface Water Loss in Burdur Lake, Turkey over 34 Years Landsat Google Earth Engine Time-Series

Autor: Sohaib K. M. Abujayyab, Khaled H. Almotairi, Mohammed Alswaitti, Salem S. Abu Amr, Abbas F. M. Alkarkhi, Enes Taşoğlu, Ahmad MohdAziz Hussein
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Land, Vol 10, Iss 12, p 1301 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-445X
DOI: 10.3390/land10121301
Popis: The current work aims to examine the effect of meteorological parameters as well as the temporal variation on the Burdur Lake surface water body areas in Turkey. The data for the surface area of Burdur Lake was collected over 34 years between 1984 and 2019 by Google Earth Engine. The seasonal variation in the water bodies area was collected using our proposed extraction method and 570 Landsat images. The reduction in the total area of the lake was observed between 206.6 km2 in 1984 to 125.5 km2 in 2019. The vegetation cover and meteorological parameters collected that affect the observed variation of surface water bodies for the same area include precipitation, evapotranspiration, albedo, radiation, and temperature. The selected meteorological variables influence the reduction in lake area directly during various seasons. Correlations showed a strong positive or negative significant relationship between the reduction and the selected meteorological variables. A factor analysis provided three components that explain 82.15% of the total variation in the data. The data provide valuable references for decision makers to develop sustainable agriculture and industrial water use policies to preserve water resources as well as cope with potential climate changes.
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