Publications by authors named "Alaaddin Yuksel"
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- Erosion significantly threatens natural resources, particularly soil and water, with varying soil loss levels globally and rehabilitation efforts often falling short due to limited consideration of soil characteristics.
- A study was conducted in the Çapakçur microcatchment in Bingöl, Türkiye, where 428 soil samples were analyzed to calculate soil loss using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) and to create a soil quality index (SQI) based on 20 indicators.
- The findings revealed that the microcatchment lost approximately 96,915 tons of soil annually, predominantly classified as Class-2 (weak) in terms of soil quality, indicating a need for better planning in soil protection to reduce erosion effectively.
The soil erosion is the most serious environmental problem in watershed areas in Turkey. The main factors affecting the amount of soil erosion include vegetation cover, topography, soil, and climate. In order to describe the areas with high soil erosion risks and to develop adequate erosion prevention measures in the watersheds of dams, erosion risk maps should be generated considering these factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe geo-spatial interface of the WEPP model called GeoWEPP uses digital geo-referenced information integrated with the most common GIS tools to predict sedimentyield and runoff. The model determines where and when the sediment yield and runoffoccurs and locates possible deposition places. In this study, the sediment yield and runofffrom Orcan Creek watershed in Kahramanmaras region was estimated by using GeoWEPPmodel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe satellite imagery has been effectively utilized for classifying land covertypes and detecting land cover conditions. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emissionand Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) sensor imagery has been widely used in classificationprocess of land cover. However, atmospheric corrections have to be made by preprocessingsatellite sensor imagery since the electromagnetic radiation signals received by the satellitesensors can be scattered and absorbed by the atmospheric gases and aerosols.
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