@article{article_1534947, title={Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Soil Moisture: The Case of Türkiye}, journal={Türk Mühendislik Araştırma ve Eğitimi Dergisi}, volume={3}, pages={135–152}, year={2024}, author={Uyar, Nehir}, keywords={Soil moisture, land surface temperature, surface pressure and precipitation.}, abstract={The effect of climatic variables on soil moisture is quite high. In this study, the soil moisture status in Turkey has been analyzed by using satellite data between 2016 and 2022 for Land Surface Temperature (LST), surface pressure (PS) and precipitation variables. The effects of temperature changes, surface pressure and precipitation on soil moisture and how these interactions differ in different regions of Turkey are analyzed. Surface soil moisture (SSM) was highly correlated with rainfall (R 0.74). There was a high correlation between SSM and LST (R 0.74). Subsurface soil moisture (SUSM) was highly correlated with precipitation (R 0.73). There was a high correlation between SUSM and LST (R 0.74). Greenhouse gas emission data were taken from the Turk Stat data portal and the relationship between soil moisture was examined. A high level of correlation was observed between SSM and SUSM, f gases (R 0.97, R 0.96). This study can be considered as an important step in understanding the effects of Turkey’s climatic variables on soil moisture. The findings emphasize that soil moisture is important for sustainable agriculture and environmental factors and provide an in-depth understanding of how climatic variables affect it. Such analyses can provide strategic information in areas such as agricultural planning, water resources management and environmental sustainability, and contribute to a more robust basis for future decisions.}, number={2}, publisher={Türk Eğitim-Sen}