COVID-19 Pandemisinin Türkiye'de Troposferik NO2 Üzerine Etkileri

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemisi, antropojenik faaliyetlere getirilen kısıtlamalar nedeniyle troposferik NO2 seviyelerini önemli ölçüde etkilemiştir. Bu çalışma, NO2’in COVID-19 ile olan ilişkisinin uydular aracılığıyla belirlenmesini Türkiye üzerinde incelemektedir. 2015 – 2019 yılları arasındaki OMI troposferik NO2 verileri baz alınarak 2020 yılı verileri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Türkiye genelinde Nisan, Mayıs ve Aralık aylarında kayda değer bir düşüş saptanmış, en fazla fark ise yüksek nüfuslu ve sanayileşmiş şehirlerde gözlemlenmiştir. Troposferik NO2 seviyeleri, sokağa çıkma yasağının kısmen kaldırıldığı aylarda neredeyse normale dönmüştür. Diğer bir yandan, bu çalışmada seçilmiş bazı şehirlerde nüfus hareketliliği ile NO2 seviyelerindeki değişim arasındaki ilişkiyi açıklamak için Google Mobility verilerini kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları dünya çapında azalan antropojenik aktivitenin troposferik NO2 seviyeleri üzerindeki etkileri ile uyum göstermektedir. Ancak, Türkiye'nin kendine özgü sokağa çıkma yasağı prosedürleri, NO2 seviyelerinde ayrı bir örüntü ortaya çıkarmıştır.

Keywords

• NO2
• COVID-19
• OMI
• DOMINO data
• Türkiye

Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tropospheric NO2 over Turkey

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly affected the tropospheric NO2 levels due to imposed restrictions on anthropogenic activities. Utilizing space-based estimations of tropospheric NO2, here we examine the relationship of tropospheric NO2 to COVID-19 over Turkey. We have used 2015 - 2019 OMI tropospheric NO2 data as a baseline period and have compared it with 2020. We have found a notable decrease in NO2 in Turkey in April, May, and December while the most significant difference can be observed in the most populated and industrialized cities. The tropospheric NO2 levels returned to nearly a regular pattern in the months that the curfew was partially lifted. We also have used Google Mobility data to explicate the relationship between mobility and the change in NO2 levels for selected cities. Our research corroborates the effects of decreased anthropogenic activity on tropospheric NO2 levels worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the distinctive curfew procedures of Turkey revealed a discrete pattern on NO2 levels.

Keywords

• NO2
• COVID-19
• OMI
• DOMINO data
• Turkey

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