Monitoring and Analysis of Air Quality in Zonguldak Province by Remote Sensing

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 57 - 67, 30.06.2024

Nehir Uyar

https://doi.org/10.51489/tuzal.1484324

Abstract

While air pollution poses a major threat to environmental health, monitoring and understanding this problem is extremely important. Especially in industrial areas, it is a vital requirement to monitor the levels of pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Ozone (O3), Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the atmosphere. This situation becomes even more critical in areas such as Zonguldak where industrial activities are intense. In this study, the Sentinel-5P TROPOMI satellite and Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform were used to determine the air quality values in Zonguldak province. The study extracted data using coding method to determine the values of pollutants such as NO2, SO2, O3, HCHO and CO in the atmosphere between 2020 and-2022. Coding was performed using satellite data on the GEE platform and thematic maps and graphs were created with the data obtained. According to the results obtained, it was observed that air pollution is intense especially in Ereğli district and Filyos town. Such analyses are extremely important in terms of understanding the pollution levels in certain regions and evaluating their possible environmental impacts. These findings can provide important clues for taking protective measures for environmental health and reducing the effects of industrial activities on the environment.

Keywords

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide, Ozone, Carbon Monoxide

Uzaktan Algılama ile Zonguldak İlinde Hava Kalitesinin İzlenmesi ve Analizi

Abstract

Hava kirliliği, çevre sağlığı için büyük bir tehdit oluştururken, bu sorunun izlenmesi ve anlaşılması son derece önemlidir. Özellikle endüstriyel bölgelerde, Azot Dioksit (NO2), Kükürt Dioksit (SO2), Ozon (O3), Formaldehit (HCHO) ve Karbon Monoksit (CO) gibi kirleticilerin atmosferdeki seviyelerini izlemek hayati bir gerekliliktir. Bu durum Zonguldak gibi endüstriyel faaliyetlerin yoğun olduğu bölgelerde daha da kritik bir hal alır. Bu çalışmada, Zonguldak ilindeki hava kalitesi değerlerini belirlemek amacıyla Sentinel-5P TROPOMI uydusu ve Google Earth Engine (GEE) platformunu kullanmıştır. Çalışma, 2020-2022 yılları arasında NO2, SO2, O3, HCHO ve CO gibi kirleticilerin atmosferdeki değerlerini belirlemek üzere kodlama yöntemiyle veri çıkartmıştır. GEE platformunda uydu verileri kullanılarak kodlama yapılmış ve elde edilen verilerle tematik haritalar ve grafikler oluşturulmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlarına göre özellikle Ereğli ilçesi ve Filyos beldesinde hava kirliliğinin yoğun olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu tür analizler, belirli bölgelerdeki kirlilik seviyelerini anlamak ve olası çevresel etkilerini değerlendirmek açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu tespitler, çevre sağlığı için koruyucu tedbirler alınması ve endüstriyel faaliyetlerin çevreye olan etkilerinin azaltılması açısından önemli ipuçları sunabilir.

Keywords

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI, Azot Dioksit, Kükürt Dioksit, Ozon, Karbon Monoksit

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