Modeling of Relationship Between Meteorological Drought and Water Surface Elevation Using Copula Functions
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This research analyzes the dependence structure between meteorological drought conditions and hydrological variations in Lake Eğirdir using a copula-based statistical framework. The study relies on 12-month Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) records obtained from five meteorological stations (Eğirdir, Isparta, Uluborlu, Senirkent, and Yalvaç) and on water surface elevation (WSE) observations spanning 1975–2019. WSE were standardized and run theory was applied to identify potential time lags between atmospheric drought indicators and hydrological responses. Marginal probability distributions were estimated separately for SPI and WSE, after which their dependence structure was characterized using different copula functions. The analysis revealed weak yet statistically significant associations between WSE and SPI at the Eğirdir, Isparta, and Senirkent stations. The impact of meteorological droughts on WSE manifests with delays ranging from approximately 4 to 11.5 years, indicating a storage-controlled hydrological response. According to copula-based return period analysis, negative or near-zero SPI-12 conditions lasting approximately five years result in the WSE falling below its long-term mean elevation (917.3 m). Furthermore, under extreme drought conditions (SPI ≈ -2.55), the probability of further elevation decline over the five-year period is approximately 65%. These findings demonstrate that copula models can successfully represent drought-lake interactions, reveal the transfer of meteorological drought to hydrological drought, and provide numerical thresholds for early warning and water management planning in lake basins.
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Tahsin Baykal
0000-0001-6218-0826
Türkiye
Dilek Taylan
0000-0003-0734-1900
Türkiye
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0000-0001-6429-5176
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
24 Temmuz 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
8 Ocak 2026
Kabul Tarihi
1 Nisan 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2
