Research Article

Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021

Volume: 4 Number: 2 December 30, 2022
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Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021

Abstract

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland water body, studied for years. The Caspian Sea, in which water level changes were examined with the data acquired from tide gauges in the past years, is also observing using altimeter satellite data with the improvement of satellite programs. In addition, water mass changes can be investigated with the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellites, which can capture mass changes on the earth. Within the scope of the study, the Equivalent Water Thickness (EWT) changes in and around the Caspian Sea were examined using Level-2 Release-06 data obtained from the GRACE/GRACE-FO satellites with a long-term data set covering the years 2002-2021. While making the calculations, a long-term average model was created, and the average value of each year was subtracted from the average model. Center for Space Research (CSR) was preferred as the data center, and the Decorrelation Filtering (DDK) technique was used to eliminate correlation-based errors. Also, the results have been illustrated with a map, and the data obtained has been given in a table. In addition, EWT changes according to years were calculated by selecting a point in the region where EWT changes were observed intensely. When the results are analyzed, negative EWT changes have been detected that have increased rapidly in the last few years. Negative values of EWT changes mean that the water body of that area is decreasing.

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Thanks

The authors would like to thank ICGEM, NASA, and CSR data centers for all their contributions to the creation of this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Software Engineering (Other), Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2022

Submission Date

August 1, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 19, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Makineci, M. N., & Doğanalp, S. (2022). Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021. Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing, 4(2), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.51489/tuzal.1152563
AMA
1.Makineci MN, Doğanalp S. Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021. TJRS. 2022;4(2):53-61. doi:10.51489/tuzal.1152563
Chicago
Makineci, Miray Nil, and Serkan Doğanalp. 2022. “Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes With GRACE GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021”. Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing 4 (2): 53-61. https://doi.org/10.51489/tuzal.1152563.
EndNote
Makineci MN, Doğanalp S (December 1, 2022) Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021. Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing 4 2 53–61.
IEEE
[1]M. N. Makineci and S. Doğanalp, “Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021”, TJRS, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 53–61, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.51489/tuzal.1152563.
ISNAD
Makineci, Miray Nil - Doğanalp, Serkan. “Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes With GRACE GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021”. Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing 4/2 (December 1, 2022): 53-61. https://doi.org/10.51489/tuzal.1152563.
JAMA
1.Makineci MN, Doğanalp S. Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021. TJRS. 2022;4:53–61.
MLA
Makineci, Miray Nil, and Serkan Doğanalp. “Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes With GRACE GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021”. Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 53-61, doi:10.51489/tuzal.1152563.
Vancouver
1.Miray Nil Makineci, Serkan Doğanalp. Detection of Equivalent Water Thickness Changes with GRACE/GRACE-FO Satellites on The Caspian Sea Between 2002-2021. TJRS. 2022 Dec. 1;4(2):53-61. doi:10.51489/tuzal.1152563

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