Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data
It is a fact that applying Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and associated software and/or modules on studies regarding use and protection of water resources have been increased in recent years. With such programs, some physical characteristics of watersheds including borders, land use, draina...
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| author | Saim Yıldırımer Mehmet Özalp Esin Erdoğan Yüksel |
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| description | It is a fact that applying Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and associated software and/or modules on studies regarding use and protection of water resources have been increased in recent years. With such programs, some physical characteristics of watersheds including borders, land use, drainage system, slope and elevation can be determined in a quick, detailed and reliable way. In this research, the aim was to use ArcHydro module -integrated with ArcGIS 10.3.1 one of the programs of GIS- to assess some features (borders, drainage, size, steepness, etc.) of river basins located within Artvin province. In order to create Digital Elevation Model (DEM), data from both “Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)” and “topographical map” was used; thus, providing comparison of the results gathered from these two base maps. In general, it was stated that both SRTM and topographic map data resulted in very close findings in determining watershed characteristics. For example, while the number of large watersheds (10-100 km2) counted as 315 and 312 by SRTM and topographic maps, respectively, the number of very large watersheds (> 100 km2) was 30 according to both base maps. Moreover, in grouping of slope classification, as 89.29% of the province was found to be within the very-steep slope class based on the topographic maps, a very similar result of 87.13% was revealed using SRTM data. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c94c2668a2da4812827595abde69482f2025-02-02T16:17:22ZengArtvin Coruh UniversityDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi2528-96402528-96402016-09-0122718010.21324/dacd.91929Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map DataSaim Yıldırımer0Mehmet Özalp1Esin Erdoğan Yüksel2Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümü, 08000, Artvin.Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümü, 08000, ArtvinArtvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümü, 08000, ArtvinIt is a fact that applying Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and associated software and/or modules on studies regarding use and protection of water resources have been increased in recent years. With such programs, some physical characteristics of watersheds including borders, land use, drainage system, slope and elevation can be determined in a quick, detailed and reliable way. In this research, the aim was to use ArcHydro module -integrated with ArcGIS 10.3.1 one of the programs of GIS- to assess some features (borders, drainage, size, steepness, etc.) of river basins located within Artvin province. In order to create Digital Elevation Model (DEM), data from both “Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)” and “topographical map” was used; thus, providing comparison of the results gathered from these two base maps. In general, it was stated that both SRTM and topographic map data resulted in very close findings in determining watershed characteristics. For example, while the number of large watersheds (10-100 km2) counted as 315 and 312 by SRTM and topographic maps, respectively, the number of very large watersheds (> 100 km2) was 30 according to both base maps. Moreover, in grouping of slope classification, as 89.29% of the province was found to be within the very-steep slope class based on the topographic maps, a very similar result of 87.13% was revealed using SRTM data.http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/224688watershedgisarchydrosrtmartvin |
| spellingShingle | Saim Yıldırımer Mehmet Özalp Esin Erdoğan Yüksel Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi watershed gis archydro srtm artvin |
| title | Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data |
| title_full | Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data |
| title_fullStr | Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data |
| title_short | Determining Physical Characteristics of Watersheds in Artvin Province Using SRTM and Topographic Map Data |
| title_sort | determining physical characteristics of watersheds in artvin province using srtm and topographic map data |
| topic | watershed gis archydro srtm artvin |
| url | http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/224688 |
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