Drought Assessment by Reconnaissance Drought Index in the Euphrates river valley, Turkey


Katipoğlu O. M., Acar R., Şenocak S.

2ND INTERNATIONAL EURASIAN CONFERENCE ONSCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Gaziantep, Türkiye, 7 - 09 Ekim 2020, ss.92-94

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Gaziantep
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.92-94
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI) values of 15 meteorology observation stations in the Euphrates basin were calculated over a 12-month period, the frequencies of the drought classes were determined, and the index values were subjected to runs analysis to determine the maximum and average drought characteristics (drought duration and severity) in the basin and investigate the meteorological drought. In addition, by analyzing autocorrelation of the RDI values, the trend analysis was applied by Mann Kendall (MK) and Modified Mann Kendall (MMK) tests and increasing and decreasing trend values were mapped in the geographic information system environment. Thus, the regions endangered in terms of drought in the basin were determined, regions with severe drought were identified and contributed to effective water resources and drought management.