Detecting the Shoreline Change Pattern Over 72 Years in the Mediterranean Using Areal Photos and Satellite Images a Case Study in Mersin, Turkey

Dingil M., Öztekin M. E.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.30, ss.9523-9527, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.9523-9527
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coastal regions can be very sensitive areas depending on their environmental conditions. The best indicator of this situation is the shoreline that has changed over the years. The Mediterranean is an inner sea with a long sandy beach. This beach, which had completely natural conditions in the past, has been under the influence of different uses in recent years including agricultural and other man-made uses. In this study, the aim was to evaluate the coastal movement pattern over the period between 1948 and 2020 (72 years) under different uses according to the current situation. Part of the 4.5 km long coastline that constitutes the study area is subject to industrial use (Track 2) and the other part remains natural (Track 1). It was observed that the pattern determined in the Track 1 field was more regular than the situation in Track 2, and the coastal change in all time intervals was created by the sea. On the other hand, it was observed that the shoreline change in Track 2 was more irregular and that the change in the shoreline between 1969 and 1985 was on the seaside compared to the current coastline (2020), and the others remained on the land side. The results showed that the uses in the coastal zone have affected the change in the shoreline over the years and that these patterns of change can be determined with appropriate dated and scaled aerial photographs and satellite data.