The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam
Dams are subject to study not only with their benefits but also with their effects to environment. However, sometimes the advantages can outweigh its advantages due to environmental effects. Dams which are built for both irrigation and energy production have significant effects on the environment an...
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| description | Dams are subject to study not only with their benefits but also with their effects to environment. However, sometimes the advantages can outweigh its advantages due to environmental effects. Dams which are built for both irrigation and energy production have significant effects on the environment and climate. The environmental effects of dams reflect as erosion and siltation while climatical effects reflect as local differences in climate parameters as a result of creation of greenhouse gases and large water surface by incorrect engineering planning of dams .While projects of dams on the Euphrates River which date as far back as 1930’s, their construction was started after 1970. One of these dams, Keban, is highly important investments for which Turkey’s electricity production and irrigation. In this study, it was analyzed whether Keban Dam created differences in climatic parameters as spatial and temporal in their environment. For this purpose, two non-parametric methods (Mann-Kendall rank correlation test and Sen's slope estimate) were used to detect the meteorological variables' trends. Data stations in which are located close to dam and relatively distant from the dam were used. As a result, while temporal differences were determined in average temperature, temporal and spatial differences were determined in humidity values |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4f292ae3d214da38bf2dc5e6daf19af2023-02-15T16:17:03ZengGaziantep UniversityGaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences2149-54592016-06-0115119320410.21547/jss.256734136The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban DamGülşen KUM0?Dams are subject to study not only with their benefits but also with their effects to environment. However, sometimes the advantages can outweigh its advantages due to environmental effects. Dams which are built for both irrigation and energy production have significant effects on the environment and climate. The environmental effects of dams reflect as erosion and siltation while climatical effects reflect as local differences in climate parameters as a result of creation of greenhouse gases and large water surface by incorrect engineering planning of dams .While projects of dams on the Euphrates River which date as far back as 1930’s, their construction was started after 1970. One of these dams, Keban, is highly important investments for which Turkey’s electricity production and irrigation. In this study, it was analyzed whether Keban Dam created differences in climatic parameters as spatial and temporal in their environment. For this purpose, two non-parametric methods (Mann-Kendall rank correlation test and Sen's slope estimate) were used to detect the meteorological variables' trends. Data stations in which are located close to dam and relatively distant from the dam were used. As a result, while temporal differences were determined in average temperature, temporal and spatial differences were determined in humidity valueshttp://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24218/256734?publisher=gantepBaraj etkisi Keban Barajı iklim değişikliği nemlilik sıcaklık yağışDam’s effect Keban Dam climate change humidity temperature precipitation |
| spellingShingle | Gülşen KUM The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences Baraj etkisi Keban Barajı iklim değişikliği nemlilik sıcaklık yağış Dam’s effect Keban Dam climate change humidity temperature precipitation |
| title | The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam |
| title_full | The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam |
| title_short | The Influence of Dams on Surrounding Climate: The Case of Keban Dam |
| title_sort | influence of dams on surrounding climate the case of keban dam |
| topic | Baraj etkisi Keban Barajı iklim değişikliği nemlilik sıcaklık yağış Dam’s effect Keban Dam climate change humidity temperature precipitation |
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