Astronomical site selection for Turkey using GIS techniques

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dc.authoridAksaker, Nazım/0000-0001-8721-5036
dc.authoridSELAM, Selim Osman/0000-0002-4953-4818
dc.authoridözdemir, tuncay/0000-0002-0395-5713
dc.authoridaksaker, nazım/0000-0001-8721-5036
dc.authoridErdoğan, Mehmet Akif/0000-0002-8346-3590
dc.authoridBAKIŞ, VOLKAN/0000-0002-3125-9010
dc.authoridKaba, Kazım/0000-0001-8328-8123
dc.authorwosidAksaker, Nazım/M-1860-2015
dc.authorwosidSELAM, Selim Osman/AAG-4619-2019
dc.authorwosidEvren, Serdar/AAG-4708-2021
dc.authorwosidözdemir, tuncay/A-4825-2019
dc.authorwosidaksaker, nazım/ABI-3845-2020
dc.authorwosidErdoğan, Mehmet Akif/J-6889-2018
dc.authorwosidKüçük, ibrahim/G-2284-2011
dc.contributor.authorAksaker, N.
dc.contributor.authorYerli, S. K.
dc.contributor.authorErdogan, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorErdi, E.
dc.contributor.authorKaba, K.
dc.contributor.authorAk, T.
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Z.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:41:17Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:41:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractA site selection of potential observatory locations in Turkey have been carried out by using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) coupled with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and satellite imagery which in turn reduced cost and time and increased the accuracy of the final outcome. The layers of cloud cover, digital elevation model, artificial lights, precipitable water vapor, aerosol optical thickness and wind speed were studied in the GIS system. In conclusion of MCDA, the most suitable regions were found to be located in a strip crossing from southwest to northeast including also a diverted region in southeast of Turkey. These regions are thus our prime candidate locations for future on-site testing. In addition to this major outcome, this study has also been applied to locations of major observatories sites. Since no goal is set for the best, the results of this study is limited with a list of positions. Therefore, the list has to be further confirmed with on-site tests. A national funding has been awarded to produce a prototype of an on-site test unit (to measure both astronomical and meteorological parameters) which might be used in this list of locations.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAK project [MFAG-113F266]; TUG (TUBITAK National Observatory); DAG (Dogu Anadolu Gozlemevi - Eastern Anatolia Observatory); Ataturk University (through DPT) [2011K120230]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research is funded through the TUBITAK project MFAG-113F266. The authors thank to the Turkish Astronomical Society for the support in establishing the national synergie for the project. Each author thanks to their home university for their support in this national project. We are grateful to the reviewer for their constructive comments and recommendations. The authors thank to: TUG (TUBITAK National Observatory) for its support to the project and usage of its facilities; DAG (Dogu Anadolu Gozlemevi - Eastern Anatolia Observatory) and Ataturk University (through DPT Project No: 2011K120230) for their support in initiating a general GIS solution to the problem and support given to project; Turkish State Meteorological Service for the data sets that they have provided. The authors acknowledge the MODIS Science team for the Science Algorithms, the Processing Team for producing MODIS data, and the GES DAAC MODIS Data Support Team for making MODIS data available to the user community. Image and data processing by NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. DMSP data collected by US Air Force Weather Agency. ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10686-015-9458-x
dc.identifier.endpage566en_US
dc.identifier.issn0922-6435
dc.identifier.issn1572-9508
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84945488723en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage547en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-015-9458-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/97029
dc.identifier.volume39en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000363264700005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofExperimental Astronomyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSite selection: Turkeyen_US
dc.subjectObservatoriesen_US
dc.subjectTelescopesen_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.subjectMulti-criteria decision analysisen_US
dc.subjectMethods: Data analysisen_US
dc.titleAstronomical site selection for Turkey using GIS techniquesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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