THE EFFECT OF DAM RESERVOIRS IN FIRAT BASIN TO THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE PARAMETERS OF THE REGION CITIES

Abstract

In this study, the effect of Keban, Karakaya, Ataturk, Birecik and Karkamıs dam reservoirs to the outdoor temperature and relative humidity parameters of the region cities was investigated. For the determination of the outdoor temperature, the mean of the minimum temperatures were taken as the meteorological dates for January, February and December which are the coldest months of the year for winter condition and the maximum temperatures were taken for June, July, August, and September for summer condition. The outdoor temperature and relative humidity calculations of the cities were made for three observation processes based on the before and after of the Keban Dam water filling date, the Karakaya Dam filling date and the Atatürk Dam water filling date. Five provinces in the region, Elazig, Malatya, Diyarbakir, Mardin and Sanliurfa, were examined in the study. It was determined that for the summer and winter conditions, the weather of the region cities was changed by the effect of these reservoirs. The weather became cooler in summer and warmer in winter.