Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis

Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2026, vol. 28, pp. 139-152

Orhun Soydan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

	Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Türkiye
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	https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

Closed-basin lakes in semi-arid Mediterranean regions are critical indicators of hydroclimatic change. This study quantifies the dynamics of lake surface area (LSA) for six strategic Turkish lakes (Burdur, Salda, Yarisli, Karatas, Acigol, and Eber) from 2010 to 2024. Using multi-sensor satellite imagery (Landsat/Sentinel-2) and ERA5-Land climate data, we analyzed the impact of precipitation, evapotranspiration (ET0), and the SPEI-12 index. Results reveal significant LSA declines across all lakes, most severely in Lake Burdur (-32.4%). Strong correlations between LSA and SPEI-12 (r up to 0.82) and ET0 highlight atmospheric water demand as a primary driver of shrinkage. Multivariate analysis categorizes the lakes into three vulnerability typologies, identifying Burdur and Eber as highly sensitive, while Salda remains relatively resilient. These findings demonstrate that coupled drought persistence and increasing evaporative stress are accelerating lake desiccation, necessitating urgent, basin-specific climate-adaptive management strategies to preserve these vulnerable Mediterranean ecosystems.

Lake surface area dynamics, drought sensitivity, SPEI, remote sensing, multivariate analysis

AMA Style
Soydan O.. Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 2026; 28. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

ACM Style
Soydan O.. 2026. Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 28. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

ACS Style
Soydan O., Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2026, 28, 139-152. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

APA Style
Soydan O. (2026). Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 28, 139-152. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

ABNT Style
SOYDAN O.. Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, v. 28, p. 139-152, 2026. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

Chicago Style
Orhun Soydan. 2026. "Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis". Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 28, 139-152. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

Harvard Style
Soydan O. (2026) "Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis", Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 28, pp. 139-152. doi:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011

IEEE Style
Soydan O., "Climate-Induced Evaporation and Salinity Dynamics in Southwestern Türkiye's Endorheic Lakes: A Multi-Year Remote Sensing and Hydrostatistical Analysis", RoczOchrSrod, vol 28, pp. 139-152. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2026.011