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MALTA
Marmara Luminescence Dating of Terrestrial Archive

As a team of geologists, we are dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research in the field of geology. Our website serves as a platform to share our research findings, team members, and the latest developments in the field of geology. We aim to provide a comprehensive overview of our work and the impact it has on the scientific community. Feel free to explore our website to learn more about our research projects and the innovative techniques we utilize in our studies.

Major Publications

Geomorphic changes and socio-environmental impacts of recent sand mining in the Sakarya River, NW Turkey

   Analysis of multi-temporal satellite images from 1980 to 2019, complemented by geomorphic mapping and field study, indicate that “loose sand” extraction of Sakarya River deposits from the Adapazarı Plain of NW Turkey significantly intensified during the last decade, and mining operations have caused complete and irreversible alteration of floodplain habitat in a total area amounting to ~970 hectares. Our reconstructions estimate the total amount of mined material over a 40-year period since 1980 as ~50 million m3 , amounting to ~80 million tonnes of fluvial sand...

STUDIES

CONTACT US

ADDRESS

Gebze Technical University

Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences

Gebze/Kocaeli

CONTACT

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Korhan Erturaç

erturac@gtu.edu.tr

erturac@gmail.com

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