Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Kent akademisi (Online), cilt.16, sa.4, ss.2579-2594, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
The Republican period is a period that coincides with the modernization process of Turkey, and the lifestyle in the cities has also changed
significantly during this period. Winter recreation areas are the areas that people prefer to have fun, do sports and relax in the cold months.
The Republic of Türkiye has a great importance in the tourism sector. In addition, the alternative tourism sector is developing rapidly and
leading to different investments. Increasing winter recreation areas and facility investments in order to keep four seasons tourism alive with
the advantage of climatic diversity is of great importance for alternative tourism. Different criteria such as slope, aspect, height,
transportation, and sunshine duration are used to determine suitable areas for these investments. However, the most important suitability
criterion is the snow factor. In order for the facilities to be established, the snow must be permanent and of a certain thickness in the winter
season. In this study, the winter season (December-January-February) was examined temporally (2020-21-22), in the example of the Abalı Ski
Center established in the republican period, and the average snow depth change in the area was determined by the InSAR (Interferometric
Artificial Aperture Radar) technique. In addition, the accuracy of the results was tested with the real measurements of the 2021-22 winter
season in the study area. The analysis conducted to assess the accuracy of Sentinel-1A C-band RADAR images by comparing snow depth data has yielded a high correlation value of 0.79, indicating a strong and consistent result. As a result, the importance of determining the snow
factor both as a suitability criterion in determining the suitability of land use and the suitability of snow permanence in temporal change for
establishment has been revealed.