ASTER BAND RATIOS AND CARBONATED LITHOLOGIES DETECTION: AN EXAMPLE FROM AKBAG VILLAGE (NW MARDIN-TURKEY) (KEY IJP************847)

• Kubilay Uysal,Ahmet Akay

Abstract

Due to the economic potential of the carbonates in the Mardin region for oil exploration, the geology of the area has been studied in detail many times. However, there is no research supported by remote sensing and GIS. Therefore, as a case study, the detection of Mesozoic age lithologies in the Akba (NW Mardin) village and its vicinity using remote sensing and GIS, and the verification of these findings through field observations were carried out. The study first established the stratigraphy of the area through a literature review. Different ratio algorithms were tested on the ASTER satellite imagery of the study area to determine the band ratios that best distinguish the lithologies present in the region. The relationship between the lithologies distinguished by the GIS studies was established. Field verification confirmed the distinguished lithologies and demonstrated that the proposed method is suitable for such research.