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Analysis of spatial and temporal changes in the water surface area of the Kakhovka Reservoir based on satellite data.

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Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Yevhenii Sazonenko No sazon.eugene [at] gmail.com Space Research Institute of the NAS of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
Kyiv, Ukraine
Ludmyla Pidgorodetska Ph.D. pidgorodetska [at] ukr.net Space Research Institute of the NAS of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
Liudmyla Kolos Ph.D. kolos.ludmyla [at] gmail.com Space Research Institute of the NAS of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
Oleh Fedorov Sc.D. oleh.fedorov [at] gmail.com Space Research Institute of the NAS of Ukraine and State Space Agency of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine

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First published on this website: 20.08.2024 - 14:20
Abstract 

This study presents an analysis of the dynamics of the water surface area of the Kakhovka Reservoir in southern Ukraine concerning the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam in June 2023 as part of reporting on the UN SDG Indicator 6.6.1 'Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time' (United Nations, 2024). Monitoring of spatial and temporal changes in surface water is necessary to ensure sustainable development at the national or regional level and is tracked by sub-indicator 1 ‘Spatial extent of water-related ecosystems’ of the UN SDG 6.6.1 indicator. To study the water surface of the Kakhovka Reservoir before and after the Kakhovka HPP dam was blown up, the methodology described in the study (Fedorov et al, 2023), based on Sentinel-1 radar satellite data, was adapted, as it demonstrated the ability to detect both water-covered and shallow areas of the former reservoir.

Keywords 
war consequences
water bodies monitoring
Kakhovka Reservoir
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