Professor
Middle East Techninal University, Department of Civil Engineering

International Publications

Book Chapter:

  1. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z., Kuter, N. and Weber, G.-W., 2017. “An alternative method for snow cover mapping on satellite images by modern applied mathematics”, in Modelling, Dynamics, Optimization and Bioeconomics II, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, A.A. Pinto and D. Zilberman (Eds.). Springer International Publishing: Switzerland. Vol. 195, pp. 267-292.

Journal Papers:

  1. Ozkaya, A. and Akyurek, Z. “Evaluating the use of bias-corrected radar rainfall data in three flood events in Samsun, Turkey”. Natural Hazards, 2019;

    doi: 10.1007/s11069-019-03723-z

  2. Duygu, M. B. and Akyurek, Z. “Using Cosmic-Ray Neutron Probes in Validating Satellite Soil Moisture Products and Land Surface Models”. Water 11, 1362, 2019;

    doi:10.3390/w11071362

  3. Piazzi, G., Tanis, C.M., Kuter, S., Simsek, B., Puca, S., Toniazzo, A., Takala, M., Akyurek, Z., Gabellani, S., Arslan, A.N. “Cross-Country Assessment of H-SAF Snow Products by Sentinel-2 Imagery Validated against In-Sit Observations and Webcam Photography”. Geosciences. 9, 129, 2019;

    doi:10.3390/geosciences9030129

  4. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G.-W. “Retrieval of fractional snow-covered area from MODIS data by multivariate adaptive regression splines”. Remote Sensing of Env. 205, 236-252, 2018
  5. Gulbeyaz O., Bond-Lamberty, B., Akyurek Z., West, T. “A new approach to evaluate the MODIS annual NPP product (MOD17A3) using forest field data from Turkey”. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 39, 8, 2560-2578, 2018;

    doi:10.1080/01431161.2018.1430913

  6. Kuter, S., Weber, G.-W. and Akyurek, Z. “A progressive approach for processing satellite data by operational research”. Operational Research, 2, pp. 371-393, 2017;

    doi:10.1007/s12351-016-0229-x

  7. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G. W. “Estimation of Subpixel Snow-Covered Area by Nonparametric Regression Splines”. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-2/W1, pp. 31-36. 2016;

    doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W1-31-2016

  8. Fatih Kara, I. Yucel and Akyurek, Z., “Climate change impacts on extreme precipitation of water supply area in Istanbul: Use of ensemble climate modelling and geo-statistical downscaling”, Hydrological Science Journal, 2016, 61,2481-2495;

    doi:10.1080/02626667.2015.1133911

  9. Akyurek Z., Bozoğlu, S. Sürer and H. Mumcu, “Upstream structural management measures for an urban area flooding in Turkey”, Proc. IAHS, 370,45-50,2015;

    doi:10.5194/piahs-370-45-2015

  10. Tufan E., Akyurek, Z., and H. Oguztuzun, “Dynamic and context-based GIS interoperability to support infrastructure management in municipalities” URISA Journal, 26,2, 33-50, 2015
  11. Kuter, S., G.W. Weber, Akyurek, Z., and A. Özmen, “Inversion of top of atmospheric reflectance values by conic multivariate adaptive regression splines”, Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, 23,4,651-669, 2015;

    doi:10.1080/17415977.2014.933828

  12. Sürer, S., J. Parajka, and Akyurek, Z., “Validation of the operational MSG-SEVIRI snow cover product over Austria”, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 18, 763-774, 2014
  13. Sürer, S., J. Parajka, and Akyurek, Z., “Validation of the operational MSG-SEVIRI snow cover product over Austria”, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 10, 1-33, 2013;

    doi:10.5194/hessd-10-1-2013

  14. Ok Ozdarici A., Akyurek, Z., “A segment-based approach to classify agricultural lands by using multi-temporal optical and microwave data”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33, (22),7184-7204,2012;

    doi:10.1080/01431161.2012.700423

  15. Aslantas P.B, G. Heuvelink, Akyurek, Z., “Comparison of Regression and Kriging Techniques for Mapping the Average Annual Precipitation of Turkey”, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 19,115-126, 2012
  16. Sürer S., and Akyurek, Z., “Evaluating the utility of the EUMETSAT HSAF snow recognition product over mountainous areas of eastern Turkey”, Hydrological Science Journal, 57 (8), 1-11, 2012,

    doi:10.1080/02626667.2012.729132

  17. Ok Ozdarici A., Akyurek, Z., “Evaluation of Image Fusion Methods on Agricultural Lands”, Journal of Earth Science and Engineering, 1, 107-113, 2011
  18. Akyurek, Z., S. Sürer, O. Beşer, “Investigation of the snow-cover dynamics in the Upper Euphrates Basin of Turkey using remotely sensed snow-cover products and hydrometeorological data”, Hydrological Processes, 25(23), 3637-3648, 2011;

    doi:10.1002/hyp.8090

  19. Yanar T.A., Akyurek, Z., “Fuzzy Model Tuning Using Simulated Annealing”, Expert Systems with Applications, 38(7),8159-8169, 2011
  20. Akyurek, Z., D.K. Hall, G. A. Riggs, A. Şensoy, “Evaluating the utility of the ANSA Blended Snow Cover Product in the Mountains of Eastern Turkey”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31(14),3727-3744, 2010
  21. Karabulut Doğan Ö., Akyurek, Z., M. Beklioğlu, “Identification and mapping of submerged plants in a shallow lake using Quickbird satellite data”. Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 2138-2143, 2009
  22. Sorman A.A., A. Şensoy, A.E. Tekeli, A.Ü. Şorman, Akyurek, Z., “Modelling and forecasting snowmelt runoff process using the HBV model in the eastern part of Turkey”, Hydrological Processes, 23, 1031-1040, 2009
  23. Sorman A.U., Akyurek, Z., A. Şensoy, A.A. Şorman, E. Tekeli, “Commentary on comparison of MODIS snow cover and albedo products with ground observations over the mountainous terrain of Turkey”, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1353-1360, 2007
  24. Tekeli E., A. Şensoy, A.A. Şorman, Akyurek, Z., A.Ü. Şorman, “Accuracy assessment of MODIS daily snow albedo retrievals within situ measurements in Karasu basin, Turkey” Hydrological Processes, 20(4), 705-721, 2006
  25. Yanar T.A., Akyurek, Z., “The enhancement of the cell-based GIS analyses with fuzzy processing capabilities”, Information Sciences, 176, 1067-1085, 2006
  26. Tekeli E., Akyurek, Z., A. Şensoy, A.A. Şorman, A.Ü;. Şorman, “Modelling the temporal variation in snow cover area on sub-basin scale for simulating/forecasting of snowmelt runoff in Turkey”, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Volume 50(4), 669-682, 2005
  27. Tekeli E., Akyurek, Z., A.A. Şorman, A. Şensoy, A.Ü. Şorman, “Using MODIS Snow Cover Maps in Modelling Snowmelt Runoff Process in the
    Eastern Part of Turkey”, Remote Sensing of Environment, 97, 216-230, 2005
  28. Tombul M., Akyurek, Z., A.Ü. Şorman, “Determination of Soil Hydraulic Properties Using Pedotransfer Functions in a Semi-arid Basin, Turkey”, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Journal, Volume 8(6), 1200-1209, December 2004
  29. Akyurek, Z.., Ü. Şorman, “Monitoring the Snow-covered Areas from NOAA-AVHRR images in the Eastern Part of Turkey”, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 47(2), 243-252, April 2002

Proceedings Papers:
(in Last Five Years)

  1. Onder G., Akyurek Z., “Coupled 1-D Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Modelling in Flood Analysis: Samsun-Terme River Application”, ACE 2018, 12-14 September 2018, İzmir-Turkey
  2. Baig F., Akyurek, Z., “Uncertainty analysis of a snowmelt runoff model using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) approach”. EGU, 8-13 April 2018, Vienna-Austria
  3. Akyurek Z., Duygu M.B., “Potential use of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor in estimating state variables in hydrological models”. EGU, 8-13 April 2018, Vienna-Austria
  4. Demir G., Bizhan Abgarmi, Akyurek, Z., Binley, A., “Water content estimated from point scale to plot scale”. AGU, 11-15 December 2017, New Orleans-USA
  5. Akyurek Z., Aslantaş, P., Ozkaya, A., “Radar bias correction using Kalman filtering approach and spatio temporal kriging with external drift”. Spatial Statistics-One World: One Health, 4-7 July.2017, Lancaster-UK
  6. Çifçi, B.B., Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G.-W., 2017. “Fractional Snow Cover Mapping by Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines”. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, IV-4/W4, pp. 179-187;

    doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-4-W4-179-2017

  7. Akyurek, Z. Demir, G., Duygu, M.B. How well COSMIC ray Probes measure the wide area snow water equivalent? Snow: An Ecological Phenomena. 19 -21 September 2017, Smolenice, Slovakia
  8. Demir G., Akyurek, Z., Binley, A., Yucel, İ., Kentel, E., Merzi, N., Yanmaz, M. Establishing a Critical Zone Observatory site in Turkey. EGU, 23-28 April 2017, Vienna-Austria
  9. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G.-W. Fractional Snow Cover Mapping from MODIS data over European Alps by Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines. 8th EARSel Workshop on Land Ice and Snow, Feb 7-9, 2017, Bern-Switzerland
  10. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G.-W. Soft Classification of Satellite Data for Snow Mapping by using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines. Paper presented at the 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXVIII 2016), July 3-6, 2016, Poznan, Poland (Özet Bildiri)
  11. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G. W. Subpixel Snow Cover Mapping from MODIS Data by Nonparametric Regression Splines (Poster Presentation). Paper presented at the 49th Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, 12-16 December 2016, San Francisco, USA
  12. Ozkaya A., Akyurek. “Evaluating the use of different precipitation datasets in simulating a flood event”. Paper presented at the 49th Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, 12-16 December 2016, San Francisco, USA
  13. Ozkaya A., Akyurek, Z.. “Evaluating the use of radar precipitation data in simulating a flood event in Terme, Samsun-Turkey”. ERAD -9th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology, 10-14. October.2016, Antalya-Turkey
  14. Demir G., Akyurek, Z. “The importance of precise DEMs in modelling flood”. EGU 2016, April 17-22, Austria.
  15. Ozkaya A., Akyurek, Z.. “Evaluating the use of different precipitation datasets in flood modelling”. EGU 2016, April 17-22, Austria
  16. Akyurek, Z. Bozoğlu, T. Girayhan and H. Mumcu. “Upstream Structural Management Measures for an Urban Area Flooding in Turkey and their Consequences on Flood Risk Management”. AGU 2015, December 14-18, USA
  17. Surer S., Parajka J., Akyurek, Z. “Sensitivity Analysis of a Conceptual HBV Rainfall-Runoff Model using EUMETSAT snow covered area product”. AGU 2014, December 15-19, USA
  18. Kuter, S., Akyurek, Z. and Weber, G.-W., "Multi-Spectral Image Classification by Nonparametric Regression Splines", in International Conference on Recent Advances in Pure and Applied Mathematics (ICRAPAM 2014), 6-9 November 2014, Antalya, Turkey
  19. Akyurek, Z.., “The use of H-SAF snow products on mountainous areas”, H-SAF and HEPEX workshops on coupled hydrology 3-7 November 2014, Reading-UK
  20. Surer S., Parajka J., Akyurek, Z. “Assimilation of EUMETSAT snow covered area data into conceptual hydrologic model”. EARSel, 7th EARSeL workshop on Land Ice and Snow, February 2014, Switzerland

National Publications

Journal Papers:

  1. Ok Ozdarici A., Akyurek, Z., “Çok Tarihli Optik ve Mikrodalga Görüntüleri Kullanılarak Tarım Alanlarında Yetiştirilen Ürünlerin Bölüt Tabanlı Sınıflandırılması Üzerine Bir Yaklaşım”, Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri Dergisi, Cilt 6, Sayı 1, Ocak 2013, 31-43.
  2. Akyurek, Z., “Türkiye’de Kar Örtülü Alanların Pasif Mikrodalga Uydu Verileriyle İzlenmesi”, TMMOB İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası Teknik Dergi, Cilt 13, Sayı 4, Ekim 2002, 2761-2770.

Proceedings Papers:
(in Last Five Years)

  1. Kuter S., Akyurek, Z.“Sentinel-2A Çok Spektrali Görüntülerden İkili Kar Örtüsü; Haritalaması İçin İl Doğrulama Sonuçları”, UZAL CBS, 18-21.Eylül.2018, Eskişehir-Türkiye
  2. Yıldız S., Akyurek, Z., A. Aydın, “1/25000 Ölçekli Standart Topografik Haritalardan Elde Edilen Sayısal Yükseklik Modellerinin Doğruluk Analizi”, UZAL CBS, 18-21.Eylül.2018, Eskişehir-Türkiye
  3. Yanmaz D.D., Akyurek, Z., İ. Yücel, “Havza Ölçeğinde Temsil Edici Alansal Ortalama Buharlaşma-Terleme Miktarının Landsat Görüntülerinden Elde Edilmesi”, UZAL CBS, 18-21.Eylül.2018, Eskişehir-Türkiye
  4. Demir G., Z. Akyurek, Z.. “Taşkın Modellemelerinde Sayısal Yükseklik Modellerinin (SYM) Hassasiyetinin Önemi”, 4. Ulusal Taşkın Sempozyumu, 23-25.Kasım.2016, Rize-Türkiye
  5. Ozkaya A., K. Bolat, G. Demir, Akyurek, Z.“Meteoroloji Radara Yağış Verisinin Hidrolojik Modellemede Kullanımı Açısından Değerlendirilmesi”, UZALMET, 3-5.Kasım.2015, Antalya-Türkiye
  6. Akyurek, Z. Bolat. “EUMETSAT-HSAF Uydu Tabanlı Gerçek Zamanlı Kar Ürünlerinin Değerlendirilmesi ve Kar Kaplı Alan Ürününün Tü;m MSG Disk Alanı İçin Elde Edilmesi” UZALMET, 3-5.Kasım.2015, Antalya-Türkiye
  7. Sürer S., K. Yılmaz, Akyurek, Z.Çoklu Metrik Çerçeve ile HBV Modelinin Kalibrasyonu” VIII. Ulusal Hidroloji Kongresi, 8-10.Ekim.2015, Urfa, Türkiye
  8. Aslantaş Pınar, Akyurek, Z.“Yağışın Zaman ve Mekan Dağılımının Elde edilmesi” VIII. Ulusal Hidroloji Kongresi, 8-10.Ekim.2015, Urfa, Türkiye