Evaluation of GPR Data for the Determination of Peat Properties and Bathymetry in Lake Danamandira, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

Summary This project covers the investigation of the formation process of two peatlands in the Marmara Region in terms of humic substances and to identify the palaeoclimatic process through the pollen analysis and mineral magnetic studies. Ground penetrating radar survey (GPR) is applied on one of the lake, called Danamandira and characteristics of inner parts of the lake was determined and bathymetry map was created during the first phase.