In this study, the index based method was preferred due to the
time saving capability during its application stage. Four recently
popular indices; NDSI, NDSII, NDPCSI andWET, were tested because
of their SCG and water detection abilities. These indices and specifications
are discussed in the method section. The purpose of this
paper was to compare the SCG mapping ability of appropriate
indices, which were derived from the Landsat dataset, in the Cilo
Mountain Region and to show the continuous SCG changes periodically
in two periods; from 1984 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2015.