SATELLITE MONITORING OF THE SNOW COVER FORMATION IN KAZAKHSTAN
Keywords:
satellite image, stable snow cover, calendar dates for the formation of a stable snow cover, maps for the formation of a stable snow coverAbstract
The satellite products NASA MOD09 and MOD10 were used for mapping of the calendar dates of a stable snow cover formation in Kazakhstan between 2001 and 2017 years. The overview maps were created in two scales, the scale of the calendar dates of the stable snow cover appearance and the scale of relative dates (early – late). The created maps are of interest for the description of seasonal, spatio-temporal features of the snow cover formation in Kazakhstan and for searching of the «year of analogy» for the spring snow melting, within the framework of the long-term forecast with a lead time of 3 months.
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