Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2021, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 169-181
Spectral response of abandoned arable lands in various climate and environmental conditions of European Russia
1 Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia
Accepted: 09.04.2021
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2021-18-3-169-181
The article presents the results of a quantitative assessment of spectral reflectance features of abandoned arable lands located in various natural and climatic conditions of the European territory of Russia: forest, forest-steppe and steppe zones. It was found that the current forest-cover value and SWIR reflectance of abandoned arable lands significantly differ in each of these zones. A trend has been revealed towards a gradual sub-meridional change in the forest-cover value and SWIR reflectance of abandoned arable lands from the forest zone to the steppe zone. The SWIR reflectance measured for abandoned arable lands based on Landsat OLI data can be an indicator of differences in the forest cover state at the zone and intra-zone levels. The spectral reflectance features of the abandoned arable lands in the SWIR range reveal the differences not only between the natural zones but also between the physical geographic subzones that are units of a lower territorial rank. The decrease in the forest-cover value of abandoned arable lands is accompanied by an increase in their reflectance. Based on the spatial analysis of the spectral reflectance features of abandoned arable lands, it was found that the territorial change of SWIR reflectance (1.56–1.66 μm) shows a change in the natural conditions from the forest zone to the steppe zone.
Keywords: abandoned arable lands, vegetation cover, European Russia, spectral response, remote sensing
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