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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2025, V. 22, No. 6, pp. 66-78

Algorithm for modeling photosynthetically active radiation of the Sun based on the ASTER GDEM v2 model (on the example of Arkhangelsk Region)

A.L. Mineev 1 , E.V. Polyakova 1 , Yu.G. Kutinov 1 , Z.B. Chistova 1 , I.N. Bolotova 1 
1 N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research UrB RAS, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Accepted: 30.09.2025
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2025-22-6-66-78
The article analyzes the energy of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface. It is shown that it is determined by three groups of factors: the geometry of the Earth and its rotation around the Sun; atmospheric absorption; and terrain relief. The influence of these groups of factors on the redistribution of the solar radiation flux at the global, regional and local levels is considered. It is established that at the regional and, especially, local levels, it is the terrain relief that is the main factor influencing the redistribution of solar energy. Also, a modeling of three components of short-wave solar radiation — direct, scattered and reflected, modified under the influence of terrain relief, is carried out. The obtained calculations are used in modeling photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), as part of solar radiation in the range from 400 to 700 nm, used by plants for photosynthesis. As a result, a step-by-step algorithm for constructing PAR was formed based on the ASTER GDEM v2 digital elevation model, adapted for Arkhangelsk Region, in the SAGA GIS geoinformation system. It is shown that when moving from the global (planetary) level through the regional (Arkhangelsk Region) to the local (White Sea-Kuloy Plateau) level, the features of terrain relief make adjustments to the latitudinal trend of PAR distribution.
Keywords: digital elevation model, DEM, shortwave solar radiation, photosynthetically active radiation, Arkhangelsk Region
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