Журнал

About Editorial Board Information for authors and reviewers Publication ethics Contacts User Account: send / review a manuscript
Archive
Volume 23, 2026
Number 1 Number 2
Volume 22, 2025
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 21, 2024
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 20, 2023
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 19, 2022
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 18, 2021
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 17, 2020
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6 Number 7
Volume 16, 2019
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 15, 2018
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6 Number 7
Volume 14, 2017
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6 Number 7
Volume 13, 2016
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 12, 2015
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6
Volume 11, 2014
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4
Volume 10, 2013
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4
Volume 9, 2012
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5
Volume 8, 2011
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4
Volume 7, 2010
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4
Issue 6, 2009
Volume 1 Volume 2
Issue 5, 2008
Volume 1 Volume 2
Issue 4, 2007
Volume 1 Volume 2
Issue 3, 2006
Volume 1 Volume 2
Issue 2, 2005
Volume 1 Volume 2
Issue 1, 2004
Volume 1
Search
Find:
русский
ISSN 2070-7401 (Print), ISSN 2411-0280 (Online)
Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2026, V. 23, No. 2, pp. 162-170

Zoning of Arkhangelsk Region by snow cover disappearance conditions during active snowmelt period: An 11-year analysis based on MODIS data (2014–2024)

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: 10.03.2026
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2026-23-2-162-170
The paper presents the results of an analysis of the spatial and temporal variability of snow cover in Arkhangelsk Region during active snowmelt period (April) from 2014 to 2024. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products were used as initial data to calculate median snow cover fraction (SCF) values for each year. Dynamic World data were applied to mask out water bodies. At the first stage, normalization using a standard Z-score relative to the regional mean values of each year was performed, which made it possible to harmonize data from different years. At the second stage, a latitudinal correction was introduced using linear regression, so that the final values reflected local deviations from the latitudinal norm rather than the general north–south trend. Based on the detrended data, the mean anomaly values and their recurrence over the 11-year period were calculated. The territory was zoned into classes of persistent snow cover deficit (negative anomalies) and surplus (positive anomalies). The spatial distribution of the identified classes is found to be closely related to landforms: negative anomalies are confined to steep, sun-exposed slopes and river floodplains, while positive anomalies are associated with plateaus and lowlands.
Keywords: snow cover, MODIS, remote sensing, Arkhangelsk Region
Full text

References:

  1. Varlamova E. V., Solovyev V. S., Regional features of snow cover disappearance in Siberia under fast Arctic warming, Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2024, V. 21, No. 4, pp. 284–297 (in Russian), DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2024-21-4-284-297.
  2. Gornyy V. I., Kiselev A. V., Kritsuk S. G. et al., Satellite mapping of the thermal response of ecosystems of Northern Eurasia to climate change, Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2021, V. 18, No. 6, pp. 155–164 (in Russian), DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2021-18-6-155-164.
  3. Loupian E. A., Burtsev M. A., Krasheninnikova Yu. S., Snow cover early melting zone in Dmitrov District of the Moscow Region, Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2018, V. 15, No. 2, pp. 277–281 (in Russian), DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2018-15-2-277-281.
  4. Pyankov S. V., Shikhov A. N., Modeling the spatial distribution of snow cover on a large catchment area using satellite data, Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2016, V. 13, No. 4, pp. 29–41 (in Russian), DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2016-13-4-29-41.
  5. Simonova K. I., Effects of snowmelt on seasonal and interannual vegetation dynamics in the Lena Delta, Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2023, V. 20, No. 5, pp. 205–216 (in Russian), DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2023-20-5-205-216.
  6. Tikhonov V. V., Sokolova Yu. V., Boyarskii D. A., Komarova N. Yu., On the possibility of retrieving snow water equivalent from satellite microwave radiometry data, Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2021, V. 18, No. 5, pp. 47–64 (in Russian), DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2021-18-5-47-64.
  7. Brown C. F., Brumby S. P., Guzder-Williams B. et al., Dynamic World, Near real-time global 10 m land use land cover mapping, Scientific Data, 2022, V. 9(1), Article 251, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01307-4.
  8. Chen X., Yang Y., Ma Y., Li H., Distribution and attribution of terrestrial snow cover phenology changes over the Northern Hemisphere during 2001–2020, Remote Sensing, 2021, V. 13(9), Article 1843, DOI: 10.3390/rs13091843.
  9. Déry S. J., Stieglitz M., McKenna B. C., Wood E. F., Characteristics and trends of river discharge into Hudson, James, and Ungava Bays, 1964–2000, J. Climate, 2005, V. 18(14), pp. 2540–2557, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3440.1.
  10. Hall D. K., Riggs G. A., Accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow products, Hydrological Processes, 2007, V. 21(12), pp. 1534–1547, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6715.
  11. Hall D. K., Riggs G. A., Salomonson V. V. et al., MODIS snow-cover products, Remote Sensing of Environment, 2002, V. 83(1–2), pp. 181–194, DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00095-0.
  12. Rantanen M., Karpechko A. Yu., Lipponen A. et al., The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979, Communications Earth and Environment, 2022, V. 3(1), Article 168, 10 p., DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00498-3.
  13. Yang T., Li Q., Zou Q. et al., Impact of snowpack on the land surface phenology in the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia, Remote Sensing, 2022, V. 14(14), Article 3462, DOI: 10.3390/rs14143462.