Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain

The mean duration of snow coverage in the West Siberian Plain is approximately eight months in the north to about five months in the south. While the period of intense snow melting is short (one or two months between March and May), snow accumulation persists for most of the cold season. Snow accumu...

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Main Authors: Bednorz Ewa, Wibig Joanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-09-01
Series:Quaestiones Geographicae
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0029
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spelling doaj-2eda56f811f54d618f891d8c246fe8642021-09-05T20:51:28ZengSciendoQuaestiones Geographicae2081-63832015-09-0134351510.1515/quageo-2015-0029quageo-2015-0029Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian PlainBednorz Ewa0Wibig Joanna1Department of Climatology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, PolandDepartment of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Łódź, PolandThe mean duration of snow coverage in the West Siberian Plain is approximately eight months in the north to about five months in the south. While the period of intense snow melting is short (one or two months between March and May), snow accumulation persists for most of the cold season. Snow accumulation is associated with negative anomalies of sea level pressure, which means increased cyclonal activity and weaker than normal Siberian High. Much lower anomalies of sea level pressure occur during snow ablation. This suggests smaller influence of air circulation on snow cover reduction in spring.https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0029snow accumulationsnow ablationwest siberian plainair circulation
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Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain
Quaestiones Geographicae
snow accumulation
snow ablation
west siberian plain
air circulation
author_facet Bednorz Ewa
Wibig Joanna
author_sort Bednorz Ewa
title Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain
title_short Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain
title_full Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain
title_fullStr Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain
title_full_unstemmed Spatial Distribution And Synoptic Conditions Of Snow Accumulation And Snow Ablation In The West Siberian Plain
title_sort spatial distribution and synoptic conditions of snow accumulation and snow ablation in the west siberian plain
publisher Sciendo
series Quaestiones Geographicae
issn 2081-6383
publishDate 2015-09-01
description The mean duration of snow coverage in the West Siberian Plain is approximately eight months in the north to about five months in the south. While the period of intense snow melting is short (one or two months between March and May), snow accumulation persists for most of the cold season. Snow accumulation is associated with negative anomalies of sea level pressure, which means increased cyclonal activity and weaker than normal Siberian High. Much lower anomalies of sea level pressure occur during snow ablation. This suggests smaller influence of air circulation on snow cover reduction in spring.
topic snow accumulation
snow ablation
west siberian plain
air circulation
url https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0029
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