SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THE VERTICAL ZONATION OF VEGETATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SIBERIA

Abstract

A method of utilizing low-resolution AVHRR imagery for the purpose of mapping and otherwise conducting an inventory of altitudinal zones of arboreal forest vegetation in mountainous areas of southern Siberia is described. Vegetation classes identified using the method are compared with those derived from more traditional field-based methods. The effects of date (season) of imaging on the accuracy of the method are discussed. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, Virginia from: Geografiya i prirodnyye resursy, 2000, No. 4, pp. 117-123.