<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

Department of Climatology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

Department of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Łódź, Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae

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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...

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

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 5 - 15

Received: Dec 29, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0029

Keywords
snow accumulation, snow ablation, West Siberian Plain, air circulation

© 2015 Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 5 - 15

Received: Dec 29, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0029

Keywordssnow accumulation, snow ablation, West Siberian Plain, air circulation

© 2015 Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
snow accumulation, snow ablation, West Siberian Plain, air circulation