基于2001-2014年的MODIS10A2积雪产品数据,对新疆阿尔泰地区积雪的年际变化特征、年内变化特征及空间分布进行了分析研究,得到以下结论:1)年内积雪一般由10月中旬左右便开始累积建立,在第二年1月份积雪覆盖面积到最大值,7月份积雪覆盖面积达到最小值,其中,冬季积雪面积所占比例最大,夏季最小。2)2001-2014年新疆阿尔泰地区积雪覆盖面积呈减少趋势。阿尔泰地区积雪空间分布极不均匀,北部积雪分布明显多于南部,山区及高海拔地区为积雪频次分布的高值区,平原及流域地区为积雪覆盖频次的低值区。3)永久性积雪主要分布在阿尔泰山北部的高海拔区(3000-3923m),且面积较小。
Based on MODIS10A2 snow product data from 2001 to 2014, temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the snow cover in Ahai region, Xinjiang were investigated in this study. The main conclusions are follows : ( 1 ) Accumulation of snow started in mid - October, the maximum and minimum value of snow - cover area (SCA) occurred in January and July respectively. Seasonally, the proportion of SCA in winter was the largest and that in summer was the least. (2) The SCA showed a downward trend in Altai region of Xinjiang during 14 years (2001 -2014), and its spatial distribution was extremely uneven. The SCA in the North of Ahai region was larger than that in the South. High frequency of snow cover was located in mountain area and low frequency in plain and downstream area. Due to summer snow was mainly consisted of permanent snow, thus no obvious change occurred, but there was an increasing trend in autumn and decreasing tendency both in winter and spring. (3) Permanent snow was mainly distributed in high altitude area (3000 -3923m) of the Northern Altai Mountains with less area.