Contents

Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics

Vol. 54, No. 9, 2018

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics ISSN 0001-4338.

Use of Space Information about the Earth

Satellite Monitoring of Burnt-out Areas and Emissions of Harmful Contaminants Due to Forest and Other Wildfires in Russia

V. G. Bondur and K. A. Gordo p. 955  abstract

A Comparative Analysis of the Characteristics of Active Fires in the Boreal Forests of Eurasia and North America Based on Satellite Data

S. A. Sitnov and I. I. Mokhov p. 966  abstract

Determination of the Energy Properties of Wildfires in Siberia by Remote Sensing

E. I. Ponomarev, E. G. Shvetsov and Yu. O. Usataya p. 979  abstract

Large-Scale Smoke Haze over the European Part of Russia and Belorus in July 2016

G. I. Gorchakov, S. A. Sitnov, E. G. Semoutnikova, V. M. Kopeikin, A. V. Karpov, I. A. Gorchakova, N. V. Pankratova, T. Ya. Ponomareva, G. A. Kuznetsov, O. V. Loskutova, E. A. Kozlovtseva and K. V. Rodina p. 986  abstract

Mapping Age Stages of Forest Vegetation Based on an Analysis of Landsat Multiseasonal Satellite Images

I. V. Danilova, M. A. Korets and V. A. Ryzhkova p. 997  abstract

Monitoring Anthropogenic Impact on Some Coastal Water Areas of the Black Sea Using Multispectral Satellite Imagery

V. G. Bondur, V. E. Vorobyev, V. V. Zamshin, A. N. Serebryany, A. A. Latushkin, M. E. Li, O. V. Martynov, A. P. Hurchak and D. V. Grinchenko p. 1008  abstract

Long-Term Variation in the Level of the Sea of Japan Based on Satellite Altimetry Measurements

O. O. Trusenkova p. 1023  abstract

Current Intensity Trends in the Labrador and Irminger Seas Based on Satellite Altimetry Data

T. V. Belonenko, A. M. Fedorov, I. L. Bashmachnikov and V. R. Foux p. 1031  abstract

Steric Level Fluctuations and Deep Convection in the Labrador and Irminger Seas

T. V. Belonenko and A. M. Fedorov p. 1039  abstract

Peculiarities of Water Circulation in the Southern Tatar Strait

A. G. Andreev p. 1050  abstract

Interannual and Intra-Monthly Fluctuations of the Wind Field and Sea Surface Temperature in the West African Upwelling Region Based on Satellite Data

A. B. Polonsky and A. N. Serebrennikov p. 1057  abstract

Long-Term Sea Surface Temperature Trends in the Canary Upwelling Zone and their Causes

A. B. Polonsky and A. N. Serebrennikov p. 1062  abstract

Quasi-Decadal Variations of Lower Stratosphere Meteorological Parameters and Total Ozone Global Fields Based on Satellite Data

K. N. Visheratin and M. V. Kalashnik p. 1068  abstract

Spatiotemporal Variability of High-Altitude Jet Streams from Satellite Measurements

A. F. Nerushev, K. N. Visheratin and R. V. Ivangorodsky p. 1076  abstract

Mesoscale Atmospheric Cyclonic Vortices over the Black and Caspian Seas as Seen in Satellite Remote Sensing Data

A. Yu. Ivanov p. 1089  abstract

Experience of Studying the Vertical Structure of an Urban Heat Island Based on Satellite Data

I. A. Gorlach, A. V. Kislov and L. I. Alekseeva p. 1102  abstract

Monitoring Landslide Activity by Radar Interferometry Using Trihedral Corner Reflectors

A. I. Zakharov, L. N. Zakharova and M. G. Krasnogorskii p. 1110  abstract

Topographic Cross Sections of Mountain Regions (Experience of Remote Geomorphologic Analysis)

B. N. Luzgin p. 1121  abstract

Comparison of Variations in Concentration of Arctic Marine Ice and Duration of Snow Period of Northern Eurasia under Conditions of Present-Day Climate According to Satellite Data

L. M. Kitaev and T. B. Titkova p. 1129  abstract

Analysis of Changes in the Ice Cover of Freshwater Lakes by SMOS data

V. V. Tikhonov, I. V. Khvostov, A. N. Romanov and E. A. Sharkov p. 1135  abstract

Remote Assessment of Spectral Reflectance of the Surface of Drained Peat Soils of Polesye on the Basis of Satellite Images of Medium Spatial Resolution

A. A. Yanovskiy p. 1141  abstract

The Use of NDVI in Digital Mapping of the Content of Available Lithium in the Arable Horizon of Soils in Southwestern Siberia

N. V. Gopp, O. A. Savenkov, T. V. Nechaeva and N. V. Smirnova p. 1152  abstract

Application of Multispectral LANDSAT Space Imaging for the Evaluation of Radionuclide-Contaminated Sites in the Russian Zone of the Chernobyl Disaster on the Example of Kaluga and Bryansk Oblasts

G. A. Milovsky and V. T. Ishmukhametova p. 1158  abstract

Systematization of Ionospheric, Geodynamic, and Thermal Precursors of Strong (M ≥ 6) Earthquakes Detected from Space

V. G. Bondur, M. N. Tsidilina, E. V. Gaponova and O. S. Voronova p. 1172  abstract

Physical Principles of Earth Studies from Space

Hierarchy of Interrelationships in the Dynamics of Tropical Cyclones Activity

M. I. Yaroshevich p. 1186  abstract

Fields of Lightning Discharges in Typhoons

M. S. Permyakov, E. Yu. Potalova, A. N. Droga and B. M. Shevtsov p. 1194  abstract

Statistical Model of Physical Parameters of Clouds Based on MODIS Thematic Data

V. G. Astafurov and A. V. Skorokhodov p. 1202  abstract

Cloud Cells by Data of Satellite Measurements and Convective Energy Balance on Invasion of Cold Air into the Atmosphere over the Black Sea

D. A. Iarovaia and V. V. Efimov p. 1214  abstract

Global Circulation of Latent Heat in the Earth’s Atmosphere According to Data from Satellite Radiothermovision

D. M. Ermakov p. 1223  abstract

Determination of the Total Ozone Content in Cloudy Conditions based on Data from the IKFS-2 Spectrometer onboard the Meteor-M no. 2 Satellite

A. S. Garkusha, A. V. Polyakov, Yu. M. Timofeev, Ya. A. Virolainen and A. V. Kukharsky p. 1244  abstract

A Regression Model of Microwave Emission of a Water Surface at 37.5 GHz

D. S. Sazonov p. 1249  abstract

The Azimuthal Dependence of the Microwave Emissions of a Water Surface Based on Remote Measurements at the Black Sea

D. S. Sazonov, A. V. Kuzmin and I. N. Sadovsky p. 1257  abstract

Remote Evaluation of Albedo Using Photorecording Equipment

D. M. Zhuravskiy, B. V. Ivanov, S. V. Kaschin and N. M. Kuprikov p. 1266  abstract

2015–2016 Seasonal Variations of Backscattering from Natural Coverage in the Moscow Region Based on Radar Data from the Sentinel 1A Satellite

N. V. Rodionova p. 1272  abstract

Space Experiment to Measure Ionospheric Radio Signal Delays

A. S. Kosov, A. A. Chernyshov, M. M. Mogilevsky, D. V. Chugunin, V. V. Korogod, V. A. Munitsyn, M. S. Dolgonosov and D. P. Skulachev p. 1282  abstract

Methods and Means of Satellite Data Processing and Interpretation

Models of Pattern Recognition and Forest State Estimation Based on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data

V. V. Kozoderov and E. V. Dmitriev p. 1291  abstract

The Results of Verification of Data Obtained from TerraSAR-X Spacecraft Using Ground Test Facilities

L. M. Atroshenko, A. N. Gorobetc, N. N. Gorobetc, T. D. Danilova, I. V. Elizavetin, A. G. Zhilichkin, V. M. Malukov, R. A. Skrylnikov and P. D. Tarasova p. 1303  abstract

Web-Oriented Software System for Analysis of Spatial Geophysical Data Using Geoinformatics Methods

A. A. Soloviev, R. I. Krasnoperov, B. P. Nikolov, J. I. Zharkikh and S. M. Agayan p. 1312  abstract

Development of a Software Package for Environmental Risk Assessment Based on Materials of Repeated Remote Surveys

A. S. Viktorov, P. V. Berezin and V. N. Kapralova p. 1320  abstract

Application of Geoinformational Technologies and Aerospace Photography Materials for Monitoring the Land Irrigated by the Svetlyi Yar Irrigation System (Volgograd Oblast)

I. N. Gorokhova and D. V. Filippov p. 1327  abstract

Landsat Land Use Classification for Assessing Health Risk from Industrial Air Pollution

B. M. Balter, D. B. Balter, V. V. Egorov, M. V. Stalnaya and M. V. Faminskaya p. 1334  abstract

Comparative Analysis of Errors in Monitoring the Earth’s Global Energy Budget by the Lunar Observatory and Orbiters

H. I. Abdussamatov p. 1341  abstract

Estimating the Water Turbidity in the Selenga River and Adjacent Waters of Lake Baikal Using Remote Sensing Data

M. K. Tarasov and O. V. Tutubalina p. 1353  abstract

GIS-Oriented Database on Seismic Hazard Assessment for Caucasian and Crimean Regions

An. A. Soloviev, Al. A. Soloviev, A. D. Gvishiani, B. P. Nikolov and Yu. I. Nikolova p. 1363  abstract

Evaluation of the Species Composition and the Biological Productivity of Forests Based on Remote Sensing Data with High Spatial and Spectral Resolution

V. V. Kozoderov, E. V. Dmitriev, P. G. Melnik and S. A. Donskoi p. 1374  abstract

Spacecraft, Space Systems, and Programs for Exploration of the Earth from Space

The IKFS-2 Infrared Fourier-Transform Spectrometer Operating Onboard the Meteor-M No.2 Satellite

Yu. M. Golovin, F. S. Zavelevich, D. A. Kozlov, I. A. Kozlov, D. O. Monakhov, A. G. Nikulin, A. B. Uspensky, A. N. Rublev and A. V. Kukharsky p. 1381  abstract

The Satellite Atmospheric Sounder IKFS-2: 2. Validation of the Temperature Sounding of the Atmosphere

A. V. Polyakov, Yu. M. Timofeyev, A. B. Uspensky and A. V. Kukharsky p. 1391  abstract

Ground-Based Field Measurements and Calibrations of a New Satellite Spectrometer for Monitoring the Earth’s Ozone Layer

Y. S. Dobrolenskiy, D. V. Ionov, O. I. Korablev, A. A. Fedorova, E. A. Zherebtsov, A. E. Shatalov and A. V. Poberovskii p. 1399  abstract

Correcting for Cryoprecipitation in the Calibration of IR Channels of the MSU-MR Radiometer

A. I. Alexanin, Yu. M. Gektin, S. E. Diakov, A. A. Zaitsev and V. A. Kachur p. 1408  abstract

Analysis of Approaches to the Systematization of Thematic Tasks Using Remote Sensing Data

O. S. Sizov and O. V. Kushnyr p. 1415  abstract