Dependence of the Vegetation of Winter Crops on the Relief and Soils in the East of the Stavropol Region
Journal: Исследования Земли из космоса
Year: 2023

In total, 7.444 fields with a total area of 857.9 thousand hectares were mapped on the territory of five eastern arid regions of the Stavropol Territory. As of 2021, arable land occupies more than 55% of the study area and is located mainly in its western part. Winter crops occupy 4.693 fields with a total area of more than 487 thousand hectares (56.9% of the total field area). Mapping of the contours of the fields was carried out on the basis of satellite images “Sentinel-2” (“natural colors”).