ISSN: 2265-6294

Spatial Variation of the Snow Cover Area in Northern Iraq

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Zainab Hassouni Abd Ali, Nasser Wali Fareeh Al-Rikabi

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The Study Aims To Identify The Spatial Variation Of The Snow Cover Area Between Weather Monitoring Stations And The Variation Chronological For The Period (2011-2020). It Was Found From The Study That There Is A Spatial Variation In The Area Of Snow Cover; Dohuk Governorate Witnessed The Highest Percentage Of The Snow Cover Area, Which Amounted To (35%) Of The Total Area Of Snow Cover In The Study Area, While Kirkuk Station Recorded The Lowest Percentage Of The Snow Cover Area, Which Amounted To (5%). The Snow Cover Area Also Witnessed A Variation On The Temporal Level, As It Is Noticed That The Highest Snow Cover Area Was Recorded, Which Amounted To (11.4%) In The Year 2011, While The Year 2020 Witnessed A Decline In The Snow Cover Area In The Study Area, As It Constituted (8.7%) Of The Total Area Of The Cover. Snow During The Study Period. The Research Concluded That There Was A Decline In The Area Of Snow Cover In The Last Years Of The Study Period Within The Study Area, With The Exception Of The Mountainous Areas That Are More Than (3000) Meters Above Sea Level.

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