EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTECTIVE FOREST STRIPS ALONG THE RAILWAY
The article considers the features of snow accumulation under the influence of protective openwork forest belts located along the Yekaterinburg - Kamensk-Uralsky railway line. The detailed description of weather conditions during the winter of 2020-2021 is given, the analysis of mental activity according to the data of the Kamensk - Uralsky weather station is given. The efficiency of the location of forest belts in relation to the prevailing blizzard wind is determined. It was found that with the predominance of snowstorms in the western and northern directions, more snow accumulated in the protective forest belt, thereby fulfilling the tasks of protecting the path from drifts.