Macrocomponent composition of snow cover on the territory of the taiga zone of the Komi Republic
The qualitative and quantitative analysis of macrocomponent composition of the snow cover of the taiga zone of the Komi Republic is carried out. The snow cover of this area is characterized by low salinity and acidic environment. The acidity of melt water due to the predominance of strong mineral acids and increasing from South to North deficiency neutralizing compounds. The statistically significant latitudinal differentiation in the distribution of elements in snow cover of the taiga zone of the Republic is observed. The estimated sources of substances in snow cover in both natural and anthropogenic origin are allocated. Map-schemes of the spatial distribution of chemical components in the snow cover allowed us to identify zones with the highest flow of substances.