PECULIARITIES OF AIR TEMPERATURE CHANGES AT THE BORDER OF THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS OF WESTERN SIBERIA
A unique situation of spatial proximity of the two weather observation points on the border of the Altai Mountains and the pre-Altai plain allows the comparison of some characteristics of weather and climate. Two stations: hydrometeorological (HMS) in Kyzyl-Ozek village and aviation (AMSG) in Gorno-Altaysk airport are located 14 km from each other, which makes it possible to establish and prove microclimatic diversity on the basis of stationary instrumental observations by the methods adopted in the hydrometeorological service. HMS in Kyzyl-Ozek village conducts observations for more than 30 years, AMSG works for 10 years. These terms allow to compare the data and to reveal tendencies in a time course of air temperature by means of mathematical methods. As a result of the work, a connection was established between the average air temperature and the deviation of average decade air temperature with the passage of frontal systems. The results were obtained that illustrate the role of the relief in the distribution of air temperature in the studу area.