INTERPRETABILITY OF DAMAGE TO VEGETATION DUE TO INDUSTRIAL-POLLUTION BASED ON GROUND SPECTROMETRY

Analysis of the results of ground spectrometry of mountain tundra vege tation of the Kola Peninsula, damaged by gaseous emissions by the cupr o-nickel industry has shown that differences are observed in the spect ral signatures of lichen (subdivided according to species), lichen wit h dwarf shrubs, dwarf shrub vegetation, the remains of dead plants and stones with or without lichen. The possibility of identifying pollute d wastelands and heavily damaged tundra from multiband images is asses sed, although a more detailed classification of the remaining tundra a ccording to the degree of damage was not performed.