Relationship of NDVI pine forests with temperature and precipitation in the lower Amur region

The authors research linear links between the vegetation index NDVI of pine forests, climate characteristics and geographical directions in the Lower Amur region. The relationship of NDVI with precipitation in the cold period is negative (rs=-0.49). The link of NDVI with mean annual and the warm period temperature is positive (rs=0.43 and 0.52 respectively). To the southwest and to the south, NDVI of pine forests increases (rs=0.51), and precipitation in the cold period decreases. To the north, NDVI decreases (rs=-0.44) in conditions of climatic cooling.