The laws of snow distribution on the fields protected by shelter belts are considered in the article. Snow deposition depends on the design of shelter belts, their height, the plantation species composition, agro-technical techniques carried out in the fields, and the territory relief. In the fields protected by shelter belts the agricultural crop yield increases by 15-20 %.
snow cover, thickness, shelter belts, dry steppe zone, yield
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