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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-403-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-403-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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09 Feb 2016
Research article |
| 09 Feb 2016
Comparison of different methods for the in situ measurement of forest litter moisture content
C. Schunk
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ecoclimatology, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
B. Ruth
Institute of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
retired
M. Leuchner
Ecoclimatology, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
Institute for Advanced Study, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 2a, 85748 Garching, Germany
now at: Springer Science + Business Media B.V., Dordrecht, the Netherlands
C. Wastl
Ecoclimatology, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
now at: Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria
A. Menzel
Ecoclimatology, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
Institute for Advanced Study, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 2a, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Moisture content estimation of forest litter based on remote sensing data X. Yang et al. 10.1007/s10661-018-6792-2
- A comparison of five models in predicting surface dead fine fuel moisture content of typical forests in Northeast China J. Fan et al. 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1122087
- Estimating dead fine fuel moisture content of forest surface, based on wireless sensor network and back-propagation neural network W. Lei et al. 10.1071/WF21066
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Short summary
Dead fine fuel (e.g. litter) moisture is a key parameter for wildfire and ecological applications, as it is related to ignitability, fire behavior and soil respiration. For example, fire ignition is highly likely at moisture contents below 10 %, yet nearly impossible above 25 %. Thus, fine fuel moisture measurements are very desirable; however, there is no easy-to-use automated technique available to date. This study investigates the applicability of different sensor types for this measurement.
Dead fine fuel (e.g. litter) moisture is a key parameter for wildfire and ecological...
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