Assessment of two spectral reflectance techniques for the estimation of fuel moisture content, equivalent water thickness, and specific leaf weight in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb) Franco) needles

In the wildfire community fuel moisture content (FMC) is the quantity of choice when it comes to assess vegetation water status in relation to fire risk and fire behaviour. Field measurements of FMC are both expensive and time consuming and, in addition, sampling is often spatially inadequate. Re...

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Main Author: Visintini, Fabio
Other Authors: Niemann, K. O.
Language:English
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Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3369