Fuel moisture content

The hidden variable: Impacts of human decision-making on prescribed fire outcomes

This study investigates the key drivers influencing prescribed fire effects across 16 sites in northern and central California, with particular emphasis on how operational decisions by fire practitioners shape burn outcomes. Data from the California …

Improving wildfire occurrence modelling by integrating time-series features of weather and fuel moisture content

Wildfire occurrence is a non-linear process resulting from interactions between weather, topography, fuel, and anthropogenic factors amongst others. Modelling the probability of wildfire occurrence has commonly focused on the features of the dynamic …