Forests contribute strongly to global carbon (C) sequestration and the exchange of
greenhouse gases (GHG) between the soil and the atmosphere. Whilst the microbial activity …

This study quantifies the effects of topographic aspect on surface fine fuel moisture content
(FFMC) in order to better represent landscape-scale variability in fire risk. Surface FFMC in a …

Simulated rainfall experiments with a layer of eucalypt leaf litter showed that the flux of
percolate emerging from the layer was influenced by the intensity profile of the incident …

The micrometeorological factors driving variation in litter moisture (GWC lit) at the landscape
scale are poorly understood, particularly in areas with heterogeneous vegetation and …

Field measurements of surface dead fine fuel moisture content (FFMC) are integral to
wildfire management, but conventional measurement techniques are limited. Automated fuel …

Leaf litter interception of water is an integral component of the water budget for some
vegetated ecosystems. However, loss of rainfall to litter receives considerably less attention …

Fuel moisture content (FMC) of fine surface litter fuel plays a decisive role in determining fire
ignition and spread. Understanding physical processes that determine litter moisture …

Improved understanding of the carbon (C) cycle is essential to model future climates and
how this may feedback to affect greenhouse gas fluxes. We summarize previous work …

The dead fine fuel moisture content (FFMC) in forest affects the occurrence and spread of
forest fires. Therefore, the estimation of surface dead FFMC plays an important role in forest …

Forest litter is a layer on the forest floor formed by materials falling from the vegetation. It
plays an important role in the interception process in forests and, combined with canopy …