Testing a process-based fine fuel moisture model in two forest types

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-35

  Matthews, S ^a,c   McCaw, W L ^b   Neal, J E ^b   Smith, R H ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

AIR SPACES; FUEL MOISTURE MODELS; LITTER FUELS; MODEL EQUATIONS;

BIOFUELS;

EVERGREEN FOREST; FUEL; LITTER; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT;

FORESTRY; FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34250306882     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-207     Document Type: Article

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