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A national-scale sampled temperate fuel moisture database.

Katy Ivison, Kerryn Little, Alice Orpin, C H M Lewis, Niamh Dyer, Lily Keyzor, Luke Everett, Erin Stoll, Roxane Andersen, Laura J Graham and 1 more

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11 authors.

Katy IvisonSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. k.e.ivison@bham.ac.uk.
Kerryn LittleSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Alice OrpinSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
C H M LewisSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Niamh DyerSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Lily KeyzorSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3930-6218
Luke EverettSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Erin StollEnvironmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, Thurso, KW147JD, UK.
Roxane AndersenEnvironmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, Thurso, KW147JD, UK.
Laura J GrahamSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Nicholas KettridgeSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

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RCUK | Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) NE/T003553/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fuel moisture content (FMC) is important for the ignitability, behaviour and severity of wildfires. Understanding the drivers of FMC and its spatial and temporal variability can help us develop fuel moisture models and inform assessments of wildfire behaviour and danger. Here we present the first United Kingdom (UK) national-scale temperate FMC dataset of 8,057 samples of eighteen different fuel constituents collected across 58 sampling sites between 2021-2023. We sampled fuels across emerging fire-prone ecosystems in the UK across three studies: (1) UK-wide longer-term sampling characterising the spatio-temporal drivers of FMC; (2) landscape-scale measurement through the North Yorkshire Moors to investigate landscape-driven variability in FMC; (3) plot-scale intensive sampling in the West Midlands to quantify diurnal patterns and among-sampler variability in fuel measurements. This database addresses a global fuel moisture measurement gap within traditionally non-fire prone regions. The database will advance our understanding of temperate fuel moisture dynamics and forms a fundamental contribution towards the development of a fire danger rating system for traditionally non-fire prone regions such as the UK.

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