The fuel complex variables canopy bulk density and canopy base height are often used to predict crown fire initiation and spread. Direct measurement of these variables is impractical, and they are usually estimated ...

Introduction: Estimating the volume of individual trees is an important aspect in dendrometry and in the conducting of forest inventories. Objective: Significant differences were evaluated in additive equation systems for ...

Forest fires are a major threat in NW Spain. The importance and frequency of these events in the area suggests the need for fuel management programs to reduce the spread and severity of forest fires. Thinning treatments ...

Accurate quantification of branch volume in trees is important for sustainable forest management, especially as these fractions are increasingly used for bioenergy, and for precise forest CO2 quantification. Whereas a ...

Solar radiation is affected by absorption and emission phenomena during its downward trajectory from the Sun to the Earth’s surface and during the upward trajectory detected by satellite sensors. This leads to distortion ...

Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata [Lamb.] Hook) is one of the most important plantation tree species in China with good timber quality and fast growth. It covers an area of 8.54 million hectare, which corresponds to 21% ...

A crown profile model for Pinus cooperi Blanco in UMAFOR 1008 (El Salto, Pueblo Nuevo, Durango) was developed from data corresponding to 92 sampled trees. Trees with well-formed crowns were selected from stands varying ...

Evaluar y cartografiar la severidad del fuego después de incendios forestales se ha convertido en una tarea esencial para abordar la rehabilitación urgente de áreas quemadas y mejorar la planificación de la gestión ...

La altura de la base de la copa, la carga de combustible disponible y la densidad aparente son características estructurales del dosel de copas utilizadas para predecir la actividad de fuego de copas. La medición directa ...