Foliar moisture content variations in lodgepole pine over the diurnal cycle during the red stage of mountain pine beetle attack
Diurnal changes in foliage moisture of MPB-attacked trees are presented. Moisture content of red needles displays little variability across the diurnal cycle. Common models of dead fuel moisture are not appropriate. A modified model and 10-h fuel moisture measurements had the best fit to the data.
bark beetle crown fire fine dead fuel moisture model evaluation