Title:

Diurnal dead fuel moisture content for selected Hawaiian fuels 1999-2001

Author(s):

Weise, David R.; Corcoran, Bonni M.

Publication Year:

2026

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Weise, David R.; Corcoran, Bonni M. 2026. Diurnal dead fuel moisture content for selected Hawaiian fuels 1999-2001. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0026

Abstract:

Diurnal fuel moisture content and associated weather data were collected in support of fire danger work in Hawaii in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Locations included the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. The majority of the data are for dead fuels; live fuels were only sampled in 1999 at Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii. Fuel types of concern from a fire danger perspective were identified by the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife, National Park Service and U.S Army Garrison - Hawaii. At each location hourly samples were collected over approximately 96 hours, except when the samples contained surface water from rain or fog. Fuels were primarily grasses with some foliage from exotic forest plantations. Approximately 1450 hours of observations are contained in the data. Data provided in this package include hourly fuel moisture data collected at 15 diurnal fuel moisture sampling sites from 1999-2001 as well as location and elevation information for each of these 15 sites. Hourly weather data collected by various Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) stations are also provided for each year from 1999-2001; however, stations and variables collected vary slightly across the years. Additional supplemental files are also included, such as the study plan, progress reports, sampling schedule, etc.

Keywords:

fire behavior; moisture content; invasive grasses; fire danger; weather; biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; elevation; location; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Environment and People; Plant ecology; Fire; Fire suppression, pre-suppression; Forest & Plant Health; Hawaii; Kauai; Maui; Oahu; Polihale Ridge; Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve; Makua Valley; Makua Military Reservation; Schofield Barracks; Kula; Kula Forest Reserve; McGregor Point; Kaena Point; Hawaii Volcanos National Park; Pohakuloa Training Area; PuuWaAwaa

Related publications:

• Weise, David R.; Fujioka, Francis M.; Nelson, Ralph M., Jr. 2005. A comparison of three models of 1-h time lag fuel moisture in Hawaii. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 133(1-4): 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2005.03.012 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/34819
• Nelson, Ralph M., Jr. 2000. Prediction of diurnal change in 10-h fuel stick moisture content. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 30(7): 1071-1087. https://doi.org/10.1139/x00-032
• Wong, Wesley H.C., Jr.; Nelson, Ralph E.; Wick, Herbert L. 1967. Plantation timber on the Island of Molokai--1967. Resource Bulletin. PSW-9. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. https://dn790003.ca.archive.org/0/items/CAT31118059/CAT31118059.pdf

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