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Fuel moisture content of vegetation in the UK, 2021-2023, measured as part of UK Fire Danger Rating System
These datasets contain sampled fuel moisture content data for vegetation, organic soil and leaf litter as part of the UK Fire Danger Rating System project funded by NERC (NE/T003553/1). The sampled vegetation comprises both live and dead heather, gorse, bracken, moor grass and moss. Where relevant, the canopy/leaves and stem were sampled separately. The datasets also contain associated information about the sample site characteristics (land cover class, elevation, slope and aspect) and meteorological variables (temperature, relative humidity and wind speed at the time of sampling). There are three datasets included which represent three separate studies: (i) UK-wide dataset which contains samples from sites across the UK from 2021-2023; (ii) North Yorkshire Moors dataset which contains samples from the North Yorkshire Moors, where sites were chosen to represent a combination of landscape characteristics, from five days in 2021; (iii) West Midlands dataset which contains samples from multiple volunteers on one day only across two sites. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a
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- Date (Publication)
- 2025-11-17
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a
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- doi: / 10.5285/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a
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Ivison, K., Belcher, C.M., Clay, G.D., Crawford, A.J., Doerr, S.H., Elliott, A., Graham, L.J., Lewis, C., Little, K., Morison, J.I.L., Nikonovas, T., Orpin, A., Stoll, E., Kettridge, N. (2025). Fuel moisture content of vegetation in the UK, 2021-2023, measured as part of UK Fire Danger Rating System. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of Birmingham Nick Kettridge
Point of contact University of Birmingham
Ivison, K.
Author University of Exeter
Belcher, C.M.
Author University of Manchester
Clay, G.D.
Author University of Exeter
Crawford, A.J.
Author Swansea University
Doerr, S.H.
Author University of Birmingham
Elliott, A.
Author University of Birmingham
Graham, L.J.
Author University of Birmingham
Lewis, C.
Author University of Birmingham
Little, K.
Author Forest Research
Morison, J.I.L.
Author Swansea University
Nikonovas, T.
Author University of Birmingham
Orpin, A.
Author University of the Highlands and Islands
Stoll, E.
Author University of Birmingham
Kettridge, N.
Author University of Birmingham
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Owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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- Keywords
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- Environmental risk
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North Yorkshire Moors
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West Midlands
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wildfire
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temperate
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fuel moisture content
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Ivison, K., Belcher, C.M., Clay, G.D., Crawford, A.J., Doerr, S.H., Elliott, A., Graham, L.J., Lewis, C., Little, K., Morison, J.I.L., Nikonovas, T., Orpin, A., Stoll, E., Kettridge, N. (2025). Fuel moisture content of vegetation in the UK, 2021-2023, measured as part of UK Fire Danger Rating System. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a
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- Text, table
- Language
- English
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- UTF8
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2021-02-24
- End date
- 2023-06-05
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- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a.zip Supporting information
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a Download the data
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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Data were collected by sampling vegetation. The sampler established 20 m transects at sample sites and collected samples between 11:00 and 17:00 local time. For heather, gorse and bracken, stems and either canopy (heather, gorse) or leaves (bracken) were sampled separately, and for all vegetation both live and dead samples were taken. Live moss samples were collected by pinching the top two cm of moss from the soil surface, and litter samples were collected by pinching the top two cm of dead leaf litter from soil surface, at ca. 10 points along the transect. These two fuel types were sampled separately, and if both occurred together the constituents were separated. For the organic layer, defined as the organic material beneath the surface litter and above the mineral soil, the top 5 cm of soil was sampled at four points along the transect. In forested sites, twigs (<5 mm diameter) were collected from fallen branches at ca. 10 points along the transect. Only those which were not in contact with the floor were collected. The same fuel constituents sampled along the transects were combined within aluminium screw-fit tins that were sealed with masking tape. Gravimetric fuel moisture content (FMC) was calculated by weighing the collected samples, drying them for 48 h at 80 °C and then reweighing the dried samples. The FMC is calculated as: (W - D)/(D - T) * 100 where W = wet weight (g), D = dry weight (g) and T = the weight of the sample tin (g).
Metadata
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- 9334118f-3389-4a13-89a1-d75ec6fcc43a XML
- Metadata language
- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2026-01-09T12:11:44
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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