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Table 6 Fuel model correspondences between the fuels photo-guide, the Rothermel fuel models, and the remote sensing land cover classes

From: Operational fuel model map for Atlantic landscapes using ALS and Sentinel-2 images

Rothermel model

Remote sensing classes

1

Rocky areas

2

Crops and pastures

4

Shrubs greater than 1 m in height

5

Shrubs less than 1 m in height

7

Forest areas with continuous vertical structure

10

Forest areas with discontinuous vertical structure

12

Litter and other forestry remnants

0

Anthropogenic areas, bodies of water