4th Generation November. 2011 -
Research Overview
Wildfire
TITLE
Process, forecast, restoration and conservation after severe wildfire in permafrost regions
Sub Group
- Management Group
- Fundamental Process Study Group (Process Study Group)
- Forecast Study of wild fire occurrence and environmental change caused by wildfire (Forecast Study Group)
- Prevention from wildfire damage and restoration of damaged vegetation study group (Prevention and Restoration Study Group)
Sea Ice
TITLE
Studies on mechanisms of catastrophic reduction of sea ice and their impacts on ocean environment
Sub Theme
- Development of the sea ice motion algorithm using satellite data
- Estimation of sea surface heat flux
- Development and improvement of a sea ice thickness (heavy ice/thin ice) algorithm