Project List of Each Fiscal Year

FY2008 - 2010

Formation USA JAPAN Title
Principal Investigator Larry D. Hinzman
(IARC/UAF)
Toshihisa Honma
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Terrestrial
P1: Damaged Forest Masami Fukuda
(IARC/UAF)
Hiroshi Tani
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Interaction between forest fire and insect damage, and spatial scaling up of those phenomena by satellite data
森林火災と虫害の相互作用とそれらの衛星データによるスケールアップ
P2: Pre Fire Condition Kenji Yoshikawa
(IARC/UAF)
Keiji Kushida
(Toyama Univ.)
Remote Sensing of Ignition Environment Elements of Alaskan Tundra Fires
アラスカツンドラ火災の発火環境要素のリモートセンシング
P3: Combustion Kathy Cahill
(IARC/UAF)
Hiroshi Hayasaka
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Lightning Weather Conditions, Fire Simulation, and Fire detection in Alaska
アラスカでの雷発生の気象条件、火災シミュレーション、火災検知
P4: Recovery Kazuyuki Saito
(IARC/UAF)
Yuji Kodama
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Studies on impacts of permafrost and vegetation after wildfire
火災後の永久凍土・植生の影響・変遷・回復に関する調査
P5: Healthy Forest Yoshinobu Harazono
(IARC/UAF)
Yojiro Matsuura
(FFPRI)
Estimation of greenhouse gas (GHG) budget in healthy forest and tundra
森林及びツンドラにおける温室効果ガス収支の評価

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Formation USA JAPAN Title
Principal Investigator Larry D. Hinzman
(IARC/UAF)
Sei-Ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Ocean
SG1: Ice thickness retrieval Yongwon Kim
(IARC/UAF)
Hiroyuki Enomoto
(Kitami Inst. of Tech.)
Observation of sea ice thickness and snow depth in the Arctic
衛星による北極圏の海氷厚と積雪変動の抽出
SG2-1: Ocean color retrieval Eiji Watanabe
(IARC/UAF)
Sei-ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Monitoring of spatio-temporal variability in size structure of phytoplankton
植物プランクトン群集サイズ組成の時空間変動のモニタリング
SG2-2: Ice-Ocean dynamics and phytoplankton dynamics Eiji Watanabe
(IARC/UAF)
Sei-ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Wind-driven shelf-basin exchanges and halocline variability in the western Arctic Ocean
西部北極海における植物プランクトンブルーム発生要因と陸棚海盆間輸送および塩分成層の風応力場に対する依存性
SG2-3: Ocean circulation and sea-ice dynamics Eiji Watanabe
(IARC/UAF)
Koji Shimada
(TUMSAT)
Ocean circulation and sea ice dynamics
海洋循環と海氷の力学
SG2-4: Yukon / Mackenzie river discharges Yongwon Kim
(IARC/UAF)
Kazuhisa Chikita
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Discharge, sediment load and chemical flux of the Yukon River and their effects on river plume behaviors
ユーコン河の水・土砂・化学物質フラックスと河口プリュムの挙動に与える影響について

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FY2006 - 2007

Principal Investigator Title
Masami Fukuda
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Monitoring of Influence of 2004 Alaskan Large Forest Fire on Terrestrial Environment (Joint Research of Forest Fire Impacts on Alaskan Ecosystem between Japanese Researchers and UAF Scientists)
Sei-ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Linkages between Freshwater Discharges, Sea-ice Conditions and Primary Productivity and Climate Changes in the Sub Arctic Marginal Seas and Arctic Ocean
Yoshinobu Harazono
(IARC/UAF)
Spatial and Temporal Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Budget by Synthesis of Satellite Data and Field Observation
Virgil Buck Sharpton
(GI/UAF)
GINA-IARC Remote Sensing and Fire Science Collaboration
Gennady Belchansky
(IARC/UAF)
Variability in the Distribution, Age Structure and Thickness of the Arctic Perennial Sea Ice
Yong Wong Kim
(IARC/UAF)
Detection of Soil Moisture and Carbon Sequestration Based on Remote Sensing and Field Observation along Alaska Transect: Buildup of Algorithm
Jia Wang
(IARC/UAF)
Development and Validation of Polar Ocean Ecosystem Model by Using Satellite Data

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FY2005

Principal Investigator Title
Masami Fukuda
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Boreal Forest Fire Control Initiative (BFFCI) 2005
Sei-ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Linkage between Land-Ocean-Sea Ice System and Climate Change
Yoshinobu Harazono
(IARC/UAF)
Spatial and Temporal Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Budget by Synthesis of Satellite Data and Field Observation
Virgil Buck Sharpton
(GI/UAF)
GINA-IARC Remote Sensing and Fire Science Collaboration
Gennady Belchansky
(IARC/UAF)
Variability in the Distribution, Age Structure and Thickness of the Arctic Perennial Sea Ice
Yong Wong Kim
(IARC/UAF)
Detection of Soil Moisture and Carbon Sequestration Based on Remote Sensing and Field Observation along Alaska Transect: Buildup of Algorithm
Jia Wang
(IARC/UAF)
Development and Validation of Polar Ocean Ecosystem Model by Using Satellite Data

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FY2004

Principal Investigator Title
Masami Fukuda
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Boreal Forest Fire Control Initiative (BFFCI) System and Ground Observation in Fairbanks, Alaska
Yoshinobu Harazono
(IARC/UAF)
Spatial and Temporal Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Budget by Synthesis of Satellite and Field Observation (Phase-II)
Hiroyuki Enomoto
(Kitami Inst. of Tech.)
Sea Ice Observations in the Arctic by Advanced Satellite Sensors of ADEOS-II
Sei-ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Variability of Primary Productivity in the Sub-Arctic Seas and Arctic Ocean using ADEOS-II GLI - Response of Marine Ecosystem to Climate Changes
Romanovsky V.
(GI/UAF)
Investigating the Potential of Satellite Remote Sensing Data for Monitoring the Surface Temperature Regime of Permafrost Terrain
Yoshinobu Harazono
(IARC/UAF)
Spatial and Temporal Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Budget by Synthesis of Satellite and Field Observation

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FY2003

Principal Investigator Title
Masami Fukuda
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Study on Building System for Early Detection and Early Control of Boreal Forest Fire by Utilizing Satellite Data

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From October 1999 to September 2002

Principal Investigator Title
Hiroyuki Enomoto
(Kitami Inst. of Tech.)
Detecting Signals of Sea Ice Change in the Arctic by Satellite Remote Sensing [Abstract]
Keiji Kushida
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Detection and Prediction of Land-Atmosphere Interaction Change Induced by Boreal Forest Fire [Abstract]
Sei-ichi Saitoh
(Hokkaido Univ.)
Evaluation of Regional and Temporal Variability of Primary Productivity in the Bering Sea and Adjacent Arctic Ocean Using Multi-sensor Remote Sensing [Abstract]
Hiroshi Tanaka
(Univ. of Tsukuba)
Modeling the Dynamics of Volcano Eruption Clouds [Abstract]
Naoyuki Fujii
(Nagoya Univ.)
Monitoring Volcanic Deformation by SAR Interferometry and GPS Network [Abstract]