ALOS Principal Investigators List (6th RA) - Vegetation, forestry and wetland


As of May 8th, 2018

Vegetation, forestry and wetland
No. Name Organization Reseach Title Country
3003 Hannes Raggam JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH Multi-frequency SAR time series analysis for tropical forest inventory Austria
3004 Bambang H. Trisasongko Bogor Agricultural University Monitoring Tropical Plantation and Forest Rehabilitation Using L-band SAR Indonesia
3017 Anup Kumar Das Space applications Centre(ISRO) Vegetation scattering characterization and forest above-ground biomass retrieval over Forest-PLUS sites in India using L-band SAR data India
3036 Johannes Reiche Wageningen University Combining L-band SAR and optical remote sensing time series with community-based activity data for tropical forest monitoring The Netherlands
3080 Lim Hwee San Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM) Identification, classification and mapping of mangrove species by using remote sensing data Malaysia
3087 Marcel Urban Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena (FSU JENA) Using ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 imagery for mapping biomass and biodiversity changes within the framework of the ESA GlobBiomass, ARS AfricaE as well as the EU H2020 projects BACI(Towards a Biosphere Atmosphere Change Index) projects and SWOS(Satellite based Wetland Observation Service). Germany
3092 Aleksey Dmitriev Institute of Physical Material Science of the Siberian Branch of the RAS (IPMS SB RAS) Polarization signature development of radar backscattering variations for azimuthal anisotropy estimation of forest by PALSAR-1 and PALSAR-2 data Russia
3100 Maurizio Santoro GAMMA Remote Sensing AG Assessing forest aboveground biomass retrievals by synergy of spaceborne SAR and GNSS-R signals Switzerland
3115 Jin Woo Kim Southern Methodist University Characterizing wetland hydrology of Great Dismal Swamp using ALOS-2 SAR/InSAR technology USA
3120 Laura Bourgeau-Chavez Michigan Technological University Monitoring wetlands with multi-season PALSAR-2 Imagery USA
3148 Rajesh Bahadur Thapa International Center for Integrated Mountain Development(ICIMOD) Improving aboveground forest carbon stocks estimation method using ALOS 2/PALSAR-2 data. Nepal
3176 Waske Björn Freie Universität Berlin Mapping deforestation and forest degradation in Brazilian Amazon using ALOS-2 data Germany
3181 Hitendra Padalia Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Quantification of Western Himalayan Foothills Forest Biomass Spatial Variability and Disturbance using Pol-INSAR India
3190 Joao Carreiras University of Sheffield The role of L-band SAR and LiDAR data to map forest aboveground biomass in Malaysian Borneo United Kingdom
3192 Joao Carreiras University of Sheffield Combining multi-frequency radar data to assess tropical forest degradation United Kingdom
3204 Robert Treuhaft Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology(Caltech) Tropical Forest Structure and Biomass from L-band, Repeat-Track Interferometric SAR from PALSAR-2 USA
3208 Shoko Kobayashi Tamagawa University Analysis of polarimetric SAR data for forest biomass estimation and biodiversity evaluation in fast-growing tree plantation Japan
3218 Katarzyna Dabrowska-Zielinska Institute of Geodesy and Cartography Assessment of soil moisture and productivity of grasslands and crops using PALSAR-2 data Poland
3219 Natalia Soledad Morandeira Universidad Nacional de San Martin (UNSAM) Polarimetric SAR data contribution to mapping and monitoring Parana floodplain wetlands Argentina
3229 Yasser Maghsoudi Geomatics Eng. Faculty, K.N.Toosi University of Technology Forest Biomass Estimation in Hyrcanian Ecological Regions of Iran Iran
3234 Wenjian Ni Chinese Academy of Sciences Algorithm development for the forest aboveground biomass mapping using data fusion of PALSAR/ PALSAR-2 InSAR and PRISM data China
3258 Andreas Schmitt University of Applied Sciences Munich Evaluating potential applications of polarimetric L-band SAR data over European temperate forests Germany
3260 Achim Roth German Aerospace Center (DLR) Evaluating the potential of multi-frequency SAR for wetland monitoring Germany
3268 Heiko Balzter University of Leicester, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) ALOS-2 PALSAR estimation of tropical forest structures with high-resolution validation from handheld laser-scanning ground surveys. U.K.
3269 Shimon Wdowinski University of Miami Space-based monitoring of wetlands and flooded areas with ALOS-2 observations USA
3295 Liudmila Zakharova Kotel’nikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, RAS, Fryazino branch Polarimetric and Interferometric study of annual changes in temperate and boreal forests Russia
3302 Kevin Tansey University of Leicester Mexico GlobBiomass Regional Mapping UK
3317 Agata Hoscilo Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (IGiK) Estimation of forest above ground biomass over Poland Poland
3330 Akira Kato Chiba University Development of Monitoring Technique for Forest Disaster Japan
3342 Preethi Malur Balaji University College Cork Characterization and Monitoring of Forest Disturbances in Ireland from Active Microwave Satellite Platforms Ireland
3356 Guoqing Sun University of Maryland Forest Structure and Changes from L-band PolSAR and PolInSAR data USA
3362 Marc Simard Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 3D Mapping and Monitoring of Canopy Structure in Changing Ecosystems USA
3368 C.K. Shum The Ohio State University Tibetan Plateau Cryospheric-hydrologic Processes and Downstream Bangladesh Delta Coastal Vulnerability USA
3372 Michael W. Eichholz Southern Illinois University -Carbondale Applying PALSAR-2 imagery to determine the available wetland habitat for wetland-dependent avifauna migrating through and nesting in Illinois USA
3374 Kazuo Watanabe Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Detection of Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Forest Fire in Peat Land Japan
3386 Ayobami Taofeek SALAMI Obafemi Awolowo University Mapping Aboveground Biomass with ALOS PALSAR 2, Field Measurements and UAV-Based Photogrammetric Point Clouds - Tree Stem Mapping and Uncertainties Estimates in Omo – Shaha – Oluwa Forest Reserves, Southwestern Nigeria Nigeria
3394 Liang Xu University of California, Los Angeles Monitoring Tropical Forest Structure and Canopy Cover Changes using ALOS-2 Data in Central Africa USA