SGLI Science Team (2009-2027)

EORA4(JFY2025-2027)

Gr. Principal Investigator Research Organization Reseach theme
Land Kenlo Nasahara Tsukuba Univ. Observation and in-situ validation of land cover and vegetation dynamics by GCOM-C, ALOS-4, and GPM
Wei Yang CEReS, Chiba Univ Advancement of terrestrial carbon flux and vegetation phenology products from GCOM-C satellite observations
Hideki Kobayashi JAMSTEC Enhanced Estimation of LAI and Photosynthetic Parameters for Evaluating Net Primary Production in Northern High-Latitude Forests
Tatsuro Nakaji Hokkaido Univ. Development of large scale validation sites for satellite detection of forest biomass variation caused by tree growth and natural/anthropogenic disturbance
Hidetake Hirayama Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture Development of a long-term change estimation model for Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) using integrated analysis of multi-satellite data based on GCOM-C/AGB
Junichi Susaki Kyoto Univ. Improvement of BRDF model and investigation of sensor fusion for improving accuracy of SGLI albedo product
Kouki Hikosaka Tohoku Univ. Prediction of ecosystem GPP from GCOM-C observations using corrected PRI
Masahiro Tasumi Miyazaki Univ. Development of GCOM-C Global Terrestrial Evapotranspiration Estimation Algorithm
Keishiro Kawamoto Nagasaki Agricultural and Forestry Technical Development Center Utilization of the Climate Change Observation Satellite "SHIKISAI" (GCOM-C) for Monitoring the Cultivation Environment in Agriculture and Forestry
Masaaki Morita ERI, UTokyo Quantitative analysis of thermal anomalies and superficial phenomena at volcanoes using GCOM-C/SGLI: Development of transition model for volcanic activities
Narumasa Tsutsumida Saitama Univ. Development of compostional land cover product
Takumi Fujiwara National Defense Academy Development of Voxel-based Reflectance Simulator with Leaf-scale Shadows for Validation of GCOM-C/SGLI Shadow Index
Masataka Takagi Kochi Univ. Development of Mapping Tender Green and Autumn Color using GCOM-C and the Validation
Kaoru Tachiiri JAMSTEC Consideration of issues for reducing uncertainty of Earth system model by using long-term satellite observation data
Atmosphere Takashi Nakajima Tokai Univ. Global observations of cloud from the GCOM-C SGLI for improving cloud sciences and contributing climate change studies, -Algorithms and validation II-
Hironobu Iwabuchi Tohoku Univ. Global analysis of three-dimensional cloud properties using GCOM-C data and development of advanced algorithms
Pradeep Khatri Soka University Evaluation of Cloud Products Observed by GCOM-C and EarthCARE Across Different Atmospheric Regimes Using Surface and Space Observations and Radiative Transfer Calculations
Miho Sekiguchi Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Establishment of an advanced remote sensing algorithm for atmospheric aerosols using SGLI
Sonoyo Mukai The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics Monitoring of atmospheric particle hazads from a combined perspective of model simulation, computer vision, radiative transfer, etc.  using SLI long-term data
Hitoshi Irie CERES, Chiba Univ Promotion of Applied Research on 10-Year Atmospheric Observations by GCOM-C/SGLI through High-Precision Validation Using SKYNET and A-SKY Observation Networks
Kazuma Aoki Univ. of Toyama Intercomparison of aerosol optical properties from long-term observations and assessment of their impact on climate
Akihiro Yamazaki MRI, JMA Validation of GCOM-C aerosol product with high accuracy, multi-site, and long-term data sets from skyradiometer
Makoto Kuji Nara Women's University Validation and application of cloud geometrical properties
Hiroshi Ishimoto MRI, JMA Analysis of volcanic ash clouds using multiple satellite data and improvement of ash particle model
Jérôme Riedi University of Lille Establishment of a long cloud top thermodynamic phase dataset from polarimetric and multi-directional observations: bridging SGLI and 3MI
Ocean Toru Hirawake NIPR Response of phytoplankton to recent abrupt changes in sea ice in the Southern Ocean
Hiroto Higa Yokohama National Univ. Elucidation of Coastal Ecosystem Material Cycles Using Data Assimilation Models with GCOM-C and Multiple Ocean Color Satellites
Atsushi Matsuoka University System of New Hampshire Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space Decadal Trends in Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Carbon Entering the Arctic Ocean Using a Multi-Satellite Sensors (1998-2027)
Robert Frouin University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Advancing SGLI Surface Radiation Products for Ocean Biogeochemistry
Takafumi Hirata Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University Application of phytoplankton functional classification towards harmful algae monitoring
Joji Ishizaka ISEE, Nagoya Univ. Verification of GCOM-C and the application
Tomonori Isada FSC, Hokkaido Univ. Validation of ocean color retrievals, and evaluation of dissolved organic carbon transportation from seagrass beds in shallow coastal areas using SGLI/GCOM-C
Victor S. Kuwahara Soka University Graduate School of Science and Engineering Monitoring coastal ocean ecosystem climate change: Integrating GCOM-C and in situ bio-optical observations through AI
Hiroshi Kobayashi University of Yamanashi Validation of GCOM-C oceanic aerosol products by shipboard observations and development of mineral dust maps
Eko Siswanto JAMSTEC GCOM-C/SGLI-based observing system for monitoring optical water quality in Asian waters
Genki Terauchi NPEC Development of level 2 indicator for SDGs 14.1.1a, index of coastal eutrophication with GCOM-C SGLI
Sayaka Yasunaka Tohoku Univ. CO2 mapping in the Arctic Ocean
Lachlan McKinna Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University (LDEO) Continued NASA inherent optical properties algorithm support for SGLI in the PACE era.
Cryosphere Masahiro Hori Univ. of Toyama Elucidation of the mechanism of continental-scale cryosphere changes using GCOM-C/SGLI data, collection of ground turth data for validation of SGLI snow products, and collaboration with numerical models
Knut Henrik Stamnes Stevens Institute of Technology Physics GCOM-C/SGLI snow/ice products: Improvements and continued validation with post-launch data
Konosuke Sugiura Univ. of Toyama Research on the detection of blowing snow utilizing GCOM-C/SGLI data
Complex Daisuke Goto NIES Development of an aerosol data assimilation method by using multiple satellites for advanced air pollution forecast
Keiya Yumimoto RIAM, Kyusyu Univ. Development of aerosol retrieval, assimilation and forecasting system with data from multiple space-borne observation platforms
Sei-Ichi Saito Digital Hokkaido Sustainable use of Japanese chum and pink salmon resource under changing climate using multiple satellite datasets
Takemasa Miyoshi RIKEN Advancement and AI integration of satellite data assimilation of clouds, precipitation and the ocean
Kentaro Suzuki AORI, Univ. of Tokyo Multi-satellite diagnostics of cloud-precipitation-radiation processes with application to model evaluations