April 1, 2015

Name

Yoshio Inoue
(personal name / family name)

Position

Senior Researcher Fellow
Ecosystem Informatics Division
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

Present research

  1. Remote sensing, modeling, and geospatial analysis of agro-ecosystem dynamics.
  2. Wide area monitoring and assessment of agro-ecosystems based on remote sensing and geospatial information systems.
  3. Methodological study of remote and non-destructive sensing of plant eco-physiological information.

Keywords for present research areas:

Plant eco-physiology, Remote sensing, Modeling, Agro-Ecosystem, Precision farming, GIS.

Outline of present study

The major part of present research is related to remote sensing and geospatial information for agricultural and natural resource managements, especially from biophysical and physiological points of view at the scales from a leaf to region. This includes a wide range of basic and applied studies for estimation of key variables in soil-plant-atmosphere systems such as stomatal conductance, chlorophyll and water contents, fluxes f energy, transpiration and CO2 fluxes, plant growth, and yield. These works are mostly based on experimental investigations using optical, thermal and microwave remote sensing sensors on ground-based, airborne and space-borne platforms, as well as using micrometeorological and physiological instruments. Development of prototype sensors or sensing systems is also an important aspect of the present studies. A hyperspectral imager for field use, a high-resolution airborne multi-spectral system, and a blimp-based remote sensing system for low-altitude remote sensing are examples of the innovative instruments. One of recent concerns is the synergy of remote sensing and process-based models such as growth and biophysical models for prediction of ecosystem dynamics. Another interest is to extend such methodologies to monitoring and prediction of regional resource and environment based on combination of remote sensing, geographical information system, and process-based ecosystem models.

Professional research and teaching experiences

1981 - 1990:  Research Scientist, National Agricultural Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan
1986 - 1987:  Visiting Scientist, U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
1990 - 2000:  Head, Laboratory of Remote Sensing, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
2001 - 2005:  Research Leader, Ecosystem Research Group, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
2004 - 2006:  Honorary Scientist, The Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
2008 - 2011:  Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecological Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
1996 - Present:  Professor, Graduate Scholl of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Reference web-site

Info-site [Yoshio Inoue]: http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/niaes/yinoue/
Univ. Tsukuba: http://www.agbi.tsukuba.ac.jp/~chien/e/staff/inst.html

JST-ReaD:

http://researchmap.jp/read0004451/?lang=english

Contact

National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Address: 3-1-3 Kan-non-dai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
Fax No.: +81(Japan)-29-838-8199
E-mail: yinoue(at)affrc(dot)go(dot)jp

Major publications

[Peer reviewed articles; * SCI journal] ,
[Books/International conference papers/Other articles and publications]] ,
[Conference papers/Published abstracts]

Major international collaborators

http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/niaes/yinoue/Collaboration_J.html
USA; France; Spain; Poland; Finland; China; Korea; Laos; The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Bangladesh

Research awards

1995: Scientific Achievement Award, Japanese Society of Crop Science.
2000: Excellent Paper Award, Remote Sensing Society of Japan.
2005: Outstanding Research Article Award, Japanese Society of Crop Science.
2007: Outstanding Research Article Award, Japanese Society of Agricultural Meteorology.
2008: Excellent Paper Award, Remote Sensing Society of Japan.
2009: Excellent Paper Award, Remote Sensing Society of Japan.
2009: Outstanding Article Award, Remote Sensing Society of Japan.
2010: Outstanding Article Award, Japanese Society of Agricultural Meteorology.
2010: Excellent Paper Award, Remote Sensing Society of Japan.
2011: Minister's Prize for Scientific Research Achievement, Ministry of Science and Education.

Editorial board/ Reviewer/ Consultancy
< International Journals >

< Domestic Journals >

Keywords for research activities and interests

agricultural information, agro-ecosystem, backscattering coefficient, biomass, biosphere, carbon stock, catchment area, climate change, CO2 flux, crop ecology, crop model, crop physiology, earth observation, eco-physiology, eco-physics, ecosystem, eddy covariance, electromagnetic, energy balance, environmental, evapotranspiration, geographical information system, geospatial information, GIS, growth diagnosis, growth model, heat balance, hyperspectral, hyperspectral imager, image, infrared thermometry, land use, light use efficiency, micrometeorology, microwave, moisture, non-destructive measurement, optical, plant measurement, precision farming, radar, radiometry, reflectance, remote sensing, resource, sap flow gauge, SAR, satellite, satellite image, scatterometer, shifting cultivation, slash and burn, soil water, soil-vegetation-atmosphere, SPAC, spatial information technology, spectral signature, spectral measurement, SVAT, synergy, time domain reflectometry, TDR, thermal imager, thermal infrared, thermography, transpiration, water stress, water use efficiency