Methodology Development for Forest Carbon Budgeting corresponding to the Kyoto Protocol

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17201005
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: Ehime University
• Principal Investigator: SWEDA Tatsuo Ehime University, 農学部, 教授 (90109314)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): GOTO Jynichi 高知大学, 農学部, 教授 (90127928) ; SUZUKI Yasushi 高知大学, 農学部, 准教授 (20216451) ; AMANO Masahiro 早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 教授 (60353562) ; EZAKI Tsugio 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (00036378) ; IZUMI Eiji 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (30026637) ; HAYASHI Kazuo 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (80111839) ; FUJIWARA Mitsuo 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (20144347) ; MATSUO Yoahio 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (10150327) ; NINOMIYA Ikuo 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (80172732) ; EBISU Nobuhiro 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (60176782) ; OHTA Ikuo 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (00252495) ; TSUZUKI Hayato 愛媛大学, 農学部, 教授 (70363257)
• Research Collaborator: ROSS Nelson Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Senior Researcher ; MAEDA Yoshiko 愛媛大学, 農学部, 博士課程学生 ; UEDA Sayoko 愛媛大学, 農学部, 研究科研究生
• Project Period (FY): 2005 – 2008
• Keywords: 京都議定書 / 森林の炭素収支 / 土地利用区分 / 航空レーザー測距法森林の広域測定 / NASA / バイオマス

Research Abstract

愛媛全県を対象に2年の間隔で2回、延べ3000 kmの航空レーザー測定を行い、各時点の森林面積と森林蓄積、および時点間の蓄積の差として森林生産量と炭素吸収量を明らかにした。その結果、それぞれ4,457 km^2、1.43億m^3強、147万m^3/年および49万tC/年となり、林野庁が京都議定書の森林炭素収支勘定に用いる森林簿の値とは相当の隔たりがあり、人口に膾炙する森林簿の不正確さが実証できた。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Estimating timber stock of Ehime prefecture, Japan using airborne laser profiling (2008)
  • Author(s): Tsuzuki, H., Nelson, R. and Sweda, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Forest Planning 13 Pages: 259-266
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Land-cover classification of Ehime prefecture, Japan using airborne laser altimetry (2008)
  • Author(s): Maeda, Y., Tsuzuki, H. Nelson, R. and Sweda, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Forest Planning 13 Pages: 245-248
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Forest habitability for wildlife as evaluated by airborne laser altimetry (2008)
  • Author(s): Ueda, S., Tsuzuki, H. and Sweda, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Forest Planning 13 Pages: 215-223
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Estimation of stand density of young plantation using digitized aerial photographs in Ehime prefecture (2008)
  • Author(s): Kaneko, R., Suzuki, Y., Gotou, J., Eino, C., Makino, K., Tsuzuki, H. and Sweda, T.
  • Journal Title: Japan. Journal of Forest Planning 13 Pages: 141-146
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Conifer plantation volume estimation by remote sensing without parameter fitting (2008)
  • Author(s): Takao, G., Ishibashi, S., Takahashi, M., Sweda, T., Tsuzuki, H. and Kusakabe, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Forest Planning 13 Pages: 295-301
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Adequacy of governmental land-cover statistics as examined by airborne laser altimetry (2008)
  • Author(s): Maeda, Y., Morioka, Y., Tsuzuki, H., Nelson, R. and Sweda, T.
  • Journal Title: Proc. 30^<th> Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences Symposium Pages: 39-43
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Prefecture-wide forest growth and carbon sequestration estimates using airborne laser profiler. Proc (2008)
  • Author(s): Tsuzuki, H., Nelson, R., Maeda, Y. and Sweda, T.
  • Journal Title: 30^<th> Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences Symposium Pages: 44-51
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Carbon emission from degraded tropical swamp forests due to fire & aerobic decomposition, and its quantification by airborne laser altimetry. Proc (2008)
  • Author(s): Sweda, T. and Tsuzuki, H.
  • Journal Title: 30^<th> Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences Symposium Pages: 78-82
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Integrating profiling LIDAR with Landsat data for regional boreal forest canopy attribute estimation and change characterization (2007)
  • Author(s): Wulder, M., Han, T., White, J., Sweda, T. and Tsuzuki, H.
  • Journal Title: Remote Sensing of Environment 110 Pages: 123-137
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Forest Carbon Budget Accounting and Early Detection of Warming-induced Vegetation Change using Airborne Laser Altimetry. Proc (2006)
  • Author(s): Sweda, T. and Tsuzuki, H.
  • Journal Title: 28^<th> Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences Symposium Pages: 45-53
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 航空レーザー測距法によるカナダ西部亜寒帯林の広域森林蓄積推定 (2006)
  • Author(s): 都築勇人・日下部朝子・末田達彦
  • Journal Title: 日本森林学会誌 88 Pages: 103-113
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] シベリア亜寒帯林を対象とした航空レーザー測距法による葉面積指数の広域推定 (2006)
  • Author(s): 日下部朝子・都築勇人・末田達彦
  • Journal Title: 日本森林学会誌 88 Pages: 21-29
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 植生指数を用いた葉面積指数の把握に二方向性反射特性が及ぼす影響-カナダ北西部における山火事後の遷移段階にある植生を対象に- (2006)
  • Author(s): 長谷川宏一・松山洋・都築勇人・末田達彦
  • Journal Title: リモートセンシング学会誌 26(3) Pages: 186-201
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 航空レーザー測距法による愛媛県の森林面積と国家統計の食い違い.四万十・流域圏学会 (2008)
  • Author(s): 前田佳子・都築勇人・末田達彦
  • Organizer: 第8回総会・学術研究発表会概要集
  • Place of Presentation: 香美市
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-31
• [Presentation] 地球環境時代の森林の保全・再生.四万十・流域圏学会 (2008)
  • Author(s): 末田達彦
  • Organizer: 第8回総会・学術研究発表会概要集
  • Place of Presentation: 香美市
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-31
• [Presentation] 航空レーザー測距法による愛媛県の物部・四万十川広域流域の森林蓄積とその成長量の推定.四万十・流域圏学会 (2008)
  • Author(s): 都築勇人・末田達彦・ロス・ネルソン
  • Organizer: 第8回総会・学術研究発表会概要集
  • Place of Presentation: 香美市
  • Year and Date: 2008-03-31
• [Presentation] 航空機搭載のレーザー儀を用いた愛媛全県森林蓄積の推定 (2008)
  • Author(s): 都築勇人・末田達彦・豊田信行
  • Organizer: 四国森林・林業研究発表集
  • Place of Presentation: 高知市
  • Year and Date: 2008-01-24
• [Presentation] 航空レーザー測距法による愛媛全県の森林蓄積の推定 (2007)
  • Author(s): 末田達彦・都築勇人
  • Organizer: 四国森林・林業研究発表集
  • Place of Presentation: 高知市
  • Year and Date: 20070125-26
• [Presentation] 航空レーザー測距法による愛媛県の土地被覆区分 (2007)
  • Author(s): 前田佳子
  • Organizer: 四国森林・林業研究発表集
  • Place of Presentation: 高知市
  • Year and Date: 20070125-26
• [Presentation] 赤外線感知式自動撮影カメラと航空レーザーで捉えた野生動物に住み良い森林 (2007)
  • Author(s): 植田彩容子
  • Organizer: 四国森林・林業研究発表集
  • Place of Presentation: 高知市
  • Year and Date: 20070125-26
• [Presentation] Land use classification by airborne laser altimetry of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Proc (2006)
  • Author(s): Yoshiko Maeda, Hayato Tsuzuki, Ross Nelson and Tatsuo Sweda
  • Organizer: International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Presentation] Estimating LAI over Ehime prefecture by using airborne laser altimetry (2006)
  • Author(s): Toshitsugu Ohtsuka, Hayato Tsuzuki, Ross Nelson and Tatsuo Sweda
  • Organizer: Proc. International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Presentation] Timber stock estimate by airborne laser profiling for entire Ehime prefecture, Japan. Proc (2006)
  • Author(s): Hayato Tsuzuki, Ross Nelson and Tatsuo Sweda
  • Organizer: International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Presentation] Vegetation-topography relationship in central Siberia as observed by airborne laser altimetry (2006)
  • Author(s): Tomoko Kusakabe, Hayato Tsuzuki and Tatsuo Sweda
  • Organizer: Proc. International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Presentation] Stand density estimation of young plantation forests by digitally modified aero-photographs (2006)
  • Author(s): Rikiya Kaneko, Yasushi Suzuki, Jun'ich Gotou, Chitose Eino, Kosuke Makino, Hayato Tsuzuki and Tatsuo Sweda
  • Organizer: Proc. International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Presentation] Conifer plantation volume estimation by combination of lidar observation and conventional growth models (2006)
  • Author(s): Gen Takao, Satoshi Ishibashi, Masayoshi Takahashi, Tatsuo Sweda, Hayato Tsuzuki and Tomoko Kusakabe
  • Organizer: Proc. International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Presentation] Forest habitability for wildlife as evaluated by airborne laser altimetry (2006)
  • Author(s): Sayoko Ueda, Hayato Tsuzuki and Tatsuo Sweda
  • Organizer: Proc. International Conference Silvilaser 2006
  • Place of Presentation: Matsuyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20061114-16
• [Book] 京都議定書に対応した森林におけるCO2吸収量の広域測定法の開発 (2009)
  • Author(s): 末田達彦
  • Total Pages: xiii+144+249
  • Publisher: 愛媛大学農学部