about iLEAPS
iLEAPS was previously established in March 2004 within the framework of the second phase of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). The scientific goal of the iLEAPS in IGBP was to provide understanding how interacting physical, chemical and biological processes transport and transform energy and matter through the land-atmosphere interface.
Now, iLEAPS is one of the Global Research Projects (GRPs) of the Future Earth.
Scientific questions of the new iLEAPS are:
1) How changing land-use and farming and forestry practice (irrigation, tillage, fire, draining, fertilizers, grazing, forest husbandry, pest and weed control, choice of crops or trees) affects the atmospheric chemistry, air quality and climate (N2O, CO2, H2O, CH4, VOCs, pollen etc.).
2) How anthropogenic changes in atmospheric chemistry (CO2, O3) affects plant productivity (O3 damage, CO2 fertilization).
3) How vulnerable and marginal ecosystems (very cold, very dry) will be affected by changes in climate (H2O, CO2).
4) How ecosystems (including fire, wetlands, and vegetation) emit short-lived carbon, e.g., isoprene and methane and carbon dioxide and its impact on atmospheric chemistry.
iLEAPS science underpins three specific goals that are part of the Future Earth challenges, which are:
1) Mitigation of climate change
2) Environmental response to changes in climate and air quality
3) Secure and improve human health and well-being in rural and urban areas
iLEAPS in Future Earth is a network to link iLEAPS scientists to key societal challenges related to health, biodiversity, climate, food and fuel security acts as a communication hub and coordinator of worldwide scientific research in ecosystem-atmosphere exchanges. It promotes scientific excellence through developing international science initiatives that are multi-disciplinary. It also promotes leadership in science through capacity building in developing countries as well as through its Early Career Scientists network. Please see the website for more information.
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Takeshi ISE
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Associate Professor Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University |
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Kazuhito ICHII **
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Professor Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University |
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Masahito UEYAMA
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Associate Professor Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University |
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Nobuko KATAYANAGI
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Senior Researcher National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
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Tomomichi KATO
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Associate Professor Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University |
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Tomo'omi KUMAGAI
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Professor Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
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Ayumi KOTANI
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Assistant Professor Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Department of Biosphere Resources Science, Nagoya University |
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Masayuki KONDO **
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Associate Professor The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University |
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Hisashi SATO *
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Scientific Researcher Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
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Kengo SUDO
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Professor Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University |
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Satoru TAKANASHI
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Senior Researcher Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Kazuya NISHINA
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Senior Researcher Earth System Division (Biogeochemical Cycle Modeling and Analysis Section) National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES) |
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Hibiki NODA
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Senior Researcher Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES) |
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Takashi HIRANO
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Professor Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University |
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Tetsuya HIYAMA
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Professor Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University |
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Hiroyuki MURAOKA
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Professor River Basin Research Center, Gifu University |
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Michihiro MOCHIDA
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Professor Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University |