iLEAPS is an interdisciplinary international research program.
iLEAPS is an international research program aimed at advancing the understanding of processes occurring at the atmosphere–land interface of the Earth system. In particular, it seeks to deepen our understanding of exchanges of energy and materials between the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, as well as the physical, chemical, and biological processes associated with their variability. iLEAPS also aims to integrate observations and numerical modeling across a wide range of scales—from molecular to global—and across time, from the past through the present to the future.
iLEAPS was established in 2004 as a core project of the second phase of the International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme (IGBP), focusing on interactions between the atmosphere and land. It has conducted research activities in collaboration with other international research programs and projects related to both atmospheric and terrestrial sciences. Since 2016, it has operated as one of the Global Research Projects (GRPs) under Future Earth. For further details, please refer to the international iLEAPS website.
iLEAPS-Japan is managed by the iLEAPS Subcommittee.
The iLEAPS Subcommittee is positioned as a subordinate body of the joint Future Earth (FE) and WCRP subcommittee under the Environment Committee (環境学委員会) and the Earth and Planetary Science Committee (地球惑星科学委員会) of the Science Council of Japan (日本学術会議). The 25th term was completed in September 2023, and preparations are currently underway for the establishment of the 26th term with the following new members.
Committee Members
The 26th iLEAPS-Japan committee members (in alphabetical order) (* Chair, ** Vice Chair, † Science Council of Japan Associate Members)
| Name | Affiliation / Title |
|---|---|
| Takeshi ISE |
Associate Professor Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University |
| Kazuhito ICHII ** |
Professor Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University |
| Masahito UEYAMA |
Associate Professor Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University |
| Nobuko KATAYANAGI |
Senior Researcher National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| Tomomichi KATO |
Associate Professor Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University |
| Tomo'omi KUMAGAI † |
Professor Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Ayumi KOTANI |
Associate Professor Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University |
| Masayuki KONDO ** |
Associate Professor The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University |
| Hisashi SATO * |
Scientific Researcher Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| Kengo SUDO |
Professor Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University |
| Satoru TAKANASHI |
Senior Researcher Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
| Kazuya NISHINA |
Senior Researcher Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) |
| Hibiki NODA |
Senior Researcher Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) |
| Takashi HIRANO † |
Professor Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University |
| Tetsuya HIYAMA |
Professor Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University |
| Hiroyuki MURAOKA |
Professor River Basin Research Center, Gifu University |
| Michihiro MOCHIDA |
Professor Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University |