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Approved Related Projects

  1. Digital biosphere: integrated biospheric science for mitigating global environment change
    Organizer: Akihiko ITO（The University of Tokyo）
    Project Period: Sep.2021 - Mar.2026
    https://digital-biosphere.jp/

  2. International Research Network for Hyper-temporal Monitoring of Terrestrial Environment Using Multiple Geostationary Satellites
    Organizer: Kazuhito ICHII (Chiba University)
    Project Period: Apr.2022 - Mar.2027

    The goal is to advance research on terrestrial carbon cycling and related processes by establishing, under Japan’s leadership, a next-generation geostationary satellite observation network—including Himawari-8—and by creating a global land-surface dataset through the integration of geostationary satellite data from multiple countries, achieving high-frequency observations at 10-minute intervals.
    In Japan, the project is led by the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University, with the participation of approximately ten domestic research groups. Internationally, the project is conducted in collaboration with partners in the United States, Australia, China, and South Korea. This funding program primarily supports international collaborative research and exchange activities. In addition, researchers who were not included in the original proposal may join the project at a later stage.
    In Australia, China, and South Korea, participants also include members of OzFlux and AsiaFlux (ChinaFlux and KoFlux), while in Japan, several members of JapanFlux are involved. As such, one of the key applications of this project is the study of atmosphere–land exchanges (fluxes) of matter.
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  3. Towards Sustainable Nitrogen Use Connecting Human Society and Nature
    Principal Investigator: Kentaro HAYASHI (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)
    Project Period (Full research): Apr.2023 - Mar.2028
    https://www.chikyu.ac.jp/rihn_e/project/FS-2021-03.html

Approval of Researches

iLEAPS-Japan approve domestic research which contributes to iLEAPS. Advantages are as follows.

  1. Opportunities to participate in international joint research.
  2. Research Progress through information exchange with other groups.
  3. Opportunities to exchange new ideas and results through meetings and publications.
  4. Data quality improvement by standardization and cross validation of method.
  5. Improvement in data sharing.
  6. Development and expansion of international research collaboration.

We suggest to receive approval from iLEAPS-Japan those who are and are planning to promote research in the field of Ecosystem-Atmosphere process. Please check iLEAPS Science Plan and Implementation Strategy and verify if it meets your project. Then please submit research outline to iLEAPS-Japan office ( iLEAPS_J_office@ml.affrc.go.jp), subject should be "iLEAPS国内活動の承認願."