Yoshio Inoue

My Research Areas:
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 My Research: Plant eco-physiology, Remote sensing, Modeling, Agro-Ecosystem, Precision farming, GIS.

Outline of my research:
The major part of my 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. 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.