Exploratory Research Projects

1. Research Titles in FY 2006

Toshihiko Iyemori: Development of portable vector gradiometer and its use in estimating secular variation
Kuniyo Inoue: Molecular analysis on the regulatory mechanism of mammal or especially human enzymes by lignans and other wood components
Yoshiharu Uchimoto: Development of novel carbonous electrodes for PEFCs
Shiro Suzuki: Molecular biological analysis towards breeding of fast-growing trees suitable for ethanol production
Junji Takabayashi: Anslysis of information networks mediated by green-leaf volatiles by using GM plants
Ichiro Tayasu: Possibilities of the use of radiocarbon for the research on Sustainable Humanosphere
Taiichi Hayashi: Research on the rainfall process during monsoon in the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent –Rain fall dependency on the height–
Yoichi Fukuda: Feasibility Study on Landwater Monitoring by Means of a Future SSI (Satellite to Satellite Interferometry) Gravity Mission
Hiroshi Yamakawa: Research of Superconducting Coil for Magnetic Sail Spacecraft

Makoto Ando: Effects of Climate Change on the Decline of Fagaceae Species –Long-term Ecological Research in a Cool Temperate Forest–
Toshihiko Iyemori: Development of portable vector gradiometer and its use in estimating secular variation
Yoshiko Kosugi: Measurement of BVOC (Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound) emission from an tropical rainforest.
Junichi Susaki: Development of a physical model to estimate soil moisture on paddy fields based on microwave scatterometer measurement and estimation of soil moisture using satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images
Junji Takabayashi: Ecological infromation networks mediated by green leaf voaltiles.
Takahiro Tagami: Fundamental research on the climatic and environmental changes in the Asian equatorial region –high-resolution correlation between isotopic data of speleothems and growth-ring data of tropical trees
Ichiro Tayasu: Basic research on the metabolism of inorganic elements in termites
Takuji Nakamura: Development and application of laser spectroscopy technique for fieldmeasurements in the atmosphere, the biosphere and the forest
Yoichi Fukuda: Feasibility Study on Landwater Monitoring by Means of a Future SSI(Satellite to Satellite Interferometry) Gravity Mission –Applicability of Along Track Range Rate data
Takeshi Horinouchi: Development of database and analysis system of numerical data for tropical humanosphere