Research Articles（Last 5 years）
1)

Zhong, G., Wang, X., Guo, M., Tani, H., Chittenden, A.R., Yin, S., Sun, Z., Matsumura, S.: A
Dark Target Algorithm for the GOSAT TANSO-CAI Sensor in Aerosol Optical Depth Retrieval
over Land. Remote Sensing 9(6), 1-25, 2017.

2)

Santoso, H., Tani, H., Wang, X.: Random forest classification model of basal stem rot diseasecaused by Ganoderma boninense in oil palm plantations. International Journal of RemoteSensing 38(16), 4683-4699, 2017.

3)

Sonobe, R., Yamaya, Y., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Mochizuki, K.: Mapping crop
cover using multi-temporal Landsat 8 OLI Imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing
38(15), 4348-4361, 2017.

4)

Guo, M., Li, J., Xu, J., Wang, X., He, H., Wu, L.: CO2 emissions from the 2010 Russian
wildfires using GOSAT data. Environmental Pollution 226, 60-68, 2017.

5)

Yin, S., Wang, X., Xiao, Y., Tani, H., Zhong, G., Sun, Z.: Study on spatial distribution of crop
residue burning and PM2.5 change in China. Environmental Pollution 220(A), 204-221, 2017.

6)

Zhong, G., Wang, X., Tani, H., Guo, M., Chittenden, A.R., Yin, S., Sun, Z., Matsumura, S.: A
Modified Aerosol Free Vegetation Index Algorithm for Aerosol Optical Depth Retrieval Using
GOSAT TANSO-CAI Data. Remote Sensing 8(12), 1-22, 2016.

7)

Santoso, H., Tani, H., Wang, X.: A simple method for detection and counting of oil palm trees
using high-resolution multispectral satellite imagery. International journal of remote sensing
37(21), 5122-5134, 2016.

8)

Sun, Z., Wang, X., Yamamoto, H., Zhang, J., Tani, H., Zhong, G., Yin, S.: Extraction of riceplanting area and identification of chilling damage by remote sensing technology: a case studyof the emerging rice production region in high latitude. Paddy and Water Environment 14, 111, 2016.

9)

Sun, Z., Wang, X., Tani, H., Zhong, G., Yin, S.: CO2 Concentration Spatial Distribution ofDifferent ENSO Episodes in South America Using GOSAT Data. American Journal of Climate
Change 5(1), 77-87, 2016.

10) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X.: An experimental comparison between KELM and CART forcrop classification using Landsat-8 OLI data. Geocarto International, 1-11, 2016.
11) Guo, M., Xu, J., Wang, X., He, H., Li, J., Wu, J.: Estimating CO2 concentration during thegrowing season from MODIS and GOSAT in East Asia. International Journal of Remote
Sensing 36(17), 4363-4383, 2015.

12) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Shimamura, H.: Discrimination of crop types
with TerraSAR-X-derived information. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 83-84 & 2-13, 2015.
13) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kojima, Y., Kobayashi, N.: Extreme-learning-machine-basedcrop classification using ALOS/PALSAR images. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 49(4),377-381, 2015.
14) Zhong, G., Wang, X., Tani, H., Matsumura, S.: Assessment of Bamboo Forest Damage Using
Temporal Sequence of Landsat Images. Journal of Environmental Information Science 43(5),51-58, 2015.
15) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Shimamura, H.: Random forest classificationof crop type using multi-temporal TerraSAR-X dualpolarimetric data. Remote Sensing Letters5(2), 157-164, 2014.
16) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X.: Detection of ambrosia beetles using a pan-sharpened image
generated from ALOS/AVNIR-2 and ALOS/PRISM imagery. Forest Systems 23(1), 178-182,2014.
17) Yi, K., Tani, H., Li, Q., Zhang, J., Guo, M., Bao, Y., Wang, X., Li, J.: Mapping and Evaluating
the Urbanization Process in Northeast China Using DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data. Sensors
14(2), 3207-3226, 2014.
18) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Kimura, A., Shimamura, H. : Application ofmulti-temporal TerraSAR-X data to map winter wheat planted areas in Hokkaido, Japan. JapanAgricultural Research Quarterly 48(4), 465-470, 2014.
19) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Shimamura, H. : Winter wheat growthmonitoring using multi-temporal TerraSAR-X dual-polarimetric data. Japan Agricultural
Research Quarterly 48(4), 471-476, 2014.
20) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Shimamura, H. : Parameter tuning in the support
vector machine and random forest and their performances in cross- and same-year cropclassification using TerraSAR-X. International Journal of Remote Sensing 35(23), 7898-7909,
2014.
21) Yi, K., Tani, H., Zhang, J., Guo, M., Wang, X., Zhong, G.: Long-Term Satellite Detection of
Post-Fire Vegetation Trends in Boreal Forests of China. Remote Sensing (5), 6938-6957, 2013.
22) Guo, M., Wang, X., Jing Li, Tani, H.: Examining the relationships between land cove r andgreenhouse gas concentrations using remote-sensing data in East Asia. International Journal of
Remote Sensing 34(12), 4281-4303, 2013.
23) Guo, M., Wang, X., Li, J., Yi, K., Zhong, G., Wang, H.: Spatial distribution of greenhouse gas

concentrations in arid and semi-arid regions A case study in East Asia. Journal of Arid
Environments 91, 119-128, 2013.
24) Guo, M., Wang, X., Jing Li, Kunpeng Yi, Zhong, G., Tani, H.: Assessment of global carbon
dioxide concentration using MODIS and GOSAT data. Sensors 12(12), 16368-16389, 2012.
25) Guo, M., Wang, X., Liu, Y., Wang, H., Matsuoka, N., Tani, H.: The effects of sand dust storms
on greenhouse gases. International Journal of Remote Sensing 33(21), 6838-6853, 2012.
26) Liu, Y., Wang, X., Guo, M., Tani, H.: Mapping the FTS SWIR L2 product of XCO2 and XCH4
data from the GOSAT by the Kriging method – a case study in East Asia. International Journalof Remote Sensing 33(10), 3004-3025, 2012.
27) Guo, M., Wang, X., Liu, Y., Matsuoka, N., Tani, H., Matsumura, S.: Improvement of knowledge
classifier to enhance classification in arid semi-arid area. Journal of Arid Land Studies 21(4),155-165, 2012.
28) Guo, M., Wang, X., Matsuoka, N., Tani, H., Matsumura, S.: Desertification assessment using
multivariate data and overlay analysis in Kerqin sandy land, China. Journal of Environmental
Information Science 44(5), 11-22, 2012.

International Conference（Last 5 years）
1) Sun, Z., Wang, X., Tani, H., Zhong, G., Yin, S.: The Responses of Dry-wet Conditions to Elnino Southern Oscillation: A Case Study in China. The 37th International Symposium on
Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-37). Tshwane, South Africa, 8-12 May, 2017.
2) Yin, S., Wang, X., Tani, H., Zhong, G., Sun, Z.: The Effects of El-nino on the CO2 Concentration
Changes in Oceania Region by Using Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellites. The 37thInternational Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-37). Tshwane, SouthAfrica, 8-12 May, 2017.
3) Yamaya, Y., Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Mochizuki, K.: Crop Classificationby Machine Learning Algorithm Using X-band dual-polarized SAR Data. InternationalConference on Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability 2016 (CABS 2016), P10, Sapporo,
Japan, 22-23 August, 2016.
4) Santoso, H., Tani, H., Wang, X.: Detection and Counting of Oil Palm Trees Using
Pansharpening Imagery. International Conference on Agricultural Biodiversity andSustainability 2016（CABS 2016), P34, Sapporo, Japan, 22-23 August, 2016.
5) Sun, Z., Wang, X., Tani, H., Zhong, G., Yin, S.: Estimation of Terrestrial Biosphere GrossPrimary Production Using Satellite Data and Climate Data. International Conference on
Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability 2016（CABS 2016). P45, Sapporo, Japan, 22-23

August, 2016.
6) Zhong, G., Wang, X., Tani, H., Yin, S., Sun, Z.: Inversion of Aerosol Optical Depth Based on
the Cloud and Aerosol Imager. International Conference on Agricultural Biodiversity andSustainability 2016（CABS 2016). P46, Sapporo, Japan, 22-23 August, 2016.
7) Yin, S., Wang, X., Zhong, G., Sun, Z., Tani, H.: Study on the Agricultural Residues Burningand PM2. 5 Change in China by Remote Sensing Technology. European Geosciences Union(EGU) General Assembly 2016, 18:5741, Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April, 2016.
8) Zhong, G., Wang, X., Yin, S., Sun, Z., Tani, H.: Study on remote sensing of aerosols over land
using TANSO-CAI. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 18:5734,Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April, 2016.
9) Sonobe, R., Tani, H., Wang, X., Kobayashi, N., Shimamura, H.: Crop Type Classification UsingTerraSAR-X Dual-polarization Data and Support Vector Machine. 2014 IEEE International
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2014), Quebec City, Canada, 15 July,2014.
10) Zhong, G., Wang, X., Tani, H., Guo, M., Yi, K.: Using Remote Sensing and Meteorological
Data to Monitor Bamboo Forest Damage. 35th International Symposium on Remote Sensing ofEnvironment, Section 3-P-2, No.588, Beijing, China, 22-26 April, 2013.
11) Yi, K., Tani, H., Wang, X., Guo, M., Zhong, G.: Mapping and evaluation of urbanization
dynamics from analysis of multi-temporal DMSP_OLS night time light data. 35th International
Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Section 7-O-1, No.308, Beijing, China, 22-26
April, 2013.
12) Guo, M., Wang, X., Matsuoka, N., Tani, H., Matsumura, S., Yi, K., Zhong, G.: Desertification
process assessment in Asia over the Past 30 years. International Symposium on AgriculturalMeteorology 2013, IB-5, Nonoichi, Japan, 26-30 March, 2013.
13) Guo, M., Wang, X., Yi, K., Zhong, G., Tani, H.: The Distribution of Greenhouse Gas
Concentrations in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas. International Conference on AgriculturalBiodiversity and Sustainability 2012(CABS 2012), CD-ROM: A17, Sapporo, Japan, 27-29
August, 2012.
14) Zhong, G., Wang, X., Tani, H., Guo, M., Yi, K.: Using multi-temporal Landsat data to monitor
bamboo forest damage. International Conference on Agricultural Biodiversity andSustainability 2012(CABS 2012), CD-ROM: A20, Sapporo, Japan, 27-29 August, 2012.
15) Yi, K.; Tani, H., Wang, X., Guo, M., Zhong, G.: In Spatio-temporal distribution of forest fires
and vegetation recovery in the Northeast of China. 2012 IEEE International Geoscience andRemote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 6423-6426, Munich, Germany, 22-27 July, 2012.