Masahito UEYAMA

Associate Professor of Ecological Meteorology
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Osaka Prefecture University
e-mail: ueyama <a> envi.osakafu-u.ac.jp

Researcher ID: O-1294-2018
ORCiD: 0000-0002-4000-4888
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Other positions and activity
Visiting Scientist, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
AsiaFlux Steering Committee (2018.01 – Present)
JapanFlux Steering Committee (2013.08 – Present)
iLEAPS-Japan Committee (2018.04 – Present)
Editor, Journal of Agricultural Meteorology (2015.03-2019.03)

Research Interests
Understanding the interactions between land surface and the atmosphere is critically important for conserving ecosystems, stabilizing earth climate, and promoting health and well-being. My research interests are to mechanistically understand the interactions of the energy, water, and greenhouse gases using tools of micrometeorology and environmental sciences. Specifically, our group uses field observations at a range of land surface (e.g., forests, wetlands, fire scars, urban buildups, and urban park), remote sensing, and mathematical models for integrating and synthesizing data to knowledge.

Current projects
Measurements of CH₄ emissions from urban landscapes through the KAKENHI project
Measurements of CH₄ flux at upland forests through the KAKENHI project, KAKENHI project
Greenhouse gas budgets at Arctic and boreal ecosystems through the ArCS project, ArCSII and ADC synthesis
Understanding global wetland CH₄ dynamics through the FLUXNET-CH₄ synthesis, KAKENHI project

Research Tools
Micrometeorological measurements (e.g., eddy covariance method, relaxed eddy accumulation method)
Modelling: ecological model (e.g., Biome-BGC, big-leaf model), machine learning, multi-layer turbulent model (second order closure model, Lagrangian localized near-field theory)
Remote sensing
Programing (C, C++, Python)

Employment
2015.04-present: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University
2008.04-2015.03: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University
2004.07-2008.03: Visiting Research Scholar, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
2003.04-2005.05: System Engineer, Accès Co., Ltd.

Education
2007 Okayama University (Doctor of Science)
2003 Osaka Prefecture University (Master of Agriculture)
2001 Osaka Prefecture University (Bachelor of Agriculture)

Awards
2020 Distinguished Investigator award of the Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
[Studies on greenhouse gas fluxes between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere]
2014 Outstanding paper award of the Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
2011 Outstanding paper award of the Society of Eco-Engineering
2011 Outstanding paper award of the Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
2007 Best student presentation award of remote sensing and environmental change session, GCCA7

Publications
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