List of ARO Researcher	The researchers and research themes selected for ASTER Announcement of Research Opportunity (ASTER ARO) are listed here. This list is divided into two groups, the "domestic researcher" which belongs to the domestic organization, and the "overseas researcher" which belongs to the overseas organization. Domestic Researcher Theme Name Organization Country A Study on Effectiveness of Middle Infrared Data in Vegetation Classification Yukio Mukai Nagaoka University of Technology Japan Glacier variations of the Patagonia Icefield and detection of the glacier surface contiditon Masamu Aniya Inst.of Geoscience,University of Tsukuba Japan Variations of glaciers and glacier lakes in the east Himalayas. Yutaka AGETA Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies Japan Investigation on Kurushima Channel, Seto Inland Sea by Visible and Infrared Image Data Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Analysis of vegetation and land coverage in provincial city TAKAGI Naoki Shinshu University Faculty of Engineering Japan Lithologic Mapping and Structural Analysis Using ASTER Data in Northwestern Margin of Tarim Basin,China. Bihong Fu Shizuoka University. Japan Analysis of Thermal Status and Plume Ejection of Active Volcanoes arround Japan Kisei KINOSHITA Faculty of Educaion, Kagoshima University Japan Study on the deposition and land utilization in Surabaya River Mouth. shuzo Tanaka Department of Civil Engineering, Toyo University Japan Application of ASTER data for River basin management. Shuzo Tanaka Department of Civil Engineering, Toyo University Japan Applicability of the ASTER Data for the analysis of the city form and growth (Part-I) Obayashi Shigeyuki Remote Sensing Lab., Science University of Tokyo Japan Applicability of the ASTER Data for the analysis of the city form and growth (Part-2) Obayashi Shigeyuki Remote Sensing Lab., Science University of Tokyo Japan Applicability of the ASTER Data for the slope stability evaluation Obayashi Shigeyuki Remote Sensing Lab., Science University of Tokyo Japan Applicability of the ASTER Data for the land use master plan Obayashi Shigeyuki Remote Sensing Lab., Science University of Tokyo Japan Evaluation of the land cover classification accuracy using the ASTER Data Obayashi Shigeyuki Remote Sensing Lab., Science University of Tokyo Japan Estimation of surface fluxes, hydrological and vegetation state variables in semi-arid region of North China Plain KONDOH, Akihiko Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University Japan Study on Seismotectonics using ASTER data in Northwestern Tarim Plate, NW China Aiming Lin Shizuoka University Japan Survey of Coastal Environment Changes in Southeast Asia by Remote Sensing Image Analysis Okubo Yasukuni National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Japan The development of the forest observation technique for contributing to the Kyoto protocol using the remote sensing data Hiroyuki OGUMA National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan Application of ASTER data to mineral exploration for Cyprus-type massive sulphide deposits in Oman Ophiolite Yoshiaki Shibata Mitubishi Materials Natural Resources Development Corp. Japan Establishing links between integrated hydrological and coastal processes affecting Okinawa coral reef ecosystems using remote sensing Coastal processes Kazuo Nadaoka Tokyo Institute of Techology Japan An integrated approach in assessing the environmental state of Manila Bay and surrounding watersheds Kazuo Nadaoka Tokyo Institute of Techology Japan A study of extracting 3 dimension data from satellite images Education Masakazu MORIMOTO Department of Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering Himeji Institute of Technology Japan A study of compression of multispectral satellite images by vector quantization Masakazu MORIMOTO Department of Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering Himeji Institute of Technology Japan Utilization of ASTER data for investigating tectonic histry of Seram Island, Indonesia. Takano Osamu JapanPetroleum Exploration Co.Ltd. Japan Study on the spatial monitoring of the areal distribution of snow physical properties with SAR and ASTER data FUKAMI Kazuhiko Public Works Research Institute,Ministry of Construction, Government of Japan Japan Study of sea ice volume estimation by using combined ASTER and SAR data Hiroyuki Wakabayashi NASDA Japan Research on joining and using of the ecology information for the country control with high technology MATSUBAYASHI kenichi PublicWorks Research Institute Japan Extraction of geomorphic characters of great active faults in Mongol based on ASTER data KINUGASA Yoshihiro Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Application of Aster data to develop an semi analytical/optical model for thje estimation of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers and in the adjacent coastal sea Mohammad Rezwanul Islam Graduate School of Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan Studies of application technologies for the citizens to make remote sensing information available Uesaka Hiroyuki Toyama University of International Studies Japan Making a text book using satellite data Shigeyuki Obayashi Land Information Technology Laboratory Co.,Ltd Japan The monitoring of vegetation in Ogasawara islands Shigeyuki Obayashi Land Information Technology Laboratory Co.,Ltd Japan On the application to the spatial information such as thesatellite data and geographical information in Mizuho city Shigeyuki Obayashi Land Information Technology Laboratory Co.,Ltd Japan A study on the identify of landslides with ASTER data Satoshi TSUCHIYA Shizuoka University Japan Application to the heat island of the Roughness parameter using ASTER Shintaro Goto Rissyo University Japan The studies on drying up of river and changing of vegetation status in the lower part of Huanghe River China. Xiufeng　Wang Hokkaido University Japan Monitoring dynamics of the coastal zooplankton with satellite data Haruto Ishii Tokyo University of Fisheries Japan Development of a method of cloud detection in ASTER sobue shinichi NASDA Japan Quantitative Evaluation for Natural Disaster using Remote Sensing Susumu Ogawa Rissho University Japan Development of practical algorithms for the estimations of turbidity and water temperature in brackish water areas Sakuno Yuji Hiroshima University Japan Mapping prospects of hydrothermal-vein type deposit in southeastern Kamchatka through lineament analysis based on ASTER data Kenichi Kurihara Metal Mining Agency of Japan Japan Mapping of mineralization signature related to non-ferrous metallic deposits using ASTER data in the East Tianshan area, PRC Kunihito YAMAMOTO Metal Mining Agency of Japan Japan Investigations on Water and Land Areas for Environmental Conservation Using Visible and Infrared Image Data (the Liaodong Peninsula) Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Investigations on Water and Land Areas for Environmental Conservation Using Visible and Infrared Image Data (the lower Yangtze River, southwest area) Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Investigations on Water and Land Areas for Environmental Conservation Using Visible and Infrared Image Data (the lower Yangtze River, northwest area) Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Investigations on Water and Land Areas for Environmental Conservation Using Visible and Infrared Image Data (the lower Yangtze River, northwest area) Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Investigations on Water and Land Areas for Environmental Conservation Using Visible and Infrared Image Data (the lower Yangtze River, northeast area) Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Geologic Analysis with ASTER data in the Central Myanmar region Shuichi Miyatake Metal Mining Agency of Japan Japan Monitoring of ecological succession and birds habitats in the exposed bed of the Aral Sea. Masahiro Horikawa Osaka Prefecture University Japan Urban heat environment monitoring by the fusion of ASTER and LIDAR data Yuko Fukui KOKUSAI KOGYO Co.,Ltd Japan Estimation of water quality distribution in the eutrophic water areas using ASTER data Sakuno Yuji Hiroshima University Japan Identification of mineral deposits using ASTER data,Cuba Mitsuya Hirokawa Metal Mining Agency of Japan Japan Distribution of Juniper forests on Asir Mountains in Saudi Arabia KIKUCHI Takao Yokohama National University  Japan Ecology of red tide plankton in the sea /TD> Ken Furuya University of Tokyo Japan Study on environmental conditions of the Sea of Ariake with visible and near infrared images. Ogata Sumitoshi Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan Development on the Processing System of High Speed Image Mapping Takashi Hoshi Ibaraki University Japan Potential mapping of porphyry type deposit in southern Armenia Masuda, Kazuo Metal Mining Agency of Japan Japan Geologic analysis in Gumushane area, NE Turkey Masuda, Kazuo Metal Mining Agency of Japan Japan Studies on the development and validation of the algorithm for the retrieval of snow physical parameters using ASTER data Hori Masahiro National Space Development Agency of Japan Japan Usefulness of Thermal Response Number on Land Cover Classification and Vegetation Vitality Analysis Using ASTER and Landsat/ETM+ Junichi Imanishi Kyoto Univ Japan Climate Change Affects on Ecosystem dynamics in Kashmir Himalayas Shakil Ahmad Romshoo NASDA Japan Urban Damage Detection due to Atico, Peru Earthquake 2001: Case study - Moquegua City Miguel Estrada The University of Tokyo Japan Landslide and Damage Identification Due to the 2001 El Salvador Earthquake. Miguel Estrada The University of Tokyo Japan Damage detection of 2001 Western India Earthquake Masayuki Kohiyama University of Tokyo Japan Super-resolution of ASTER Imagery for Urban Characterization Masayuki Kohiyama University of Tokyo Japan Dependence of vegetation index on ground spatial resolution of satellite sensors Osaki Keiji International Christian University Japan Monitoring of the vegetation changes by grazing in the northern Kalahari Yosihiro Natuhara Osaka Prefecture University Japan Management of herbivory density in Etosha National Game Park, Namibia Yosihiro Natuhara Osaka Prefecture University Japan Analysis of geological structure of the Otavi area, Namibia shin-ichi Kawakami Gifu University Japan Monitoring of Oil slick in Malacca Strait with ASTER Image Data Yessy Arvelyna Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine Japan Impact for the sea by deforestation Susumu Ogawa Rissho University Japan Study about Land Use/ Land Cover in the Andes of Peru YAMAMOTO Nobuyuki Shimane Univ. Japan Exploring the relationship between El-nino phenomenon and glacier activities at central Papua mountain ring, Indonesia territory Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo Chiba University Japan Impact on water quality of closed sea area by land use change Susumu Ogawa Rissho University Japan Forest management and water quality monitoring in Okutama Susumu Ogawa Rissho University Japan The Dynamic Analysis of the Desertification in Kerqin Sandy Land, Inner Monglia of China YAN Wanglin Musashi Institute of Technology Japan Production support of low protein content rice with satellite remote sensing Daiji ASAKA Hokkaido Central Agricultual Experiment Station Japan Estimation of wheat grain protein content with satellite remote sensing Hiroyuki SHIGA Hokkaido Kitami Agricultual Experiment Station Japan Improvement in the grain-of-rice protein content presumption accuracy with satellite remote sensing sensing Daiji ASAKA Hokkaido Central Agricultual Experiment Station Japan Spectral Image Analysis for Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling of the Laguna Lake Basin, Philippines ANIYA, Masamu University of Tsukuba Japan Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling and Prediction for Alternate Bearing of Citrus and Acorn Kenshi Sakai Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Japan Evaluation of the permeability in the paddy-converted upland field by remote sensing Toshimi KUSUME Hokkaido Kamikawa Agricultual Experiment Station Japan ASTER DATA Image Production for Education FUMIO MATSUI The Gunma Prefectural Education Center Japan Utilization of surface temperature information for thermal mitigation in the urban planning process HIRANO Yujiro National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan Distinction of tree species and the estimate of ^|its biomass for forest Susumu Ogawa Rissho University Japan Research on red tide monitoring in coastal area Ishizaka, Joji Nagasaki University Japan Development of Technology using the artificial satellite to grasp the generating condition of red tide plankton Mozi Hashimoto MITSUBISHI SPACE SOFTWARE CO., LTD Japan QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE NITROGEN FIXATION^|BY FOREST VEGETATION IN THE NAGARA RIVER BASIN USING SATELLITE ASTER DATA Akiyama Tsuyoshi Gifu University Japan A utilization study of satellite data for growing a good quality rice Yukio Mukai Nagaoka University of Technology Japan Rice Yield Prediction by Using ASTER Satellite and Field Spectroradiometer Data Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Gifu University Japan Survay of urban Environment in Chongqing city Naoki Takagi Shinshu University Japan A study for high quality and yield crops on northern firming from TERRA/ASTER imagery Hirotake Itoh Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture Japan Development of the quantitative evaluation method for the environment/resources using the fusion of different remote sensing data AKIYAMA　Tsuyosi Gifu University Japan Pastoralist of Tuareg and Fulani in the dryland of Sahel - applying remote sensing and GIS to clarify their transhumance Oyama Shuichi Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. Japan Grassland vegetation in Aso: Monitoring and the time series analysis using remote sensing. Michio TSUTSUMI Gifu University Japan Foreign Researcher Theme Name Organization Country Application of ASTER data for mapping hydrocarbon microseepage-induced alteration in the Tucano sedimentary basin, Northeastern Brazil Raimundo Almeida Filho Brazilian Space Research Institute - INPE Brazil Use of ASTER data in the mapping of hydrothermally altered materials in granitoids of the Tin Province of Goi, Central Brazil Raimundo Almeida Filho Brazilian Space Research Institute - INPE Brazil An evaluation of ASTER data for mapping irrigated agricultural crops in a Great Plains (USA) agro-ecosystem. Stephen L. Egbert University of Kansas USA Research on Quantitative Remote Sensing of Energy Flux on Land Surface (Tibet) Liu Qinhuo Institute of Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences P.R.China Discrimination of rock types in semi-arid environments from Northeastern Brazil: the potential of VNIR, SWIR, and TIR ASTER data LENIO SOARES GALVAO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS (INPE) Brazil Changes of Vegetation Cover in the Russian Arctic as a Result of Industrial Damage W. G. Rees Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge UK Observation of Volcanic and Geothermal Activities in Iceland using ASTER and other Imaging Systems - Geothermal and Volcanologic Aspects - Ulrich Muenzer Institute of General and Applied Geology, University of Munich Germany Observation of Volcanic and Geothermal Activities in Iceland using ASTER and other Imaging Systems -Photogrammetric Aspects- Ulrich Muenzer Institute of General and Applied Geology, University of Munich Germany Data integration of remote sensing, geological, and geophysical data for mineral prospection in Brazil. Edson Eyji Sano Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization - Embrapa Brazil Large Area Data Mosaicking and Multi-Resolution Data Fusion Mathias Schardt JOANNEUM RESEARCH Austria Hydrological Modelling in Alpine Terrain Mathias Schardt JOANNEUM RESEARCH Austria Mapping and Monitoring Coral Reef Ecosystem Health Marine ecosystem Heather Holden National University of Singapore, Department of Geography Singapore To evaluate the ability of ASTER data to provide relevant information for forest fires, both in improving the existing fire risk maps and in identifying burned areas. Andre Ribeiro da Silva Marcal Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade do Porto Portugal Land Degradation Monitoring in EnvironmentallySensitive Areas of NE and Central Spain Magaly Koch Boston University USA Study of lacustrine evaporite deposits for paleoclimate implications Goro Komatsu International Research School of Planetary Sciences / Universita' d'Annunzio Italy Flash Flood Hazards of Active Wadis in Northern Oman. Magaly Koch Boston University, USA Detection of Neotectonic Features Combining Advanced Remote Sensing Data, the Case study of the Dead Sea Rift, southern Israel David A. Rothery Open University UK Detection of Neotectonic Features Combining Advanced Remote Sensing Data, the Case study of the Dead Sea Rift, southern Israel Shimoni Michal Royal Military Academy Belgium Proyecto BID 802/OC-AR PID Nｼ 032Investigaci溶 Geol揚ica Minera de los sectores Oriental y Occidental del Macizo del Deseado, Santa Cruz^|Agencia Nacional de promoci溶 Cient断ica y Tecnol揚ica^|Director del Proyecto Dr. Isidoro Schalamuk Juan Carlos Gomez Universidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina Argentina The proposed data grant would be used to further develop techniques for remotely monitoring fire danger in boreal regions using Aster Thermal data and C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez Veridian-ERIM International USA The proposed data grant would be used to further develop techniques for remotely monitoring fire danger in boreal regions using Aster Thermal data and C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez Veridian-ERIM International USA Monitoring Erosion/Sedimentation Process in the Tidal Flat Joong-Sun WON Yonsei University Korea Fuel type mapping for prevention, prediction and modeling of forest fires to understand the role of fires in global change Emilio Chuvieco Department of Geography Spain Trophic State Evaluation for Three Reservoirs in Taiwan Using ASTER Data Ke-Sheng Cheng National Taiwan University Taiwan, R.O.C. Extraction of biophysical parameters for agricultural applications using high resolution satellite sensors. Keith P.B. Thomson Centre de Recherche en Geomatique Canada Spatial mapping of soil properties as root zone constraints to plant growth in Victoria, Australia. Mohammad Abuzar Department of Natural Resources and Environment Australia Mapping of lithologic characteristics and Monitoring volcanic activit Joong-Sun WON Yonsei University Korea Research on monitoring the expansion of urban area around Bangkok Koyoshi HONDA Asian Institute of Technology Thailand Monitoring on Volcanic Activities in Mayon, Philippine Koyoshi HONDA Asian Institute of Technology Thailand THE "OASIS EFFECT" IN RURAL (URBAN) SETTLEMENTS IN ARID REGIONS Saaroni Hadas Geography Department Tel aviv university Israel Comparison of stereo cloud-top heights from different satellite sensors and their validation with ground-based camera systems SEIZ Gabriela Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Switzerland Development of Remote Sensing and GIS Based Algorithms to Estimate and Model the Soil Fertility Parameters Koyoshi HONDA Asian Institute of Technology Thailand Monitoring coastline change in Hue Area, Vietnam Tran Duc Thanh Haiphong Institute of Oceanology (HIO) Vietnam Spatio-temporal Evolution Discharges of Rivers in Spanish Coast(SEDoRiSC) Pedro A. ARNAU DEL AMO Universidad de Barcelona. SPAIN Multi-sensor fusion and enhancement of ASTER data K. VANI INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING INDIA Study On Faint Bearing Gold Quartzite Veins With ASTER Data Wang Yongjiang Center for Aero Geophysical and Remote Sensing of China Land and Resources P.R.China Soil, regolith, mineral and vegetation mapping Phil Bierwirth Australian National University Australia Investigation and Monitoring of environmental Contamination of Mining Activities Using ASTER Data Gan Fuping China Aero-Geophysical Survey and Remote Sensing of Land Use and Resources P.R.China Metallogenetic mapping of Maliman area, in San Juan Province, Argentina. Tertiary volcanism and epithermal alteration of NW Valle del Cura region Graciela MARIN SEGEMAR Geological & Mining Survey of Argentina Argentina Geological mapping and research of the relations between hydrothermal alteration and porphyry copper at Bajo de la Alumbrera region, Catamarca province, Argentina. Cintia MARQUETTI SEGEMAR Geological & Mining Survey of Argentina Argentina PbAgZn mining research in ordovicic sedimentary units, Jujuy Province, Argentina. Silvia Edith CASTRO GODOY SEGEMAR Geological & Mining Survey of Argentina Argentina Environmental geologic survey of the central sector in Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja Province, Argentina Diego AZCURRA SEGEMAR Geological & Mining Survey of Argentina Argentina Triassic volcanic stratigraphy from Los Menucos area, Rio Negro Province, Argentina. Ines Magdalena DI TOMMASO SEGEMAR Geological & Mining Survey of Argentina Argentina Develop and validate a physics based temperature retrieval algorithm for ASTER and comparison with GDAS retrieved land surface temperatures Christoph C Borel Los Alamos National Laboratory USA Use of ASTER TIR data for monitoring nuclear reactor cooling water discharge: Angra dos Reis Reactor case study (SE Brazil). Joao Antonio Lorenzzetti Brazilian Space Research Institute - INPE Brazil Microseepage Detection over Oil and Gasfields Ulrich Steiner GAF Germany Lithological discrimination and sturcture interpretation in two arid areas, northwest China, using ASTER data Peijun Li Seoul National University KOREA Application of ASTER data to assess pressure of population growth on agricultural development in Red River Delta, Vietnam NGUYEN THANH XUAN National Institute of Agricultural Planning and Projections Vietnam Thailand Active Forest Fires Detection in Dry Dipterocarp (DDF) and Mixed Deciduous Forest (MDF) By Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) On Board Terra Satellite (EOS-AM 1). VEERACHAI TANPIPAT Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand Geologic Interpretation of Anomalous Ground Surface Temperatures Using ASTER TIR Bands in the Caldas and Serra Negra Thermal Resorts,Central Brazil Raimudo Almeida-Fiho National Institute For Space Research Brazil Investigation of urban and rural land use in Melbourne, Australia Paul Dare University of Melbourne Australia Regional Variation and Island-Derived affects on Coastal Zone Communities in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on and adjacent to Guadalupe, Cedros and Revillagigedo Islands, Baja California, Mexico. David S. Kossack San Andreas Land Conservancy USA Cotton yield estimation and irrigation performance assessment in Ferghana District, Uzbekistan Yann Chemin International Water Management Institute Sri Lanka Many-year changes of habitats, distribution, and number of waterbirds in the delta of Selenga River Igor Fefelov Irkutsk State University. Russia Remote Sensing of Permafrost and surface thermal properties for operational and scientific applications Kenji Yoshikawa University of Alaska Fairbanks USA Modelling landuse change, and its impact on wildfire dynamics, in the Alta Floresta region of Mato Grosso, Brasil Simon JONES Department of Geomatics Australia Automatic delineation and classification on specific appearance imagery caused by human activities. Heru Riyanto PPPTMGB LEMIGAS Indonesia APPLICATION OF ASTER DATA FOR FRACTURE MAPPING AT TIGA PULUH Mnt, CENTRAL SUMATERA SULIANTARA PPPTMGB LEMIGAS Indonesia ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT OF ASTER IMAGERY FOR CORAL REEF MAPPING OF BONTANG AREA, EAST KALIMANTAN RAHAYU KUSUMA RISDIANTO PPPTMGB LEMIGAS Indonesia Utilization of Aster Imagery for Oil Trap Mapping of Blora Bojonegoro Area, East Java Basin INDAH CRYSTIANA PPPTMGB LEMIGAS Indonesia Application Aster Imagery for Tectonic Study of Tigapuluh Mountain, Central Sumatera, Indonesia Suliantara PPPTMGB LEMIGAS Indonesia Application of ASTER satellite imagery to forecast crop yield and grain quality. Rob Kelly Queensland Department of Primary Industries Australia The Study on Salinity Soils of Arid Region in Xinjiang, West China Junping Zhong Agricultural University of Xinjiang P.R.China Monitoring of woodland establishment and growth using remote sensing Danny Donoghue University of Durham UK Determine nonpoint source pollution and soil organic matter in an agricultural watershed in Southern Quebec, Canada Pierrot Richard CARTEL (centre d'applications et de recherches en teledetection) Canada Analysis of changes in land use related to the policy reform (D�i Moi) in agricultural sector and its impact on the environment in the Thai Binh area of the Red River delta, Vietnam. Martin Beland Sherbrooke University (CARTEL) Canada Spatial observation and environmental consequences modeling of deforestation in the Ba Be National Park area, North Vietnam. Martin Beland Sherbrooke University (CARTEL) Canada Wetland Inventory in South Vietnam using ASTER satellite imagery Tran Triet Vietnam National University Vietnam LAND USE PATTERNS OF RECENT INDIGENOUS ARRIVALS: Mark K. Johnston University of Illinois at Chicago USA Mapping and characterization of quarries in southern Greater Buenos Aires (Argentina) Jorge A. Gebhard Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y MuseoUniversidad Nacional de La Plata Argentina Combined use of Earth Observation and airborne data in deriving forest attribute and biomass parameters in Greece KONTOES Charalabos National Observatory of Athens GREECE Active Tectonics in the Sutlej and Spiti Valley (NW-Himalaya - India) Janda Christoph University Vienna Austria Regional erosion risk mapping in tropical environments through integration of remote sensing and additional data in a GIS Anton Vrieling Wageningen University Netherlands Assessing irrigation water use with remote sensing, a case study in Sri Lanka Palitha Bandara Wageningen Universtiy Sri Lanka The analysis of regularities of spatial distribution and behaviour of chemical elements in surface waters of Uronay ore unit. Victoria Balandis Russian Academy of Science Russia Mining potential evaluation of an epithermal vein system in Telsen, Chubut province, Argentina Graciela Marin SEGEMAR Geological & Mining Survey of Argentina Argentina Leaf Area Index for Fire Chronosequences of the Black Hills and Southern Siberia: A Comparative Study Lee Vierling South Dakota School of Mines and Technology USA Classification, identified mafics and ultramafic mineral rocks, in Precambrian metamorfic units, La Rioja Province, Argentina. Daniel J. Perez Geological Science Argentina Application of Aster data for exploration of porphyry copper deposits in the Central Iranian Volcanic belt. Hojjatollah Ranjbar Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Iran Comparison Between Japan and Indonesia Geothermal field, An Approach of Remote Sensing method for Southern Hokkaido and Western Java area Prihadi Sumintadireja Akita University INDONESIA Object Identification using ASTER Imageries Itthi Trisirisatayawong Chulalongkorn University Thailand