Application of ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 data for deforestation monitoring in Japan

Masato Hayashi1, Takeo Tadono1, Osamu Ochiai1, Hideki Saito2, Masayoshi Takahashi2, Gen Takao2, Takashi Yamanobe3, Yasuhiro Saito3, Kensuke Fukuda3 and Takuya Itoh4, (1)JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Japan, (2)Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, (3)Ibaraki Prefectural Government, Mito, Japan, (4)RESTEC Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan