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Tsuneo Matsunaga is affiliated with the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Ecology.

Their recent research work includes publications in prominent scientific journals. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Matsunaga include:

  • Global terrestrial carbon fluxes of 1999-2019 estimated by upscaling eddy covariance data with a random forest (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging (2020, Nature)
  • Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu (2021, Nature Astronomy)
  • Thermophysical properties of the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Infrared observations and thermal inertia mapping (2020, Icarus)
  • Country-Scale Analysis of Methane Emissions with a High-Resolution Inverse Model Using GOSAT and Surface Observations (2020, Remote Sensing)

Matsunaga's frequent co-authors include Yukio Yoshida, Shamil Maksyutov, Isamu Morino, Rajesh Janardanan, and Akihiko Ito, indicating collaborative research efforts in their areas of expertise.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as Remote Sensing, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Environmental Research Letters, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Nature Astronomy.

Matsunaga's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Climate variability and models

Best Publications

  • A temperature and emissivity separation algorithm for Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) images

    A. Gillespie;S. Rokugawa;T. Matsunaga;J.S. Cothern

  • The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon

    Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Junichi Haruyama;Yasuhiro Yokota

  • The surface composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 near-infrared spectroscopy

    K. Kitazato;R. E. Milliken;T. Iwata;T. Iwata;M. Abe;M. Abe

  • Global lunar-surface mapping experiment using the Lunar Imager/Spectrometer on SELENE

    Junichi Haruyama;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Makiko Ohtake;Tomokatsu Morota

  • Possible mantle origin of olivine around lunar impact basins detected by SELENE

    Satoru Yamamoto;Ryosuke Nakamura;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yoshiko Ogawa

  • Possible lunar lava tube skylight observed by SELENE cameras

    Junichi Haruyama;Kazuyuki Hioki;Motomaro Shirao;Tomokatsu Morota

  • Long-Lived Volcanism on the Lunar Farside Revealed by SELENE Terrain Camera

    Junichi Haruyama;Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Tomokatsu Morota

  • Timing and characteristics of the latest mare eruption on the Moon

    Tomokatsu Morota;Junichi Haruyama;Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga

  • Automated detection and classification of lunar craters using multiple approaches

    Y. Sawabe;T. Matsunaga;S. Rokugawa

  • Global terrestrial carbon fluxes of 1999–2019 estimated by upscaling eddy covariance data with a random forest

    Jiye Zeng;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Zheng-Hong Tan;Nobuko Saigusa

  • Performance and scientific objectives of the SELENE (KAGUYA) Multiband Imager

    Makiko Ohtake;Junichi Haruyama;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yasuhiro Yokota

  • Long-term trends and spatial patterns of satellite-retrieved PM2.5 concentrations in South and Southeast Asia from 1999 to 2014.

    Yusheng Shi;Yusheng Shi;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yasushi Yamaguchi;Zhengqiang Li

  • Curie point depth in northeast Japan and its correlation with regional thermal structure and seismicity

    Yasukuni Okubo;Tsuneo Matsunaga

  • Massive layer of pure anorthosite on the Moon

    S. Yamamoto;R. Nakamura;T. Matsunaga;Y. Ogawa

  • Evaluation of various satellite sensors for waterline extraction in a coral reef environment: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands

    Hiroya Yamano;Hiroya Yamano;Hiroto Shimazaki;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Albon Ishoda

  • Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging

    Tatsuaki Okada;Tatsuaki Okada;Tetsuya Fukuhara;Satoshi Tanaka;Satoshi Tanaka;Satoshi Tanaka;Makoto Taguchi

  • Discoveries on the lithology of lunar crater central peaks by SELENE Spectral Profiler

    Tsuneo Matsunaga;Makiko Ohtake;Junichi Haruyama;Yoshiko Ogawa

  • Lunar photometric properties at wavelengths 0.5–1.6 μm acquired by SELENE Spectral Profiler and their dependency on local albedo and latitudinal zones

    Yasuhiro Yokota;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Makiko Ohtake;Junichi Haruyama

  • Technical assessment and evaluation of environmental models and software

    G.A. Alexandrov;D. Ames;G. Bellocchi;M. Bruen

  • Temperature and emissivity separation from Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) images

    Alan R. Gillespie;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Shuichi Rokugawa;Simon J. Hook

  • A Temperature-Emissivity Separation Method Using an Empirical Relationship between the Mean, the Maximum, and the Minimum of the Thermal Infrared Emissivity Spectrum

    Tsuneo Matsunaga

  • Asymmetric crustal growth on the Moon indicated by primitive farside highland materials

    Makiko Ohtake;Hiroshi Takeda;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Yasuhiro Yokota

Frequent Co-Authors

Junichi Haruyama
Junichi Haruyama Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Naru Hirata
Naru Hirata University of Aizu
Tomokatsu Morota
Tomokatsu Morota University of Tokyo
Yoshiaki Ishihara
Yoshiaki Ishihara Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Takahiro Hiroi
Takahiro Hiroi Brown University
Isamu Morino
Isamu Morino National Institute for Environmental Studies
Tatsuya Yokota
Tatsuya Yokota National Institute for Environmental Studies
Shamil Maksyutov
Shamil Maksyutov National Institute for Environmental Studies
Takehiko Wada
Takehiko Wada Tohoku University
Yasushi Yamaguchi
Yasushi Yamaguchi Nagoya University

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