The main objective of this study is to develop methodology by combining optical, radar, and field data for estimation of tropical forest biomass carbon storage and CO₂ sequestration by forest vegetation.

- Theoretical results:
Develop a detailed forest cover map (scale 1:25,000), where the region is a tropical monsoon, along of the rainy season and the dry season is distinctive, with evergreen and deciduous forests.
Develop a model for estimating forest biomass by combining optical satellite images and radar satellite images.
Select the best of a model for estimation of forest biomass and then use this model for biomass mapping, carbon storage, and CO2 sequestration in the study area.
01 paper has published in Land/MDPI Journal (ISI list) and 01 paper has published in Advances in Remote Sensing Journal.
- Applied result:
The project has supported the successful for 01 Ph.D. candidate from Chiba University, Japan.

Develop a model for estimating tropical forest biomass by combining Landsat 8 satellite images and ALOS 2 PALSAR satellite images.

- Scientific papers in refereed journals (list):
Published paper (Peer-reviewed)
(1) Nguyen Viet Luong, Tateishi, R., Kondoh, A., Sharma, R. C., Thanh Nguyen, H., Trong To, T., & Ho Tong Minh, D. (2016). Mapping Tropical Forest Biomass by Combining ALOS-2, Landsat 8, and Field Plots Data. Land, 5(4), 31. (ISI/ESCI).
(2) Nguyen Viet Luong, Tateishi, R., Nguyen, H. T., Sharma, R. C., To, T. T., & Le, S. M. (2016). Estimation of Tropical Forest Structural Characteristics Using ALOS-2 SAR Data. Advances in Remote Sensing, 5(02), 131.
Conference paper
(1) Nguyen Viet Luong, Ryutaro Tateishi, Thanh-Hoan Nguyen, Ram C. Sharma, Trong-Tu To and Mai-Son Le. The Relationship between Tropical Forest Biomass and Backscattering Intensity of ALOS-2 SAR Data. International Symposium on Geo-spatial and Mobile Mapping Technologies and Summer School for Mobile Mapping Technology, 04th – 10th of May 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam. Published by: Bach Khoa Publishing house ISBN: 978-604-93-8868-2. Printed in Viet Nam.
- Patents (list):
Technological products (described in details: technical characteristics, place): Project final report, including all proposed outcome such as. Models for estimation of biomass. Project database contains the following data: Optical satellite image (Landsat 8 OLI) and radar satellite data (ALOS PALSAR) before and after processing and processing steps of satellite data. field survey data including detailed land cover map, biomass maps, carbon storage map and CO2 sequestration map in the study area.
- Other products (if applicable): Optical satellite image (Landsat 8 OLI) and radar satellite data (ALOS PALSAR).