Ms. Kaho NITTA, a graduate of Nara Women’s University, has received the “RSSJ Young Researcher Award” from the Remote Sensing Society of Japan (RSSJ) for the following paper:
Intercomparison of Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide over Indian Subcontinent Observed by TROPOMI and OMI
Kaho NITTA, Prakhar MISRA, and Sachiko HAYASHIDA
Journal of The Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 2022 Volume 42 Issue 1, Page 36-50, (Published: February 10, 2022)
https://doi.org/10.11440/rssj.42.36


Prof. Hayashida (RIHN Visiting Professor), former Aakash project leader, was Ms. NITTA’s supervisor until she graduated from Nara Women’s University in March 2021.
This paper is one of the achievements of mission DELHIS.
The award ceremony was held on June 1, 2023, at the 74th Annual Conference at the Nihon University College.
In addition, Prof. HAYASHIDA chaired as president of the RSSJ from July 2020 to May 2022 and received the FY2023 RSSJ Distinguished Service Award at the same ceremony.


Aakash Project WG2 members exhibited at the poster session on the second day of the 74th Annual Conference.
“Sentinel-2/MSIデータを用いたインド・パンジャーブ州における野焼き跡地抽出のための 指標”
Prof. Kanako MURAMATSU(Nara Women’s University)and Ms. Rino MUTSUKURA (graduate student)

“Agricultural Burn Area Segmentation in North India using Convolutional Neural Networks and Transfer Learning: A case study over Punjab, North India”
Prof. Ryouichi IMASU(The University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute)and Ms. Anamika ANAND(Aakash project RA)