LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Yang Lab
Machine-translated · View original
A lab that measures the workings of land and water ecosystems through the eyes of satellites.
AboutAbout the lab
Measuring Earth's ecosystems from space.
The Yang Lab studies quantitative satellite remote sensing of Earth's biosphere and its applications to ecosystems.
The lab targets both terrestrial vegetation and aquatic ecosystems, analyzing them by comparing and integrating the two.
Satellite ecology is a field that builds on satellite technology to observe and understand how ecosystems function, from the regional scale to the entire globe.
By combining field observations with satellite observations, the lab aims to capture photosynthesis and the carbon budget more accurately.
Key terms
- Remote sensing
- A technology that measures the land surface or water surface at a distance, without touching the target, from platforms such as satellites
- Satellite ecology
- An interdisciplinary field that builds on satellite remote sensing to observe and analyze how ecosystems function, from the regional scale to the entire globe
- Carbon cycle
- The process by which carbon, in forms such as carbon dioxide, circulates among the atmosphere, plants, oceans, and soil
NewsLab news
Paper on super-resolution of satellite images accepted by IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
A master's student received an Outstanding Presentation Award at the final master's thesis presentation
Paper published on assessing the quality of urban habitats
ResearchResearch themes
The lab works on satellite ecology, measuring the functioning of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through field observations and satellite remote sensing, in order to clarify and model the mechanisms of global-scale natural phenomena. Its main targets are vegetation and aquatic environments, where photosynthesis takes place.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping methods for measuring ecosystems by satellite
For vegetation and aquatic environments, the lab develops new algorithms that improve the accuracy of the biological and physical quantities estimated by satellite remote sensing, and produces satellite products that cover wide areas over long periods.
*Illustrative imageUncovering ecosystem change and its causes
Based on the satellite products it creates, the lab clarifies how photosynthesis, the carbon cycle, and biodiversity change over time and across locations. It statistically analyzes how climate change and human activities affect them, and builds models of global ecosystems.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Yang Lab include faculty, researchers, administrative assistants, technical assistants, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorWei Yang
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Yang Lab
Irie LabCenter for Environmental Remote Sensing, Division 4, Atmospheric Environment DivisionAtmospheric chemistry, atmospheric environmental science, an…
Saitoh LabCenter for Environmental Remote Sensing, Division 4, Atmospheric Environment DivisionAtmospheric chemistry and satellite remote sensing; global o…
Hongo LabCenter for Environmental Remote Sensing, Division 9, Agriculture and Food DivisionPlant nutrition and agricultural remote sensing; estimation …
Kotsuki-Okazaki LabCenter for Environmental Remote Sensing, Division 6, Climate Change Division / Division 7, Meteorological Disaster DivisionSpecializing in data assimilation, weather forecasting, hydr…The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images.
- Top image: “Satellite image of Madagascar in September 2003” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Developing methods for measuring ecosystems by satellite: “Venice Lagoon December 9 2001” NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team / Public domain (cropped)
- Uncovering ecosystem change and its causes: “Carbon cycle NASA” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (入江研究室
（地球大気環境研究室） ): “Air Pollution Chokes Northern India (NESDIS )” NOAA / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (齋藤研究室): “Artifacts at Tsukuba Space Center Space Dome exhibition hall 9” Syced / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (本郷研究室): “NASA-ISRO Radar Satellite Captures First Image of North Dakota Wetlands, Farmlands (PIA26615)” JPL / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (環境予測科学 小槻・岡﨑研究室): “Tracking a Superstorm ( )” NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.