ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE FOREST OF MT FUJI, BASED ON MULTIPLE SATELLITE DATA

Evaluation of environmental roles of the forest of Mt. Fuji and estimation of deposition of sulfur dioxide on the leaves of Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) were done based on satellite data. The evaluation suggests that artificial Japanese cypress forests, which occupy the largest area among vegetations of Mt. Fuji have problems concerning environmental role of storing of soil water, and that the result of the estimation indicates an uneven distribution of sulfur dioxide deposition.