Ph.D., The University of Tokyo

Conservation of biological resources

Forest management / measurements

Forest risk management

Forest wind damage

2013 - 2014
INRA, France　(Wind damage project) Postdoctoral fellow

2010
Postdoctoral fellow, Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute,

2008 - 2010
Postdoctoral fellow, Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute

2003 - 2004
United Nations University, Project Assistant

1994 - 1999
Forest Development Foundation

2004 - 2007, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Forest Science

2001 - 2002, State University of New York, College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry

1999 - 2000, Queens University, McGill University

Energy transfer during tree movement for different wind conditions and forest configurations
Kana Kamimura; Kazuki Nanko; Asako Matsumoto; Saneyoshi Ueno; Barry Gardiner
Forest Ecology and Management, 571, 122223-122223, Nov. 2024
Lead

Tree dynamic behavior with forestry activities and a category-5 tropical cyclone
Kana Kamimura; Kazuki Nanko; Asako Matsumoto; Saneyoshi Ueno; James Gardiner; Barry Gardiner
Mar. 2022
Lead

Tree dynamic response and survival in a category-5 tropical cyclone: The case of super typhoon Trami
Kana Kamimura; Kazuki Nanko; Asako Matsumoto; Saneyoshi Ueno; James Gardiner; Barry Gardiner
Science Advances, 8(10), Mar. 2022, Refereed
Lead

Editorial: Living with tropical storms in a changing climate
Gardiner, Barry Alan; Chen, Yi-Ying; Ruel, Jean-Claude; Kamimura, Kana
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE, 5, 988875, 2022
Lead

Agent-based modelling of wind damage processes and patterns in forests
Kana Kamimura; Barry Gardiner; Sylvain Dupont; John Finnigan
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 268, 279-288, Apr. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Use of machine learning techniques to model wind damage to forests
Emma Hart; Kevin Sim; Kana Kamimura; Céline Meredieu; Dominique Guyon; Barry Gardiner
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 265, 16-29, Feb. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Observations and predictions of wind damage to Larix kaempferi trees following thinning at an early growth stage
Kana Kamimura; Barry A. Gardiner; Shinya Koga
FORESTRY, 90(4), 530-540, Oct. 2017, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

A hybrid method for feature construction and selection to improve wind-damage prediction in the forestry sector
Hart, E; Sim, K; Gardiner, B; Kamimura, K
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, 2017, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Modelling wind risk to Eucalyptus globulus (Labill.) stands
Tommaso Locatelli; Barry Gardiner; Stefano Tarantola; Bruce Nicoll; Jean-Marc Bonnefond; Didier Garrigou; Kana Kamimura; Genevieve Patenaude
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 365, 159-173, Apr. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Mechanistic and statistical approaches to predicting wind damage to individual maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) trees in forests
Kana Kamimura; Barry Gardiner; Sylvain Dupont; Dominique Guyon; Celine Meredieu
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 46(1), 88-100, Jan. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Analysis of wind damage caused by multiple tropical storm events in Japanese Cryptomeria japonica forests
Kamimura; K. Saito, S; Kinoshita, H; Kitagawa, K; Uchida, T; Mizunaga, H
Forestry, 86, 411-420, Apr. 2013, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Wood biomass supply costs and potential for biomass energy plants in Japan
Kana Kamimura; Hirofumi Kuboyama; Koichi Yamamoto
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 36, 107-115, Jan. 2012, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Root anchorage of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtuse (Sieb. Et Zucc.) Endl.) under the combined loading of wind and rapidly supplied water on soil: analyses based on tree-pulling experiments
K. Kamimura; K. Kitagawa; S. Saito; H. Mizunaga
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 131(1), 219-227, Jan. 2012, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

スギのコンテナ育苗の生産コスト分析
上村佳奈; 落合幸仁; 山田健; 鹿又秀聡
関東森林研究, 63(2), 49-52, 2012, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Comparing wind data at local meteorological stations and in forested areas using roughness length and topographic exposure indices
Kamimura, K; Saito, S
FORMATH Tokyo 2009, 9, 135-152, 2010, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

森林林業分野における風害シミュレーション -数値風況予測技術(CFD) によるアプローチ-
内田孝紀; 水永博己; 齊藤哲; 上村佳奈; 木下裕子; 丸山敬
森林立地, 52(2), 67-77, 2010, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Wind profiles and mechanical resistance of uprooted trees in a Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) plantation slightly damaged by Typhoon Melor 0918 at Kamiatago experimental forests, Tenryu, Japan: Validity of mechanistic models for wind damage risks
Kitagawa, K; Kamimura, K; Saito, S; Uchida T; Mizunaga, H
Japanese Journal of Forest Environment, 52, 57-66, 2010, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Estimation of spatial distribution on wood biomass supply potential for three prefectures in the northern tohoku region
Kana Kamimura; Hirofumi Kuboyama; Koichi Yamamoto
Nihon Enerugi Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy, 88(10), 877-883, Oct. 2009, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

育林作業の作業功程と地形・地理条件
當山啓介; 上村佳奈; 山崎加奈; 龍原哲
FORMATH Tohoku 2008, 8, 13-23, 2009, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

北東北三県における木質バイオマス供給可能量の空間的推定
上村佳奈; 久保山裕史; 山本幸一
日本エネルギー学会誌, 88(10), 877-882, 2009, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

A review of mechanistic modelling of wind damage risk to forests
Barry Gardiner; Ken Byrne; Sophie Hale; Kana Kamimura; Stephen J. Mitchell; Heli Peltola; Jean-Claude Ruel
FORESTRY, 81(3), 447-463, Jul. 2008, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Developing a decision support approach to reduce wind damage risk - a case study on sugi (Cryptomeria japonica (L.f.) D.Don) forests in Japan
Kana Kamimura; Barry Gardiner; Akio Kato; Takuya Hiroshima; Norihiko Shiraishi
FORESTRY, 81(3), 429-445, Jul. 2008, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

A review of strategies for wind damage assessment in Japanese forests
Kana Kamimura; Norihiko Shiraishi
JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 12(3), 162-176, Jun. 2007, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

風害予測力学モデルGALES による長期間の風害発生限界風速の推定
上村佳奈; B.A. Gardiner; 白石則彦
FORMATH Kyusyu, 6, 19-28, 2007, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

衛星データを用いたGIS植生情報の更新
齋藤英樹; 鹿又秀聡; 上村佳奈; 田中真哉
関東森林研究, 64(2), 5 - 8, Sep. 2013, Not invited
http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/201302232752226299
Lead

地位と地利に基づいたスギ再造林適地の抽出
鹿又秀聡; 上村佳奈; 齋藤英樹; 光田靖
日本森林学会大会学術講演集(CD-ROM), 124th, 207, 25 Mar. 2013, Not invited
Lead

スギ再造林適地のマップ化と評価
上村佳奈; 鹿又秀聡; 齋藤英樹; 光田靖; 北原文章; 垂水亜紀; 高橋正義
日本森林学会大会学術講演集(CD-ROM), 123rd, ROMBUNNO.E19 - E19, 26 Mar. 2012, Not invited
Lead

O-23 Estimating wood biomass supply at coal-fired power plants
KAMIMURA Kana; KUBOYAMA Hirofumi; YAMAMOTO Koichi
Proceedings of the Conference on Biomass Science, 6, 46 - 47, 2011
Lead

Estimation of wood biomass supply potential to coal-firing power plant
Kuboyama Hirofumi; Kamimura Kana
The Japanese Forest Society Congress, 122(0), 271 - 271, 2011, Not invited
Lead

O-302 Estimating wood biomass supply using efficiency of transport cost
KAMIMURA Kana; KUBOYAMA Hirofumi; YAMAMOTO Koichi
Proceedings of the Conference on Biomass Science, 5, 24 - 25, 2010
Lead

3-10-2 Estimation of wood biomass supply in Japan
KAMIMURA Kana; KUBOYAMA Hirofumi; YAMAMOTO Koichi
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Institute of Energy, 18, 158 - 159, 2009
Lead

Developing a decision-support system for windthrow risk assessment:a mechanistic assessment method and a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) approach
Kamimura Kana; Gardiner Barry; Kato Akio; Shiraishi Norihiko
The Japanese Forest Society Congress, 118(0), 161 - 161, 2007, Not invited
Lead

Dynamic behavior of trees during 1.5-year observation
Kamimura, K., Nanko, K., Matsumoto, A., Ueno, S.
10th International Conference of Wind and Trees, Jun. 2023, Not invited

Tree dynamic behavior with forestry activities and a category-5 tropical cyclone
Kana Kamimura; Kazuki Nanko; Asako Matsumoto; Saneyoshi Ueno; James Gardiner; Barry Gardiner
EGU22 session BG3.11, May 2022, Not invited

Time-series analysis of typhoon damage in Japanese forests
Kamimura, K; Yoshioka, M; Kato, M; Suzuki, S
8th International Conference of Wind and Trees, 2017, Not invited

Emergence and propagation of wind damage in forests
Kamimura, K; Gardiner, B; Guyon, D; Meredieu, C
8th International Conference of Wind and Trees, 2017, Not invited

Forest wind damage from tropical cyclones
Kamimura, K; Kato, M; Yoshioka, M.K; Suzuki, S
IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016, 2016, Not invited

Statistical and mechanistic assessment of storm damage in maritime pine forests, Aquitaine, France,
Kaminura, K; Gardiner, B; Meredieu, c; Guyon, D; Brunet, Y
7th International Conference on Wind and Trees, Aug. 2014, Not invited

Spatial interactions and comparisons of wind damage risk in European planted forests
Kamimura, K; Gardiner, B; Hale, S
Forest Sector Modelling - new approaches and findings for improved resource decisions in a globalized world, Oct. 2013, Not invited

Stability of planted Japanese larch against strong wind with tree growth
Kamimura, K; Gardiner, B; Hale, S; Mitsuda, Y; Koga, S; Yoshida, S
3rd FAO International Congress on Planted Forests – Vulnerability and Risk Management in Planted Forests, Jul. 2013, Not invited

Spatial and temporal analysis of Japanese forest damage caused by tropical cyclones
Kamimura, K; Gardiner, B; Suzuki, S
4th International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change, Jun. 2013, Not invited

American Geophysical Union

The Japanese Forest Society

European Geosciences Union

Acoustic approach for estimating forest resistance to wind with tree movement
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Shinshu University
01 Apr. 2024 - 31 Mar. 2028

生産力とレジリエンスを両立する森林構造の複雑性DXを活用した日本版CNFMの 構築
令和５年度戦略的国際共同研究推進委託事業のうち 二国間国際共同研究事業 （スロベニア共和国との共同研究分野）, 農林水産省
静岡大学、リュブリャナ大学、信州大学、日本大学
Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2025

Future wind damage to forests during tropical cyclones
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Japan Aerospace EXploration Agency
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2025

山岳地に伐採区をどのように配置するか？風に伴うギャップ拡大リスクの定量的評価
科学研究費補助金（基盤研究（C））
Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2024

強風雨時に発生する立木倒伏の動的メカニズムの解明とモデル構築
科学研究費補助金（基盤研究(B)）
Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2024

台風による森林被害の予測精度向上をめざした立木間の動的相互作用の解明
平成29年文部科学省科学研究費補助金 基盤研究C, 日本学術振興会
Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2020

Why uneven-aged stands are resistant to wind damage? Integration of canopy dynamics, vibration engineering and wind dynamics
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Shizuoka University
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2018

造林初期の立木密度調整に伴う耐風性変化の解明と施業手法の確立
平成22 年度文部科学省科学研究費補助金 若手研究(B), 日本学術振興会, 若手研究(B)
独立行政法人森林総合研究所
Apr. 2010 - 2010

Scenario in canopy gap creation and re-closure for reducing wind-damage risks. The linkage of CFD and canopy dynamics
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Shizuoka University
2008 - 2010

Wind damage in forest management