Dooahn Kwak

▶ EDUCATION
 Ph.D. - Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Aug. 2010.
 M.S. - Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Feb. 2005.
 B.A. - Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Feb. 2003.

▶PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
 Research Scientist, Department of Forest Policy Research, Division of Future Forest Strategy Research, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Aug. 2016 – Present
 Team Leader, Forestland Policy Research Team, Forestland Research Center, Korea Forest Conservation Association, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Jul. 2014 – Jul. 2016
 Postdoctoral Fellow, Carbon Accounting Team, Pacific Forest Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Apr. 2013 – Apr. 2014
 Research Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Mar.2011- Dec. 2013
 Visiting Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A, Jan. 2006 – Jan. 2007

▶PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
 Kim, G., Park, S., Kwak, D.A. 2020. Is It Possible to Predict the Concentration of Natural Volatile Organic Compounds in Forest Atmosphere?, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(21): 7875.
 Kim, M., Lee, W.K., Kurt, W.A., Kwak, D.A., Morken, S., Smyth, C.E., Ryu, D. 2016. Estimating carbon dynamics in forest carbon pools under IPCC standards in South Korea using CBM-CFS3. iForest. 10:83-92.
 Nam, K., Lee, W.K., Kim, M., Kwak, D.A., Byun, W.H., Yu, H., Kwak, H., Kwon, T., Sung, J., Chung, D.J., Lee, S.H. 2015. Spatio-temporal change in forest cover and carbon storage considering actual and potential forest cover in South Korea. Science China Life Science. 58(7): 713-723.
 Cui, G., Lee, W.K., Kim, D., Lee, E.J., Kwak, H., Choi, H.A., Kwak, D.A., Jeon, S., Zhu, W. 2014. Estimation of Forest Carbon Budget from Land Cover Change in South and North Korea between 1981 and 2010. Journal of Plant Biology. 57: 225-238.
 Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K. and S.H. Lee, 2014. Estimating plot volume using LiDAR height distributional parameters. International Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 35(13): 4601-4629.
 Kim, S.R., Prasad, A.K., El-Askary, H., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Lee, S.H. and M. Kafatos, 2013. Application of the Savitzky–Golay filter to land cover classification using temporal MODIS vegetation indices. Photogrammetry Engineering & Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 80(5): 675-685.
 Pujiono, E., Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., Sulistyanto, Kim, S.R., Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.H., Park, T. and M. Kim, 2013. RGB-NDVI color composites for monitoring the change in mangrove area at the Maubesi Nature Reserve, Indonesia. Forest Science and Technology. 9(4): 171-179.
 Park, T., Cho, J.K., Lee, J.Y., Lee, W.K., Choi, S., Kwak, D.A. and M. Kim, 2013. Unconstrained approach for isolating individual trees using high resolution aerial imagery. International Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 35(1): 89-114.
 Yoo, S., Kwak, D.A., Cui, G., Lee, W.K., Kwak, H., Ito, A., Son, Y. and S. Jeon, 2013. Estimation of the ecosystem carbon budget in South Korea between 1999 and 2008. Ecological Research. 28(6): 1045-1059.
 Byun J.G., Lee, W.K., Kim, M., Kwak, D.A., Kwak, H., Park, T., Byun, W.H., Son, Y., Choi, J.K., Lee, Y.J., Saborowski, J., Chung, D.J. and J.H. Jung, 2013. Radial growth response of Pinus densiflora and Quercus spp. to topographic and climatic factors in South Korea. Journal of Plant Ecology. 6(5): 380-392.
 Yu, H., Lee, W.K., Son, Y., Kwak, D.A., Nam, K., Kim, M., Buyn, J., Lee, S. and T. Kwon, 2013. Estimating carbon stocks in Korean forests between 2010 and 2110: a prediction based on forest volume–age relationships. Forest Science and Technology. 9(2): 105-110.
 Cui, G., Park, T., Lee, W.K., Lee, J.Y., Kwak, D.A. and H. Kwak, 2012. Study on site selection of A/R CDM using LiDAR data. Korean Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 28(5): 587-596. (In Korean)
 Cui, G., Lee, W.K., Zhu, W., Lee, J.Y., Kwak, H., Choi, S., Kwak, D.A. and T. Park, 2012. Vegetation classification and biomass estimation using IKONOS imagery in Mt. ChangBai Mountain area. Journal of Korean Forest Society. 101(3): 356-364. (In Korean)
 Park, T., Lee, W.K., Lee, J.Y., Hayashi, M., Tang, Y., Kwak, D.A., Kwak, H., Kim, M.I., Cui, G. and K. Nam, 2012. Maximum canopy height estimation using ICESat GLAS laser altimetry. Korean Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 28(3): 307-318.
 Kwon, T.H., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Park, T., Lee, J.Y., Hong, S.Y., Cui, G. and S.R. Kim, 2012. Forest canopy density estimation using airborne hyperspectral data. Korean Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 28(3): 297-305
 Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., Son, Y., Choi, S., Yoo, S., Chung, D.J., Lee, S.H., Kim, S.H., Choi, J.K., Lee, Y.J. and W.H. Byun, 2012. Predicting distributional change of forest cover and volume in future climate of South Korea. Forest Science and Technology. 8(2): 105-115.
 Park, T., Lee, W.K., Lee, J.Y., Byun, W.H., Kwak, D.A., Cui, G, Kim, M.I., Jung, R., Pujiono, E., Oh, S., Byun, J., Nam, K., Cho, H.K., Lee, J.S., Chung, D.J. and S.H. Kim, 2012. Forest plot volume estimation using National Forest Inventory, Forest Type Map and Airborne LiDAR data, Forest Science and Technology. 8(2): 89-98.
 Jung, S.E., Kwak, D.A., Park, T. and W.K. Lee, 2011. Estimating Crown Variables of Individual Trees Using Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanner. Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 3(11): 2346-2363.
 Park, T., Lee, J.Y., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Kwak, H. and S. Lee, 2011. Automated individual tree detection and crown delineation using high spatial resolution RGB aerial imagery. Korean Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 27(6):1-10.
 Pujiono, E., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., and J. Y. Lee, 2011. Assessing the Extent and Rate of Deforestation in the Mountainous Tropical Forest. Korean Journal of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 27(3): 315-328.
 Choi, S., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Lee, S., Son, Y., Lim, J.H. and J. Saborowski, 2011. Predicting forest cover changes in future climate using hydrological and thermal indices in Korea. Climate Research. 49: 229-245.
 Cui, G., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Choi, S., Park, T. and J.Y. Lee, 2011. Desertification monitoring by LANDSAT TM satellite imagery. Forest Science and Technology. 7(3): 110-116.
 Kim, M., Lee, W.K., Kwon, T., Kwak, D.A., Kim, Y.S. and S.H. Lee, 2011. Early Detecting Damaged Trees by Pine Wilt Disease Using DI (Detection Index) from Portable Near Infrared Camera. Journal of Korean Forest Society. 100(3): 374-381. (In Korean)
 Park, T., Lee, W.K., Woo, S.Y., Yoo, S., Kwak, D.A., Stiti, B., Khaldi, A., Zhen, X. and T.H. Kwon, 2011. Assessment of land cover change using GIS and remotely-sensed data: A case study in Ain Snoussi area of northern Tunisia. Forest Science and Technology. 7(2): 75-81.
 Badarch, O., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Choi, S., Kokmila, K., J.G Byun and S.J. Yoo, 2011. Mapping Forest Function Using GIS in Selenge Province, Mongolia. Forest Science and Technology. 7(1): 23-29.
 Kim, S.R., Lee, W.K., Kwak, D.A., Biging, G.S., Gong, P., J.H. Lee and H.K. Cho.2011. Forest Cover Classification by Optimal Segmentation of High Resolution Satellite Imagery. Sensors. 11:1943-1958.
 Kim, S.R., Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., Son, Y., Bae, S.W., C. Kim and S. Yoo. 2010. Estimation of carbon storage based on individual tree detection in Pinus densiflora stands using a fusion of aerial photography and LiDAR data. Science China Life Science. 53(7):885-897.
 Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., M. Kafatos, Son, Y., H.K. Cho and S.H., Lee. 2010. Estimation of effective plant area index for South Korean forests using LiDAR system. Science China Life Science. 53(7):898-908.
 Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., Cho, H.K., Lee, S.H., Son, Y., M. Kafatos and S.R. Kim. 2010. Estimating stem volume and biomass of Pinus koraiensis using LiDAR data. The Journal of Plant Research. 123(4):421-432.
 Kwak, D.A., Chung, J., Lee, W.K., Kafatos, M., Lee, S.Y., H.K. Cho and S.H. Lee. 2010. Evaluation for Damaged Degree of Vegetation by Forest Fire using LiDAR and Digital Aerial Photograph. Photogrammetry Engineering & Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. 76(3):277-287.
 Yu, H.S., Lee, W.K., Choi, S.H., H.B. Kwak and D.A. Kwak. 2010. Process Development for Optimizing Sensor Placement Using 3D Information by LiDAR. Journal of the Korean Society for Geo-spatial Information System. 18(2):3-12. (In Korean)
 Jung, S.E., Lee, W.K., D.A Kwak and H.A. Choi. 2008. 3D based Classification of urban area using height and density information of LiDAR. The Journal of GIS Association of Korea. 16(3):373-383. (In Korean)
 Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., Lee, J.H., G.S. Biging and P. Gong. 2007. Detection of individual trees and estimation of tree height by LiDAR system. The Journal of Forest Research. 12(6):425-434.
 Han, S.J., W.K. Lee and D.A. Kwak. 2006. GIS application for evaluating forest recreation functions. The Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies. 9(1):13-19. (In Korean)
 Kwak, D.A., W.K. Lee and M.H. Son. 2005. Application of LiDAR for measuring individual trees and forest stands. The Journal of Korean Forest Society. 94(6):431-440. (In Korean)
 Kwak, D.A., Lee, W.K., S.W. Kim and J.H. Seo. 2004. Regional (subnational) Difference in Height and Taper form of Pinus densiflora in Korea. Korean Journal of Forest Measurements. 7(1):49-60. (In Korean)
 Yoon, J.H., Lee, W.K., Lee, C.S., Chong, J.S., S.W. Kim and D.A. Kwak. 2003. Principle and application of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing: A review on processing, analysis and application of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing. Life Science and Natural Resources Research. 11:151-180. (In Korean)
 Lee, J.H., Lee, W.K., Jun, E.J., S.W. Kim and D.A. Kwak. 2003. Regional (subnational) level impact of global warming on the distribution oak stands in central Korea. The Korean Journal of Quaternary. 17(2):135-138.