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Climate Change and Biodiversity v
Dr. Adnan Ahmad Tahir
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Designation:
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Professor
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Email:
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adnantahir@cuiatd.edu.pk
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Phone No. :
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92-992-383591-6
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Role:
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Faculty
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Research Interests:
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<p> <p style="margin-left:.5in;"> Snow and ice hydrology; Application of GIS &amp; RS in water resources and cryosphere monitoring; Snowmelt-runoff modeling; Climate change impacts on water resources; Water resources management; Snow and glacier dynamics;</p></p>
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Academics/ Degrees
- Postdoctorate - Snow and glacier dynamics using photo-grammetry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2014-15
- PhD - Hydrological Sciences, Laboratories Hydrosciences, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France, 2008-2011
- MS2 - Environmental Sciences Université Paris 6 ‐ Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, 2007-2008
- M.Sc (Hons) -Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2003-2005
- B.Sc. - Agricultural Engineering,University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 1999-2003
Profile/Bio
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- January 2018 - To date: Associate Professor/ Senior Warden SF Boys Hostel. Teaching/ Research; Head group of Climate Change, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad
- Dec. 2011 to 2018: Assistant Professor/ Head group
of Climate Change, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute
of Information Technology, Abbottabad
- Sept. 2014 – Aug 2015: Postdoctoral Research Assistant,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Dec. 2008 to Sept. 2011: Researcher, Laboratories
Hydrosciences, MAISON DES Sciences, DE L’EAU, UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2 –
Montpellier, France
- Jan. 2008 to June 2008: Researcher, HBAN CEMAGREF,
ANTONY, France
- April 2005 to April 2007: Lecturer, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad
Publications/Papers
2023
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Journal
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A.Nazir,A.Tahir,Dr. AM Abbasi
"Analysis of the relationship among land surface temperature (LST), land use land cover (LULC), and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) with topographic elements in the lower Himalayan region. Heliyon, 9(2)."
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Heliyon
,Volume 9
,Issue 2
,Page 16
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2023
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2022
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Mohammad Omar Ahmad Shakarneh,A.Tahir,Q.Mahmood,M. Shahzad,Khan, A. J.,R.Khan
"Modeling of rainfall–runoff events using HEC-HMS model in southern catchments of Jerusalem Desert-Palestine"
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Arabian Journal of Geosciences
,Volume 15
,Page 127
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2022
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2021
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Journal
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F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Faridullah,Didar Ahmad
"The comparative analysis of essential nutrient fractions in permafrost and different land use systems of Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan"
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Arabian Journal of Geosciences
,Volume 13
,Page 1286
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2021
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Muhammad Fawad,Faridullah,M.Irshad,Wisal Shah,A.Tahir,Q.Mahmood,Toqeer Ahmed
"Pollution hotspots and potential impacts on land use in the Mohmand Marble Zone, Pakistan"
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Environmental Earth Sciences
,Volume 80
,Page 372
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2021
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Muhammad Fawad,Faridullah,Wisal Shah,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Didar Ahmad
"IMPACTS OF THE MARBLE WASTE SLURRY ON GROUND WATER QUALITY AND ITS REUSE POTENTIAL "
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Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
,Volume 30
,Issue 02
,Page 2077-2086
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2021
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Huma Hayat,A.Tahir,Shiyin Liu,Sher Muhammad,Muhammad Saifullah,Muhammad Ashraf,R.Khan
"Flood Hazard Mapping of Rivers in Snow- and Glacier-Fed Basins of Different Hydrological Regimes Using a Hydrodynamic Model under RCP Scenarios"
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Water
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,Issue 20
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2021
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2015
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A.Tahir,Adnan Muhammad,Q.Mahmood,Sheikh Saeed Ahmad,Zahid Ullah
"Impact of rapid urbanization on microclimate of urban areas of Pakistan"
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Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health
,Volume 8
,Issue 3
,Page 299-306
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2015
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2014
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Nadeem Khan, Xinbo Guo,Mir Ajab Khan,Manzoor Hussain, Sultan Bibi,Dr. AM Abbasi,A.Nazir,A.Tahir,Ghulam Mujtaba Shah
"Traditionalusesofmedicinalplantsagainstmalarialdisease bythetribalcommunitiesofLesserHimalayas–Pakistan"
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Journal ofEthnopharmacology, May 2014
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2014
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Book/Chapter
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2013
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Elisa Palazzi,Paolo Cristofanelli,A.Tahir,Elisa Vuillermoz ,Paolo Bonasoni,Antonello Provenzale
"Climatic characterization of Baltoro glacier (Karakoram) and northern Pakistan from in-situ stations"
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Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly 2013
,Volume 15
,Page EGU2013-3894, 2013
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2013
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Conference
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Awards/ Appreciations
Professional Trainings,
Achievements, Awards & Scholarships - Attended two Summer Schools on
Alpine Environment in Italy in year 2012 and 2013
- Certificate of 7 months
intensive FRENCH language course in Pakistan and France
- Awarded SWISS GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE
SCHOLARSHIP in 2014 for 1 year postdoctoral research in Switzerland
- Awarded with HEC Overseas
scholarship for MS leading to PhD n 2007
- Awarded with merit scholarship
during B.Sc. Engineering and Intermediate
- Life time member of Pakistan Engineering
Council
- Affilated to the following
journals as a reviewer: “Journal of Hydrology” “Hydrology and Earth System
Sciences” “Hydrological Processes” “Hydrological Sciences Journal”
“International Journal of Remote Sensing” “Journal of Arid Land” “Journal of
Mountain Sciences” “Pakistan Journal of agricultural sciences”, “Pakistan
journal of life and social sciences
- Established MoU and research
collaboration with ISAC-CNR, Italy
- Field Excursion of 12 days on
Batura glacier (Karakoram range) with German institute to manage the installed
high-altitude climate stations
- Managed Automatic Weather
Station at COMSATS Abbottabad for 2 years
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