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Curriculum Vitae

Engr. Dr. Adnan Ahmad Tahir

Postdoctorate – Alpine Hydrology and Remote Sensing, Switzerland

PhD – Mountain Hydrology, France

Associate Professor,

Department of Environmental Sciences,

COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad campus,

University road, Tobe Camp, 22060 Abbottabad (Pakistan)

Mobile#+923336569277; Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Research Interests & Expertise Agricultural Engineering;

Snow and glacier hydrology;

Application of GIS & RS in water resources, cryosphere monitoring and Land use

land cover estimation;

Snowmelt-runoff modeling;

Climate change impacts on water resources;

Academic Information

1. Postdoctorate - Snow and glacier dynamics using photogrammetry (2014 - 2015) Subjects/Specialization Mountain/Alpine Environment

University University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Degree Status Completed

2. Ph.D. - Hydrological sciences ( Oct-2008 - Oct-2011) Subjects/Specialization Snow and glacier hydrology of Upper Indus Basin

University University of Montpellier 2, FRANCE


3. MS2 - Environmental sciences ( Sep-2007 - Sep-2008) %age 65

Subjects/Specialization Hydrology-Hydrogeology

University University of Paris 6 (Pierre et Marie Curie),

FRANCE


4. M.Sc. (Hons.) - Agricultural Engineering ( Oct-2003 - Oct-2005) CGPA 3.32

Subjects/Specialization Agricultural Engineering

University University of Agriculture, Faisalabad


5. B.Sc. (4 yrs) - Agricultural Engineering ( Nov-1999 - Oct-2003) CGPA 3.37

Subjects/Specialization Agricultural Engineering

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Board/University University of Agriculture, Faisalabad


6. F.Sc. ( Mar-1997 - Aug-1999) Qualification Intermediate

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Subjects/Specialization pre-Engineering

Board/University Multan board


7. Matric ( Mar-1995 - Jun-1997) Qualification Matric

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Subjects/Specialization Science Group

Board/University Multan board


Employment Details

1. Associate Professor (01 January 2018 – To date)

Organization COMSATS University, Abbottabad campus

Job Description Teaching/research; Head group of Climate Change

2. Assistant Professor ( 09 Dec 2011 – 31 Dec 2017 ) Organization COMSATS IIT, Abbottabad

Job Description Teaching/research; Head group of Climate Change

3. Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Sep-2014 - Aug-2015) Organization University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Job Description Research on the glacier remote sensing

4. Lecturer ( Feb-2005 - Jun-2007 ) Organization University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Job Description Teaching, Agricultural Engineering

5. Internee ( Jan-2007 - Jun-2007 ) Organization CEMAGREF, Antony (Paris, France)

Job Description Hydrological modelling assistant

Publications:

Journal publications (published/accepted) – (Total IF=80; Citations >750 Nov 19)

1) Simulation of the Meltwater under RCP Climate Change Scenarios in a Poorly

Gauged Snow and Glacier-fed Chitral River Catchment (Hindukush Region) –

Accepted in Geocarto International (2019)

2) Remote Sensing-Based Quantification of the Relationships between Land Use Land

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Cover Changes and Surface Temperature over the Lower Himalayan Region.

Published in Sustainability (2019)

3) Comprehensive evaluation of 0.25° precipitation datasets combined with MOD10A2

snow cover data in the ice-dominated river basins of Pakistan. Published in

Atmospheric Research (2019)

4) Exploring climate change impacts during 1st half of the 21st century on flow regime

of the transboundary Kabul River in the Hindukush region. Accepted in Journal of

Water and Climate Change

5) Development of Threshold Levels and a Climate-Sensitivity Model of the

Hydrological Regime of the High-Altitude Catchment of the Western Himalayas,

Pakistan. Published in Water (2019)

6) Analysis and simulation of land cover changes and their impacts on land surface

temperature in a lower Himalayan region. Published in Journal of Environmental

Management (2019).

7) Simulating Current and Future River-Flows in the Karakoram and Himalayan Regions of

Pakistan Using Snowmelt-Runoff Model and RCP Scenarios. Published in Water (2019).

8) Application of Multi-Indexes to Characterize Dry Periods in Songhua River Basin of

Northeast China - Published in Climate research (2019)

9) Leachability of Iodine from Unstructured soils Of Different Land Uses as Affected by

Selected Amendments - Accepted in Env. Engineering and Management (2019)

10) Performance evaluation of hydrological models using ensemble of General Circulation

Models in the northeastern China - Published in Journal of Hydrology (2018)

11) Hypsometric Properties of Mountain Landscape of Hunza River Basin of the Karakoram

Himalaya – Accepted in Journal of Mountain Sciences (2018)

12) Spatio-temporal Trends in Snow Extent and their Linkage to Hydro-climatological and

Topographical Factors in the Chitral River Basin (Hindukush, Pakistan) – Accepted in

Geocarto International (2018)

13) Simulation of snowmelt-runoff under climate change scenarios in a data-scarce mountain

environment – Published in Intl Journal of Digital Earth (2017)

14) The influence of tropical forcing on extreme winter precipitation in the western Himalaya

– Published in Climate Dynamics (2017)

15) The spatiotemporal variability of precipitation over the Himalaya: evaluation of one-year

WRF model simulation – Published in Climate Dynamics (2017)

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16) Comparative assessment of spatiotemporal snow cover changes and hydrological

behavior of the Gilgit, Astore and Hunza River basins (Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya

region - Pakistan) – Published in Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (2016)

17) Comparison of two successive versions 6 and 7 of TMPA satellite precipitation products

with rain gauge data over Swat Watershed, Hindukush Mountains, Pakistan – Published

in Atmospheric Sciences Letters (2016)

18) Snow cover trend and hydrological characteristics of the Astore River basin (Western

Himalayas) and its comparison to the Hunza basin (Karakoram region) - Published In

Science of the Total Environment (2015)

19) Impact of rapid urbanization on microclimate of urban areas of Pakistan - Published In

Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health (2015)

20) Sediment control interventions and river flow dynamics: impact on sediment entry into

the large canals - Published In Environmental Earth Sciences (2015)

21) Comparison of two snowmelt modelling approaches in the Dudh Koshi basin (eastern

Himalayas, Nepal) - Published In Hydrological Sciences Journal (2014)

22) Remote sensing data application to monitor snow cover variation and hydrological

regime in a poorly gauged river catchment – Northern Pakistan - Published In

International Journal of Geosciences (2014)

23) Traditional uses of medicinal plants against malarial disease by the tribal communities of

Lesser Himalayas–Pakistan - Published In Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2014)

24) Waste biomass adsorbents for copper removal from industrial wastewater—A review -

Published In Journal of Hazardous Materials (2013)

25) Snow cover dynamics and hydrological regime of the Hunza River basin, Karakoram

Range, Northern Pakistan - Published In Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2011)

26) Modeling snowmelt-runoff under climate scenarios in the Hunza River basin, Karakoram

Range, Northern Pakistan - Published In Journal of Hydrology (2011)

27) Effect Of Irrigation Application On Soil And Land Productivity Of Wheat Under Semi-

Arid Environment - Published In Journal of Agricultural research (2017) (ISI index)

Conference: 28) Climatic characterization of Baltoro glacier (Karakoram) and northern Pakistan

from in-situ stations - Published In Geophysical Research Abstracts (2013) – EGU

VIENNA

29) Comparison of the responses of two temperate Alpine valley glaciers to climate

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change at the decadal scale - Published In Geophysical Research Abstracts (2015) –

EGU VIENNA

30) Spatio-temporal snow cover change and hydrological characteristics of the Astore,

Gilgit and Hunza river basins (western Himalayas, Hindukush and Karakoram

region) - Northern Pakistan - Published In Geophysical Research Abstracts (2015) –

EGU VIENNA

31) Hydro-meteorological investigations in the central Karakoram range (Northern

Pakistan) - Published In Water in mountain areas. Better observations for better

forecasting (2011) – LYON, FRANCE

32) Cryosphere dynamics in the Karakoram and western Himalayan subcatchments of

Upper Indus River Basin using MODIS data - Published In Karakoram Resources and

Climate Change: Glacier, Water and Ecosystem (2013) - ISLAMABAD

Book chapter

33) Climatic characterization of Baltoro glacier (Karakoram) and northern Pakistan

from in-situ stations - Published In “chapter 7 Climate Change and Engineering

Geology. In: Engineering Geology for Society and Territory” - 2013

Name of Co-Author(s)

Palazzi Elisa, Tahir Adnan Ahmad, Cristofanelli Paolo, Vuillermoz Elisa and Provenzale

Antonello

34) Status and Change of the Cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya

Region. In: Wester P., Mishra A., Mukherji A., Shrestha A. (eds) The Hindu Kush

Himalaya Assessment. Springer, Cham (Lead author) - 2019

Professional trainings, Achievements, Awards & Scholarships

Invited and participated as Examiner of three PhD theses defences at

University of Kassel, Germany (29-31 August 2018)

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 in 2007

Awarded with merit scholarship during B.Sc. Engineering and Intermediate

Life time member of Pakistan Engineering Council

Affiliated to the following journals as a reviewer: Journal of Hydrology,

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Hydrological Processes, Hydrological

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Sciences Journal, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Intl Journal of

Climatology, Hydrology Research, Journal of Arid Land, Journal of Mountain

Sciences, Environmental Processes, Geocarto Internal, Science of the total

Environment, 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

Field Excursion of 7 days to Hunza and Skardu leading COMSATS researchers

and students

Other services to COMSATS: Established MoU with University of Yunnan Kunming, China and running a

joint research project with Chinese researchers through NSFC and ICIMOD

funding.

Published a book chapter on first ever comprehensive assessment report on HKH

glaciers: Status and Change of the Cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush

Himalaya Region. In: Wester P., Mishra A., Mukherji A., Shrestha A. (eds) The Hindu

Kush Himalaya Assessment. Springer, Cham (Lead author) – 2019.

External member of the Board of Studies (BoS) for Department of Agricultural

Engineering, KFUEIT - Rahim Yar Khan (2018-2021)

Group Leader of research group “Climate change and ecosystem” at ENv

Sciences department.

Member of “Departmental Comprehensive exam Committee”.

Member of “Campus Services committee”.

Member of “Masjid Management Committee”.

Manager of the Automatic Weather Station installed at COMSATS Abbottabad.

Research Projects (Completed/Approved/Submitted)

1. Glacier changes and associated hydrologic impact under warming climate in

Hunza Valley along the Sino-Pakistan Economic Corridor (30 Million PKR -

International collaborative Project between China, Pakistan and Nepal –

Approved by Funding Agency: NSFC China and ICIMOD) 2. Investigating the snow cover and glaciers variation trend in the Gilgit River basin,

using satellite remote sensing – HEC project of Rs. 0.5 million, approved in May,

2012 for 1 year duration – Completed

3. Climate change impact on Cryosphere melt and hydrology of a high-altitude river

catchment area – Use of a blend of Remote Sensing and ground data – 0.16

Million PKR (Completed)

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Research Thesis Supervision at COMSATS: # Student Name Thesis Title MS/

PhD

Supervisor /

Co-Supervisor

Status: Registered /

Completed

1 Huma Hayat Snow and glacier

dynamics and alpine

hydro-climatological

processes in Hindukush-

Karakoram and

Himalaya region of

Pakistan

PhD Supervisor Registered

(2015-2019)

2 Siddiq ULLAH Impact of land use

and land cover

(LULC) changes on

the land surface

temperature

(LST) trends using

remote sensing data

and field observations

in the northern areas

of Pakistan


(2016-2020)

3 Muhammad

Shakarneh

(International

student)

Simulation of surface

runoff under current and

future climate change

scenarios and its

application for water

resources management

in the Judean desert


(2017-2021)

4 Fatima Zubair Modelling snowmelt-

runoff and flood risk

assessment under future

climate change

scenarios in Alpine

environment

MS Supervisor Registered

(2017-2019)

5 Mudassar Khan LULC and LST studies MS Supervisor Registered

(2017-2019)

6 Zeeshan Khalid Zone-wise simulation of

snowmelt-runoff in

Kunhar basin using

SRM

BS Supervisor Registered

(2015-2019)

7 Asim Jahangir

Khan

Estimating the Effects

of Climate Change on

the Water Resources in

the Upper Indus Basin

(UIB)

PhD Co-supervisor Completed

(2013-2018)

(at Kassel

University,

Germany)

8 Sara Wajid Modelling snowmelt-

runoff and flood risk

assessment under future

climate change

scenarios in Hindukush

region

MS Co-Supervisor Completed

(2016-2018)

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9 Jaweria Gul Spatio-temporal glacier

dynamics and its

climatic association in

Hindukush region

MS Supervisor Completed

(2016-2018)

10 Bushra Yar Khan

(Civil Engg)

To Study the Effects of

Climatic Change on

Khanpur Watershed


(2016-2018)

11 Nazmeen Javaid

Mughal (Civil

ENgg)

To Study the Effects of

Land use Land change

on Khanpur Watershed


(2016-2018)

12 Qasim Shah Assessment of climate

change impacts on

vegetation cover and

distribution pattern in

Kohistan region


(2015-2017)

13 Zaheer Abbas Impact of climate

change on vegetation

cover and distribution

pattern in Skardu region


(2015-2017)

14 Muhammad Adnan Impact of rapid

urbanization on the

micro climate of

Abbottabad


(2012-2014)

15 Syed Asad Ali Shah Investigating the hydro-

climatology in the Gilgit

River basin at Alam

bridge


(2011-2013)

16 Adnan Rustam Modeling snowmelt

runoff under climate

scenarios in the Gilgit

River basin


(2011-2013)

17 Ayaz ul Haq Investigating the snow

cover and glaciers

variation trend in the

Gilgit River basin, using

satellite remote sensing


(2011-2013)

18 Samreen Abdul

Hakeem

Snow cover dynamics

and hydrological regime

in different altitudinal

bands of Shigar River

basin (Karakoram

range)


(2012-2014)

19 Muhammad Yasir Modeling snowmelt

runoff under climate

scenarios in the Shyok

River basin


(2012-2014)

20 Ishtiaq Yousaf Snowmelt-runoff

modeling in the Astore

River basin under

climate change

scenarios


(2014-2016)

21 Shakeel Ahmad Snow cover dynamics MS Supervisor Completed

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and hydrological regime

in different altitudinal

bands of Chitral River

basin (Hindukush range)

(2014-2016)

22 Samreen Abdul

Hakeem

Hydrology of Shigar

basin using Snowmelt-

Runoff model

BS Supervisor Completed

(2012)

23 Habiba Khalid Vegetation cover of

Hazara division through

remote sensing and GIS


(2012)

24 Gomal Amin Impact of climate

change on Glaciers of

Shimshal valley -

Pakistan


(2015)

25 Sara Wajid Impact of climate

change on Passu and

Batura glacier


(2016)

26 Aroosa Bano Snowmelt runoff

modeling of Naltar river

basin


(2014-2018)

27 Neelum Pari Glacial lakes estimation

Passu lake BS Supervisor Completed

(2014-2018)

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Teaching duties (Spring 2012-till date): Courses taught since Spring 2012 (2011-12) semester:

Course Title Credit

Hours

PhD/Master/Undergrad Students

Feedback in

%age

Spring 2012

Hydrological Systems and

Environment (ENV-624)

3 MS -

Water supply Engineering and

Management (WSD-505) 3 MS -

Environmental Physics (ENV-

241) 3 BS -

Fall 2012

Environment and Geographical

Information System (ENV-664)

3 PhD -

Earth Sciences-Basic (GEO-111) 3 BS -

Spring 2013:

Water supply Engineering and

Management (WSD-505)

3 MS -

Geographical Information

Systems and Environment

(ENV-762)

3 PhD -

Fall 2013:



(ENV-762)

3 MS -

GIS and Disaster Management

(DEV-451)

3 BS -

Satellite Remote Sensing (MET-

201)- ERS6

3 BS -

GIS and Remote Sensing (ENV-

402) – ERS7A

3 BS -


402) – ERS7B

3 BS -

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GIS & Remote Sensing (ENV-

402) –BES7

3 BS -

Geographic Information System

(MET-205)

3 BS -

Spring 2014 -



(ENV-762)

3 MS -



(ENV-762)

3 PhD -


402) – ERS7

3 BS -

GIS & Remote Sensing (ENV-

402) – BES7

3 BS -


Systems (MET-205) – ERS7

3 BS -

Fall 2015:


402) – ERS4A

3 BS 84%


402) – ERS4B 3 BS 86%

Remote Sensing and GIS (ENV-

362) – BES6 3 BS 99%

Spring 2016:



(ENV-762)

3 MS 100%



(ENV-762)

3 PhD 95%


402) – ERS7 3 BS 84%


362) – BES6 3 BS 100%

Fall 2016:


362) – BES6

3 BS 82%

Spring 2017:

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Cryosphere and Climate Change

(ENV-754) 3 MS -

Cryosphere and Climate Change

(ENV-754) 3 PhD -


362) – BES6 3 BS -

Fall 2017:



(ENV-762)

3 PhD 100%


362) – BES6

3 BS 97%

Spring 2018:


362) – BES6

3 BS


402) – ERS7A and 7B

3 BS

Fall 2018:


362) – BES6

3 BS 100%

Hydrological Systems and

Environment 3 PhD 92.4%

Spring 2019:

Geographical Information Systems and

Environment (ENV-762) 3 PhD In progress

(SP19)

Remote Sensing and GIS (ENV-362) –

BES6 3 BS In progress

(SP19)

Total courses till date= 36, Overall student feedback = 95.25%

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