The main research areas are Impacts of aerosol pollution on air quality, weather, snow and ice; Satellite, Radar and Geological Remote Sensing; Satellite based precipitation monitoring; Monitor & Map the Natural Resources, Natural Hazards & Water Resources along with their management; Mapping and Analysis of Snow and Glaciers; Land Subsidence; Land Use Land Cover; Hydrology & Air Surface Temperature studies; Satellite Geodesy, Modelling and Projects.
The research group is headed by Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad.
Group Members:
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Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Research Interests: Impacts of aerosol pollution on air quality, weather, snow and ice, Hydrology, Climate change
Email: imran.shahzad@comsats.edu.pk
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Dr. Muhammad Farooq Iqbal
Research Interests: Water Resource Management in Changing Climate, Land Use Land Cover Analysis, Modelling and Projections, Snow and Glaciers Mapping and Analysis, Crop Growth Modelling and Production Assessment Satellite Based Precipitation Monitoring
Email: farooq_iqbal@comsats.edu.pk
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Dr. Ahmad Waqas
Research Interests: Satellite Remote Sensing, Geospatial Sciences, Monitoring and Mapping of Natural Resources
Email: ahmad_waqas@comsats.edu.pk
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Irfan Mahmood
Research Interests: Radar Remote Sensing, Geological Remote Sensing, Seismic hazard analysis, Use of remote sensing to map and monitor natural resources and natural hazards, Satellite Geodesy
Email: irfan.mahmood@comsats.edu.pk
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Selected Publications
Nazeer, M., Waqas, M., Shahzad, M. I., Zia, I., & Wu, W. (2020). Coastline Vulnerability Assessment Through Landsat and Cubesats in A Coastal Mega City. Remote Sensing, 12(5), 749
Mahmood, I., 2019. Anomalous variations of air temperature prior to earthquakes, Geocarto International, DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2019.1648565
Waqas, A., Athar, H. 2019, Recent decadal variability of daily observed temperatures in Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalaya region in northern Pakistan. Climate Dynamics, 52:6931–6951, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4557-9.
Shahid, M. Z., Shahid, I., Chishtie, F., Shahzad, M. I., & Bulbul, G. (2019). Analysis of a dense haze event over North-eastern Pakistan using WRF-Chem model and remote sensing. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 182, 229-241.
Ali, M., Shahzad, M.I., Nazeer, M., Mahmood, I., Zia, I., 2019. Estimation of surface deformation due to Pasni Earthquake using RADAR Interferometry, Geocarto International, DOI:10.1080/10106049.2019.1661031
Waqas, A., Athar, H. 2019, Spatiotemporal variability in daily observed precipitation and its relationship with snow cover of Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalaya region in northern Pakistan. Atmospheric Research, 228:196–205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.002.
Waqas, M., Nazeer, M., Shahzad, M. I., & Zia, I. (2019). Spatial and Temporal Variability of Open-Ocean Barrier Islands along the Indus Delta Region. Remote Sensing, 11(4), 437.
Iqbal, M.F., Athar, H., (2018) Variability, trends, and teleconnections of observed precipitation over Pakistan. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 134 (1-2), 613-632
Shahzad, M. I., Nichol, J. E., Campbell, J. R., & Wong, M. S. (2018). Assessment of MODIS, OMI, MISR and CALIOP Aerosol Products for Estimating Surface Visual Range: A Mathematical Model for Hong Kong. Remote Sensing, 10(9), 1333.
Iqbal, M.F., Athar, H., (2018) Validation of satellite based precipitation over diversed topography of Pakistan. Atmospheric Research, 201, 247-260
Waqas, A., Athar, H. 2018, Observed diurnal temperature range variations and its association with observed cloud cover in northern Pakistan, International Journal of climatology, 38:3323–3336. 5.
Mahmood, I., Iqbal, M.F., Shahzad, M.I., 2018. Precursor anomalies prior to 2006 Java and 2016 Yujing earthquakes. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering. 15, 1506-1516
Shahzad, M. I., Meraj, M., Nazeer, M., Zia, I., Inam, A., Mehmood, K., & Zafar, H. (2018). Empirical estimation of suspended solids concentration in the Indus Delta Region using Landsat-7 ETM+ imagery. Journal of environmental management, 209, 254-261.
Awais, M., Shahzad, M.I., Nazeer, M., Mahmood, I., Mehmood, S., Iqbal, M.F., Yasmin, N., Shahid, I., 2018. Assessment of Aerosol Optical Properties using Remote Sensing Over Highly Urbanised Twin Cities of Pakistan. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar–Terrestrial Physics.
Bulbul, G., Shahid, I., Chishtie, F., Shahid, M. Z., Hundal, R. A., Zahra, F., & Shahzad, M. I. (2018). PM10 Sampling and AOD trends during 2016 winter fog season in the Islamabad region. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 18(1), 188-199.
Waqas, A., Athar, H. 2017, Recent Variations in Observed Daily Temperatures and its Impact on the River Discharge of the Upper Indus Basin, AGU Fall meeting 2017, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Mahmood, I., Iqbal, M.F., Shahzad, M.I., Qaiser, S., 2017. Investigation of atmospheric anomalies associated with Kashmir and Awaran Earthquakes. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar–Terrestrial Physics. 154C, 75-85 (IF: 1.492)
Zia, I., Zafar, H., Shahzad, M. I., Meraj, M., & Kazmi, J. H. (2017). Assessment of sea water inundation along Daboo Creek area in Indus Delta Region, Pakistan. Journal of Ocean University of China, 16(6), 1055-1060.
Mahmood I., Shahzad M.I., Iqbal M.F., Ullah K., Waqas A. and Kidwai A.A. (2016), Satellite based detection of volcanic SO2 over Pakistan, Global NEST Journal, 18(3), 591-598
Mahmood, I., Kidwai, A. A., Qureshi, S. N., Iqbal, M. F. and Atique, L. (2015), Revisiting major earthquakes in Pakistan. Geology Today, 31: 33–38. doi: 10.1111/gto.12085.
Iqbal, M. F. and Khan, I. A (2014), Spatiotemporal Land Use Land Cover change analysis and erosion risk mapping of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, (17), 209-229.
Shahzad, M. I., J. E. Nichol, J. Wang, J. R. Campbell, and P. W. Chan, (2013), Estimating surface visibility at Hong Kong from ground-based LIDAR, Sun Photometer and operational MODIS products, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 63:9, 1098-1110, DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.
Iqbal, M. F., Khan, M.R., and Malik, A.H. (2013), Land Use Change Detection in the Limestone Exploitation area of Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP), Islamabad, Pakistan using Geo-spatial techniques, Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences Vol-46 (1).
Ahmed, H., Khan, M. R., Fontan, R. P.,Sandez C. L., Iqbal, M. F., Naqvi, S. M. S. and Qayyum, M. (2012) Epidemiological study of Hypodermosis in water buffalo (Bulbous Bulbous) from Northern Punjab (Jehlum District), Pakistan. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, July-Sept-2012- Vol-2 Issue 3.
Butt, M. J., Waqas, A., Iqbal, M. F., Muhammad, G., and Lodhi, M. A. K., 2012, Assessment of Urban Sprawl of Islamabad Metropolitan Area Using Multi-Sensor and Multi-Temporal Satellite Data. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, DOI: 0.1007/s13369-011-0148-3. (Impact Factor 0.224)
Butt, M.J., Waqas, A., Iqbal, M.F., Muhammad, G., and Lodhi, M.A.K. (2012), Assessment of Urban Sprawl of Islamabad Metropolitan Area Using Multi-Sensor and Multi-Temporal Satellite Data, Arabian Journal For Science and Engineering, 37:101-114.
Ahmed, H., Khan, M.R., Panadero-Fontan, Rosario, Sandez,C.L., Iqbal, M.F., Naqvi, S.M.S, and Qayyum, M. (2012), Geographical Distribution of Hypodermosis (Hypoderma sp.) in Northern Punjab, Pakistan, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafka Volume 18.
Butt, M. J., Mahmood, R., Waqas, A., 2011, Sediments Deposition due to Soil Erosion in the Watershed Region of Mangla Dam. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Department of Meteorology, CIIT, Islamabad, (Impact Factor 1.436)
Butt, M. J., Waqas, A., and Mahmood, R., 2010, The combined effect of Vegetation and Soil Erosion in the Water Resource Management. Water Resource Management, 13, 3701-3714
Butt, M. J. and Iqbal, M. F. (2009), Impact of Climate variability on snow cover: A case study of Northern Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Meteorology, ISSN-1810-3979, Vol. 5 Issue: 10, PP 53-63.
Research Projects
1. Title: Effects of Air Pollution on Performance and Attendance of School Children
Funding Agency: Interactive Group Pakistan
Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
2. Title: Monitoring of Surface Level PM2.5 and AOD in Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan
Funding Agency: Atmosphere Sub-Center of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (SCAS-CERN)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
3. Title: Establishment of Atmospheric LIDAR System (ALS) station to monitor urban air quality in Pakistan
Funding Agency: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
4. Title: Assessment of Socio Economic Impact of Coastal Erosion and Coastal Oceanography along Pasni Fish Harbor and Shadi Kaur Area, Pasni, Pakistan
Funding Agency: Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
5. Title: Remote Sensing of SMOG in Punjab, Pakistan
Funding Agency: Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations (UN), Pakistan
Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad
6. Title: Assessment of CO2 emissions in Pakistan with mitigation options for transitioning towards low carbon development
Funding Agency: Foresight Lab, Islamabad, Pakistan
Principal Investigator: Dr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad