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Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad
  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION

    Ph.D.

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION

    Professor

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA

    Hydrogeology, Glacier hydrology , hydrochemistry and Remote Sensing

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS

    304A, Dream Home Apartments, Sir Syed Nagar Aligarh

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE

    9808566287

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL

    sarf71@gmail.com

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.TIME_TABLE

    Examination information BE1 (GLB-561)

DEPARTMENT_STAFF.COMPLETE_CV
B.Sc (Hons) Geology (1990), MSc Geology (1993), Department of Geology, AMU, Aligarh; M.Phill and Ph.D., University of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,India; Post â?? docs (2000 â?? 2005) School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi,India; MSE, Montpellier, France; LGGE, Grenoble, France. Sarfaraz Ahmad specializes in High altitude glacier hydrology, hydrochemistry, Alpine â?? Sub alpine Ecohydrological studies in the Himalayas. Fields of interest also include the application of the remote sensing and GIS in Climate change studies in high Himalaya and Indo-Ganges plains. He is currently working on the spatial and temporal analyses of the climatic parameters over Himalaya observed through remote sensing data especially in the Garhwal and Himachal Himalaya. He has published his work in Journal of International repute as Indian journal of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of the Environment, Jour of Geological Society of India, US Geological Survey, professional paper, Geological Survey of India, Special Publications, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of China University of Geosciences, Asian Profile etc.
  1. LIST OF THE KEY PUBLICATIONS

    LIST OF PUBLICATIONS


    1. Sarfaraz ahmad and Zabiullah ansari 2020. Sedimentological and mineralogical characteristics of the the Himalayan Glaciers. Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 1-12 , https://doi.org/10.1080/24749508.2020.1833626


    2. Sarfaraz Ahmad and Zabu-ullah ansari (2020) Characteristics of rock-water interaction in Gangotri Pro-glacier meltwater stream at high altitude catchment Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India, Indian Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 129, issue 1, 14pp.


    3. Sarfaraz Ahmad  and Md. Mulhim 2020. Hydrochemical evolution and quality assessments of streams water in Alaknanda valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of Desalination and Water Treatment 185 (2020) 384–394.


    4 Sarfaraz Ahmad, Nepal singh and Syeda Nigar Mazhar, 2020, Hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in Trans – Yamuna aquifer, Central Indo – Gangetic plain, Palwal district, Haryana, India, Journal of Applied Water Science, 10, 75. 16pp.   


    5. Syeda Nigar Mazhar*, Sarfaraz Ahmad (2020), Hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in Ramganaga aquifer, Central Indo – Gangetic plain, Bareilly district, UP, India. J of Geological Society of India .V.
    95pages 616–625


    6. Syeda Nigar and Sarfaraz Ahmad (2020). Assessment of Water Quality Pollution Indices and Distribution of Heavy Metals of Drinking Water in Ramganga Aquifer, Bareilly district, UP, India , Journal of Groundwater sustainable development, V.10, 15pp, (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100304


    7. Sarfaraz Ahmad and Khatib Khan 2018, Topographic Influence on glacier change under warming Climate in the Gangotri glacier basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India, Journal of water and climate change, DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2018.119.


    8. Ahmad,S., K Khan, N Singh, Z Ansari, M Mulhim 2017, Temporal change of glaciers area and geomorphometric parameters in Parbati valley, Himachal Pradesh, India Environmental Earth Sciences, 2017, 10.1007/s12665-017-6716-4.


    9. Tamil Selvan, S. Ahmad and S. Rahid, 2014 Temporal variation in land cover area in High altitude  glacierised  area in Central Himalaya during last three decade .International Journal of Geoinformatics; Jun2014, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p21, ISSN, 16866576, Impact factor; 0.18


    10. S.Ahmad, Nepal Singh, Khatib Khan, Zabiullah ansari, Md. Mulhim, 2017,  Measuring thickness and area change using old DEM and landsat images of parbati and pin glaciers in Himachal Pradesh, India, International Journal of Geoinformatics; Vol. 13 Issue 1, p59-68. 10p., ISSN, 16866576, Impact factor; 0.18



    12. Md. Abdullha, Sarfaraz Ahmad and Shadab Khursid. 2012.Geology and Geomorphology of the Manipur valley using digitally Enhanced Satellite Image and SRTM DEM" International Journal of Geoscience, Volume 3, Number 5A, 1010-1018 pp.


    13. Md. Abdullha, Sarfaraz Ahmad and Huma Matloob. 2012. Control of land use pattern and house design in communicable disease in Imphal valley,  North East Himalaya, Journal of North Eastern Hill University, Vol. X., No.1, 81 – 92. 


    14. Md. Abdullah , Sarfaraz Ahmad Khursheed 2010: The trends of Climate parameters in Imphal valley, North East Himalaya, Asian Profile, Vol. 38, No. 5, 232- 43


    15. S. Farooq and S. Ahmad. 2008. Urban sprawl Development around Aligarh city:  A Study aided by Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS. Indian journal of Remote Sensing, Vol., 36, No. 1,  77 -88. 


    16. Berthier E., Arnaud Y., Rajesh K., Sarfaraz A., Wagnon P., & Chevallier P., 2007. Remote sensing estimates of glacier mass balances in the Himachal Pradesh (Western Himalaya, India). Remote Sensing Environ., 108(3), 327-338, 2007.


    17. Sarfaraz Ahmad  and Syed I. Hasnain 2007. Textural, Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of Sediments and Soil at High Altitude Catchment in the Garhwal Himalaya, Jour of Geological Society of India, Vol. 69, 2, 491-495.


    18. S. I. Hasnain, Rajesh Kumar, S. Ahmad and S. Tayal, 2005. ‘Status of Indian glaciers under the changing climatic regime: type study’ The Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World to be published by US Geological Survey, professional paper 1386-F


    19. Sarfaraz Ahmad  and Syed I. Hasnain, 2003. Analysis of Satellites imageries for Characterization of Glacio-morphological features for Gangotri glacier, Ganga headwater, Garhwal Himalaya ; Proced. on Gangotri glacier conducted by Geological Survey of India, Special Publication No. 80, 239pp.

       

    20. S. Tayal, S. I. Hasnain, P. J. Jose, S. Ahmad and R. Kumar 2003.A comparative characterstics of subglacial pathways and solute acquisition processes at Gangotri and Dokriani glaciers, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal, Proce on Gangotri glacier conducted by Geological Survey of India, Special Publication No. 80, 239pp. 


    21. Sarfaraz Ahmad and S. I. Hasnain (2001). Snow and stream water chemistry of the Ganga headwater basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Hydrological Sciences Journal 49, 1. 103-111.


    22. Sarfaraz Ahmad and S. I. Hasnain (2001). Hydrograph separation of meltwater stream discharge in Ganga headwater basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India, Jour. Geol. Soc. India. V. 66. Pp. 541- 549.


    23. Sarfaraz Ahmad and S. I. Hasnain (2000). Melt Water Characterstics  of Garhwal Himalayan Glacier , Jour. Geol. Soc. India.,  Vol., 56. pp.431-439


    24. S. I. Hasnain, P.J. Jose, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Devi. C.Negi (2000), Character of subglacial drainage system in the ablation area of Dokriani glacier, India as revealed by dye tracer studies, Journal of Hydrology Vol. 248(1-4),pp.216-223.


    25. Sarfaraz Ahmad and S. I. Hasnain (2000). Chemical Characteristics Of Stream Draining From Dudu Glacier: An Alpine Meltwater Stream  In Ganga Headwater, Garhwal Himalaya. Journal of China University of Geosciences, Vol.12.No.1,pp.75-83.



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