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climate, meteorology, teleconnections, Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Climate Modeling, monsoon
China, Pakistan

Activities

Employment (1)

Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences: Guilin, Guangxi, CN

2022-12-02 to 2024-11-30 | Postdoctoral fellow (Institute of Karst Geology)
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Azfar Hussain

Education and qualifications (3)

Beijing Forestry University: Beijing, Beijing, CN

2018-08-08 to 2022-06-09 | PhD (Climate Change & Modelling, Climate Extremes, Mechanisms, and Land ocean & atmospheric Interactions)
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Karakoram International University: Gilgit, PK

2015-03 to 2017-12 (Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) Environmental Sciences)
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Forman Christian College: Lahore, PK

2009-09 to 2014-03 (Bachelors (BS Hons.) Environmental Sciences)
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Professional activities (2)

European Geosciences Union: Beijing, Beijing, CN

2019-12-01 to 2020-12-31 | Student (Beijing Forestry University)
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Beijing Forestry University: Beijing, CN

2020-12-02 | 2020 “Experience Beijing Forestry University” outstanding international student award
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Funding (2)

Belt and Road (Forbidden City) scholarship

2018-08 to 2022-07 | Award
China Sponsorship Council (Beijing, CN)
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Azfar Hussain

Sustainable natural resource management for climate change adaptation in the Himalayan region. A collaborative project among Norway, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan

2015-03 to 2017-12 | Award
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Gilgit, PK)
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Azfar Hussain

Works (23)

Unraveling the impact of wildfires on permafrost ecosystems: Vulnerability, implications, and management strategies

Journal of Environmental Management
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Rebi, Ansa; Wang, Guan; Irfan, Muhammad; Hussain, Azfar; Mustafa, Adnan; Flynn, Trevan; Ejaz, Irsa; Raza, Taqi; Mushtaq, Parsa; Rizwan, Muhammad et al.
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Characterizing the local and global climatic factors associated with vegetation dynamics in the karst region of southwest China

Journal of Hydrology
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Jianhua Cao; Haider Abbas; Ishtiaq Hussain; Jinxing Zhou; Hui Yang; Abolfazl Rezaei; Qukan Luo; Waheed Ullah; Zhong Liang
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Increasing monsoon precipitation extremes in relation to large-scale climatic patterns in Pakistan

Atmospheric Research
2024-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0169-8095
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Ishtiaq Hussain; Abolfazl Rezaei; Waheed Ullah; Mengqian Lu; Jinxing Zhou; Yinghui Guan
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Precipitation dynamics and its interactions with possible drivers over global highlands

Global and Planetary Change
2024-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0921-8181
Contributors: Haider Abbas; Azfar Hussain; Ming Xu
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Enhancing Drought Risk Assessment in the Punjab, Pakistan: A Copula-Based Modeling Approach for Future Projections

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
2024-08-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1558-8424
Part of ISSN: 1558-8432
Contributors: Muhammad Akram; Firdos Khan; Hamd Ullah; Shaukat Ali; Azfar Hussain
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Assessment of precipitation extremes and their association with NDVI, monsoon and oceanic indices over Pakistan

Atmospheric Research
2023-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0169-8095
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Ishtiaq Hussain; Shaukat Ali; Waheed Ullah; Firdos Khan; Abolfazl Rezaei; Safi Ullah; Haider Abbas; Asima Manzoom; Jianhua Cao et al.
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An increasing trend in daily monsoon precipitation extreme indices over Pakistan and its relationship with atmospheric circulations

Frontiers in Environmental Science
2023-09-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-665X
Contributors: Waheed Ullah; Aisha Karim; Sami Ullah; Atta-Ur Rehman; Tehmina Bibi; Guojie Wang; Safi Ullah; Asher Samuel Bhatti; Gohar Ali; Adnan Abbas et al.
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Ocean–atmosphere circulation coherences associated with temperature increase in Pakistan

Environmental Research Letters
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Ishtiaq Hussain; Shaukat Ali; Waheed Ullah; Abolfazl Rezaei; Shaukat Ali; Safi Ullah; Haider Abbas; Asima Manzoom; Jinxing Zhou et al.
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Spatiotemporal Runoff Analysis and Associated Influencing Factors in Chitral Basin, Pakistan

Water
2023-06-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Fatima Nawaz; Tao Wang; Azfar Hussain
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Spatiotemporal temperature trends over homogenous climatic regions of Pakistan during 1961–2017

Theoretical and Applied Climatology
2023-05-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0177-798X
Part of ISSN: 1434-4483
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Ishtiaq Hussain; Shaukat Ali; Waheed Ullah; Firdos Khan; Safi Ullah; Haider Abbas; Asima Manzoom; Jianhua Cao; Jinxing Zhou
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Spatiotemporal Precipitation Trends and Associated Large-Scale Teleconnections in Northern Pakistan

Atmosphere
2023-05-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Ansa Rebi; Azfar Hussain; Ishtiaq Hussain; Jianhua Cao; Waheed Ullah; Haider Abbas; Safi Ullah; Jinxing Zhou
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Atypical forcing embedded in typical forcing leading to the extreme summer 2020 precipitation in Nepal

Climate Dynamics
2023-04-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0930-7575
Part of ISSN: 1432-0894
Contributors: Shankar Sharma; Kalpana Hamal; Binod Pokharel; Boniface Fosu; S.-Y. Simon Wang; Robert R. Gillies; Deepak Aryal; Archana Shrestha; Suresh Marahatta; Azfar Hussain et al.
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Observed trends and variability of seasonal and annual precipitation in Pakistan during 1960–2016

International Journal of Climatology
2022-12-30 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0899-8418
Part of ISSN: 1097-0088
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Jianhua Cao; Shaukat Ali; Sher Muhammad; Waheed Ullah; Ishtiaq Hussain; Mobeen Akhtar; Xiuqin Wu; Yinghui Guan; Zhou Jinxing
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Wavelet coherence of monsoon and large‐scale climate variabilities with precipitation in Pakistan

International Journal of Climatology
2022-12-30 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0899-8418
Part of ISSN: 1097-0088
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Jianhua Cao; Shaukat Ali; Waheed Ullah; Sher Muhammad; Ishtiaq Hussain; Haider Abbas; Kalpana Hamal; Shankar Sharma; Mobeen Akhtar et al.
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Variability in runoff and responses to land and oceanic parameters in the source region of the Indus River

Ecological Indicators
2022-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Jianhua Cao; Shaukat Ali; Waheed Ullah; Sher Muhammad; Ishtiaq Hussain; Abolfazl Rezaei; Kalpana Hamal; Mobeen Akhtar; Haider Abbas et al.
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Assessment of spatiotemporal variations of ecosystem service values and hotspots in a dryland: A case‐study in Pakistan

Land Degradation & Development
2022-05-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1085-3278
Part of ISSN: 1099-145X
Contributors: Mobeen Akhtar; Yuanyuan Zhao; Guang-Lei GAO; Qudsia Gulzar; Azfar Hussain
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Observed Trends and Variability of Temperature and Precipitation and Their Global Teleconnections in the Upper Indus Basin, Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya

Atmosphere
2021-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Azfar Hussain; Jianhua Cao; Ishtiaq Hussain; Saira Begum; Mobeen Akhtar; Xiuqin Wu; Yinghui Guan; Zhou Jinxing
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Accumulation and translocation of food chain in soil-mulberry (Morus alba L.)-silkworm (Bombyx mori) under single and combined stress of lead and cadmium

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
2021-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0147-6513
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Azfar Hussain
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Mapping of Soil Properties under Different Land Uses in Lesser Karakoram Range, Pakistan

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
2020-10-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1230-1485
Part of ISSN: 2083-5906
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Azfar Hussain
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Assessment of ecosystem services value in response to prevailing and future land use/cover changes in Lahore, Pakistan

Regional Sustainability
2020-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2666-660X
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Azfar Hussain

Stand Structural Diversity and Species with Leaf Nitrogen Conservation Drive Aboveground Carbon Storage in Tropical Old-Growth Forests

Forests
2020-09-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1999-4907
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Azfar Hussain
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CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVE IN MOUNTAIN AREA: IMPACTS AND ADAPTATIONS IN NALTAR VALLEY, WESTERN HIMALAYA, PAKISTAN

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Hussain, Azfar; Ali, Shaukat; Begum, Saira; Hussain, Ishtiaq; Ali, Haibat
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DYNAMICS OF ABOVE GROUND HERBACEOUS BIOMASS IN HIGH ALTITUDE RANGELANDS OF PAKISTAN

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Ishaq, S.; Ali, H.; Ahmad, B.; Khan, M. Z.; Begum, F.; Hussain, A.; Mustafa, N.; Hassan, M.
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Peer review (18 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for Atmosphere. (7)
Review activity for Environment, development and sustainability. (1)
Review activity for Environmental Research Letters (1)
Review activity for Geographia Technica. (1)
Review activity for Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics. (1)
Review activity for Remote sensing. (7)