Mr. Gowhar Meraj
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Mr. Gowhar Meraj

JSPS International Post Doc Researcher
The University of Tokyo, Japan

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Suresh Gyan Vihar University, India

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Biography

Dr. Gowhar Meraj works in the field of remote sensing, GIS, watershed management, hydrology, disaster risk assessment and mitigation, simulation modeling, and spatial analysis. He holds a Ph.D. Degree in Environmental Sciences, specializing in climate change and water research, and his research is mainly focused on the interface of ecosystem services modeling, hydrology, glaciology, natural hazard

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Environment Dynamics
62%
Climate Change
90%
Flood Risk
75%
Water Reseources
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
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Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Rather, M.A., M. Farooq, G. Meraj, M.A. Dada, B.A. Sheikh and I.A. Wani, 2018. Remote sensing and GIS based forest fire vulnerability assessment in dachigam National Park, North Western Himalaya. Asian J. Applied Sci., 11: 98-114.
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  2. Meraj, G., S.A. Romshoo, S. Ayoub and S. Altaf, 2017. Geoinformatics based approach for estimating the sediment yield of the mountainous watersheds in Kashmir Himalaya, India. Geocarto Int., 33: 1114-1138.
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  3. Gujree, I., I. Wani, M. Muslim, M. Farooq and G. Meraj, 2017. Evaluating the variability and trends in extreme climate events in the Kashmir Valley using PRECIS RCM simulations. Model. Earth Syst. Environ., 3: 1647-1662.
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  4. Gujree, I., I. Wani, M. Muslim, M. Farooq and G. Meraj, 2017. Evaluating the variability and trends in extreme climate events in the Kashmir Valley using PRECIS RCM simulations. Model. Earth Syst. Environ., 3: 1647-1662.
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  5. Meraj, G., S.A. Romshoo and S. Altaf, 2016. Inferring Land Surface Processes from Watershed Characterisation. In: Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment Challenges, Processes and Strategies, Janardhana, R.N. (Ed.). Springer International Publishing, USA., pp: 741-774.
  6. Bhat, S.A., G. Meraj and A.K. Pandit, 2016. Assessing the influence of stream-flow and precipitation regime on water quality of the major inflow stream of Wular Lake in Kashmir Himalaya. Arabian J. Geosci., 9: 1-50.
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  7. Bhat, S.A., G. Meraj and A.K. Pandit, 2016. Assessing the influence of stream flow and precipitation regimes on water quality of the major inflow stream of Wular Lake in Kashmir Himalaya. Arabian J. Geosci., Vol. 9. 10.1007/s12517-015-2083-1.
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  8. Meraj, G., S.A. Romshoo, A.R. Yousuf, S. Altaf and F. Altaf, 2015. Assessing the influence of watershed characteristics on the flood vulnerability of Jhelum basin in Kashmir Himalaya: Reply to comment by Shah 2015. Nat. Hazards, 78: 1-5.
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  9. Meraj, G., S.A. Romshoo, A.R. Yousuf, S. Altaf and F. Altaf, 2015. Assessing the influence of watershed characteristics on the flood vulnerability of Jhelum basin in Kashmir Himalaya. Nat. Hazards, 77: 153-175.
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  10. Bhat, S.A., G. Meraj, S. Yaseen and A.K. Pandit, 2014. Statistical assessment of water quality parameters for pollution source identification in Sukhnag stream: An inflow stream of lake Wular (Ramsar Site), Kashmir Himalaya. J. Ecosyst., Vol. 2014. 10.1155/2014/898054.
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  11. Altaf, S., G. Meraj and S.A. Romshoo, 2014. Morphometry and land cover based multi-criteria analysis for assessing the soil erosion susceptibility of the Western Himalayan watershed. Environ. Monitor. Assess., 186: 8391-8412.
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  12. Bhat, S.A., G. Meraj, S. Yaseen, A.R. Bhat and A.K. Pandit, 2013. Assessing the impact of anthropogenic activities on spatio-temporal variation of water quality in Anchar lake, Kashmir Himalayas. Int. J. Environ. Sci., 3: 1625-1640.
  13. Altaf, F., G. Meraj and S.A. Romshoo, 2013. Morphometric analysis to infer hydrological behaviour of Lidder watershed, Western Himalaya, India. Geography J., Vol. 2013. 10.1155/2013/178021.
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  14. Meraj, G., S.A. Romshoo and A.R. Yousuf, 2012. Geoinformatics approach to qualitative forest density loss estimation and protection Cum conservation strategy-a case study of Pir Panjal range, J&K, India. Int. J. Curr. Res. Rev., 4: 47-61.