Designation: Senior Scientific Officer, Climatology section

Education: MS Meteorology, Postgraduate diploma in Earth System Physics

Email: qudsia.zafar@gcisc.org.pk, missquaddus@gmail.com

Phone#: +92519262704 Ext 831

Publications in international peer-reviewed journals:

Amjad, M., Q. Zafar, F. Khan, and M. M. Sheikh. 2015. Evaluation of weather research and forecasting model for the assessment of wind resource over Gharo, Pakistan. Int. J. Climatol. 35:12. doi:10.1002/joc.2015.35.issue-8

Publications in national journals:

Zafar Q, Rasul G. 2009. Diagnosis and numerical simulation of a heavy rainfall event in winter over upper parts of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Meteorology.5:81-96.

Sheikh, M.M, Zafar,Q, Rehman, N, Manzoor, N, Adnan, M, Khan, A.M (2011) Chapter : Critical Review of IPCC Future Scenarios - Development of National Response Strategy to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Forests of Pakistan.

Sheikh, M.M, Rehman, N, Manzoor, N, Ashraf, J, Adnan, M, Zafar,Q, Khan, A.M (2011) Chapter: Temperature and Precipitation Regime and Past Climate Changes over different Forest Types of Pakistan - Development of National Response Strategy to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Forests of Pakistan.

Conference Publications:

Muhammad Amjad, Firdos Khan, Qudsia Zafar, M. Munir Sheikh (2012) "Assessment of Wind Power Potential in Pakistan using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model" presented in PCST International Conference on Climate Change during 9-11 May 2012 in Islamabad.