Assistant Professor




Publications

Publications: 

  • Murtaza, K. O., Paul, O. J., Dar, R. A., Akther, N., Mir, A. A., Khan, S., & Romshoo, S. A. (2025). Glacial geomorphosites in the Greater Himalayan and Pir Panjal Ranges of the Kashmir Valley: Inventory, classification, and geotourism potential. Geomorphology, 486, 109895. (IF: 3.3).
  • Paul, O. J., Murtaza, K. O., Ahmad, M. Z., Bhat, I. M., Ahmad, F., Mir, J. A., ... & Dar, R. A. (2025). Surficial geomorphic expressions along the Zanskar shear zone (ZSZ), NW Himalaya, India. Quaternary Science Advances, 17, 100258. (IF: 2.9).
  • Dar, R. A., Manhas, Y., Murtaza, K. O., Qader, W., Mir, J. A., & Paul, O. J. (2024). Response of the River Jhelum to Active Tectonics, NW Himalaya. In Rivers of India: Past, Present and Future (pp. 53-67). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  • Murtaza, K. O., Shafai, S., Shahid, P., & Romshoo, S. A. (2023). Understanding the linkages between spatio-temporal urban land system changes and land surface temperature in Srinagar City, India, using image archives from Google Earth Engine. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(49), 107281-107295. (IF:5.8).
  • Mir, J.A., Bhat, I.M., Murtaza, K. O., Qadir, W., & Dar, R.A. (2023). Geological Heritage of the Kashmir Valley, North-Western Himalaya, India. Geoheritage, 15, 26 (IF: 2.9).
  • Romshoo, S. A., Abdullah, T., Murtaza, K. O., & Bhat, M. H. (2023). Direct, geodetic and simulated mass balance studies of the Kolahoi Glacier in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Hydrology, 617, 129019 (IF: 6.4).
  • Romshoo, S.A., Murtaza, K.O., & Abdullah, T. (2022). Towards understanding various influences on mass balance of the Hoksar Glacier in the Upper Indus Basin using observations. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 15669 (IF: 4.499).
  • Dar, R.A., Murtaza, K.O., Paul, O.J., Nisa, A.U., Akhter, N., Dar, F.A., & Mir, R.A. (2022). River Response to Melting Cryosphere Since Late Quaternary in the Pir Panjal Range of NW Himalaya. Frontiers in Water 4:879001. (IF: 2.9).
  • Romshoo, S.A., Murtaza, K.O., Shah, W., Ramzan, T., Ameen, U., & Bhat, M.H. (2022). Anthropogenic climate change drives melting of glaciers in the Himalaya. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(35), 52732-52751. (IF: 5.8).
  • Joya, E., Bromand, M.T., Murtaza, K.O., & Dar, R.A. (2021). Current glacier status and ELA changes since the Late Pleistocene in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 219, 104897. (IF: 3.449).
  • Dar R.A., Paul O.J., Murtaza K.O., Romshoo S.A. (2021) Late Quaternary Glacial Geomorphology of Kashmir Valley, NW Himalayas: A Case Study of the Sind Basin. Water, Cryosphere, and Climate Change in the Himalayas. Geography of the Physical Environment. Springer. 145-157.
  • Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2020). Applications of glacial geomorphological and lichenometric studies for reconstructing the Late Holocene glacial history of the Hoksar valley, Kashmir Himalaya, India Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography. 103(1), 51-68. (IF: 1.881).
  • Murtaza, K.O., Dar, R.A., Jaan, O., Bhat, N.A and Romshoo, S.A., (2020). Glacial geomorphology and recent glacial recession of the Harmukh Range, NW Himalaya. Quaternary International. 575, 236-248. (IF: 2.2).
  • Murtaza, K. O., Romshoo, S. A, Rashid, I and Shah, W., (2019). Geo-spatial assessment of groundwater quality in Udhampur Sub-Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences. 90(5), 883-897. (IF: 0.9).
  • Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2017). Recent glacier changes in the Kashmir Alpine Himalayas, India. Geocarto International, 32(2), 188-205. (IF: 3.8).
  • Dar, R.A., Jaan, O., Murtaza, K.O. and Romshoo, S.A., (2017). Glacial-geomorphic study of the Thajwas glacier valley, Kashmir Himalayas, India. Quaternary International. 444, 157-171. (IF: 2.2).
  • Romshoo, S.A., Dar, R.A., Murtaza, K.O., Rashid, I. and Dar, F.A., (2017). Hydrochemical characterization and pollution assessment of groundwater in Jammu Siwaliks, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189(3), (IF: 3.0).
  • Rather, M.I., Rashid, I., Shahi, N., Murtaza, K.O., Hassan, K., Yousuf, A.R., Romshoo, S.A. and Shah, I.Y., (2016). Massive land system changes impact water quality of the Jhelum River in Kashmir Himalaya. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188(3), (IF: 3.0).
  • Khan, Z. L., Rather, M. A., Kuchhy, N. A., Ahmad, U. F., and Murtaza, K. O. (2015). Geoinformatics for Cultural Heritage Mapping-A Case Study of Srinagar City, Jammu And Kashmir. International Journal for Technological Research in Engineering, 2(7).    
  • Murtaza, K. O., Rather, M. A., Lateef, Z., Shah, V., and Kuchhay, N. (2015). Geospatial mapping of Srinagar City. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 8(6), 157-165. 
  • Murtaza, K. O., and Romshoo, S. A. (2014). Determining the suitability and accuracy of various statistical algorithms for satellite data classification. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences, 4(4), 585-599.
  • Murtaza, K. O., andRomshoo, S. A. (2014).Ground Water Quality Mapping in Shiwalik Himalayas, Jammu using Geostatistical Approach. Proceeding of impact of climate change on hydrology of Kashmir valley.
  • Murtaza, K. O., and Romshoo, S. A. (2014). Assessing the Impact of Spatial Resolution on the Accuracy of Land Cover Classification. Journal of Himalayan Ecology & Sustainable Development, 9, 33-45.