Hatim Sharif, Ph.D. P.E.

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Faculty, Water Resources
Professor
BSE 1.320
210-458-6478
hatim.sharif@utsa.edu
 

Educational Background:

Ph.D. University of Connecticut

Professional Registrations:

Texas No. 97703

Areas of Teaching Interest:

  • Hydrometeorology
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Flood Modeling and Forecasting
  • Global Change
  • Geographic Information Systems

Areas of Research Interest:

  • Hydrometeorology
  • Flood Modeling and Forecasting
  • Remote Sensing
  • Natural Hazards
  • Transportation Safety
  • Climate Change
  • Public Health
  • Geographic Information Systems

Description of Research:

In my lab, Hydrometeorological and Geospatial Analytics, my research group use environmental data, modeling techniques, and geospatial data analytics to try to make the Earth a better place. They use algorithms that process satellite and radar observations of the Earth and the atmosphere and provide it in visual, text, and tabular formats that end users can understand and employ in different applications. The research group uses advanced atmospheric forecasting, climate predictions, state-of-the-art hydrological modeling, spatio-temporal analysis, and visualization techniques to advance flood modeling and prediction in terms of accuracy and specificity to protect people and infrastructure. I have a 20-year experience in hydrologic modeling and forecasting. My group’s projects (totaling more than $10 million) are funded by agencies such as NASA, National Science Foundation, US Departments of Defense, Transportation, Agriculture and Education, National Weather Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Texas Department of Transportation, CPS Energy, San Antonio River Authority and the City of San Antonio. I have been invited as a senior specialist to perform hydrology research at international institutions in the United States, France, Taiwan, and the Middle East.

Selected Publications:

  • Hussein, K., K. Alkaabi, D. Ghebreyesus, and M. U. Liaqat, H. O. Sharif, 2020: Land Use/Land Cover Change along the Eastern Coast of the UAE and its Impact on Flooding Risk. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 11(1), 112-130. DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2019.1707718.
  • Bayabil, H. K., A. Fares, H. O. Sharif, D. T. Ghebreyesus, and H. A. Moreno, 2019: Effects of Spatial and Temporal Data Aggregation on the Performance of the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor System. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 55(6), 1492-1504. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12799.
  • Al Abdouli, K., K. Hussein, D. Ghebreyesus, and H. O. Sharif, 2019: Coastal Runoff in the United Arab Emirates—The Hazard and Opportunity. Sustainability. 11(19), 5406. DOI: 10.3390/su11195406.
  • Paul, S. H., D. Ghebreyesus, and H. O. Sharif, 2019: Brief communication: Analysis of the Fatalities and Socio-Economic Impacts Caused by Hurricane Florence. Geosciences. 8(10), 384; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9020058.
  • Paul, S. H. and H. O. Sharif, 2018: Analysis of Damage Caused by Hydrometeorological Disasters in Texas, 1960-2016. Geosciences. 8(10), 384; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8100384.
  • Omranian, S. E., H. O. Sharif, and Ahmad A. Tavakoly, 2018: How Well Can Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Capture Hurricanes? Case Study: Hurricane Harvey. Remote Sensing. DOI: 10.3390/rs10071150.
  • Furl, Chad, Dawit Ghebreyesus, and H. O. Sharif, 2018: Assessment of the Performance of Satellite-Based Precipitation Products for Flood Events across Diverse Spatial Scales Using GSSHA Modeling System. Geosciences. 8(5), 186. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8060191.
  • Paul, S. H., H. O. Sharif, and A. M. Crawford, 2018: Fatalities Caused by Hydrometeorological Disasters in Texas. Geosciences. 8, 186. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8050186.
  • Omranian, S. E., H. O. Sharif, S. Dessouky, and J. Weissmann, 2018: Exploring Rainfall Impacts on the Crash Risk on Texas Roadways: A Crash-Based Matched-Pairs Analysis Approach. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 117(2018), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.03.030.
  • Mahmoud, M., M. Al-Zahrani, and H. O. Sharif, 2018: Assessment of Global Precipitation Measurement Satellite Products over Saudi Arabia. Journal of Hydrology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.02.015.
  • Omranian, S. E. and H. O. Sharif, 2018: Evaluation of the GPM-based Integrated Multi-Satellite IMERG Precipitation Product Over Lower Colorado River Basin, Texas. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 54(4), 882-898. DOI:10.1111/1752-1688.12610.
  • Furl, Chad, H. O. Sharif, Jon Zeitler, Almoutaz El Hassan, and John Joseph, 2017: Hydrometeorology of the Catastrophic Blanco River Flood in South Texas, May 2015. Journal of Hydrology. 15, 90-104. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.12.001.
  • Sharif, H. O., M. Al-Zahrani, and Almoutaz El Hassan, 2017: Physically, Fully-distributed Hydrologic Simulations Driven by GPM Satellite Rainfall over an Urbanizing Arid Catchment in Saudi Arabia. Water. 9, 163; DOI: 10.3390/w9030163.
  • Mazari, N., H. O. Sharif, H. Xie, A. Tekeli, E. Habib, and J. Zeitler, 2017: Rainfall observations and assessment using vertically pointing radar and X-band radar. J. of Hydroinformatics. 19 (4), 538-757. DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2017.151.
  • Chintalapudi, S., H. O. Sharif, and Chad Furl, 2017: High-resolution, Fully-distributed Event-based Hydrologic Simulations over a Large Watershed in Texas. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 42(3), 1341-1357. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-017-2446-x.
  • Al-Zahrani, M., A. Al-Areeq, and H. O. Sharif, 2017: Estimating Urban Flooding Potential near The Outlet of an Arid Catchment in Saudi Arabia. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 8(2), 672-688. DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2016.1255668.
  • Joseph, J. F., and H. O. Sharif, 2016: A Methodology for Assessing Extreme Precipitation Trends Applied to Three South Texas Basins, 1898-2011.  Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 41(12), 4945-4951. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-016-2191-6.
  • Barge, J. and H. O. Sharif, 2016: An Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition, Self-Organizing Map, and Linear Genetic Programming Approach for Forecasting River Streamflow. Water. DOI: 10.3390/w8060247.
  • Elhassan, A., H. Xie, A. A. Al-Othman, J. McClelland, and H. O. Sharif, 2016: Water Quality Modeling in the San Antonio River Basin Driven by Radar Rainfall Data. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2015.1009500.
  • Al-Zahrani, M., A. Al-Areeq, and H. O. Sharif, 2016: Flood Analysis Using HEC-RAS Model: a Case Study for Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia. 3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management (FLOODRISK 2016. Book Series: E3S Web of Conferences. Edited by:Lang, M; Klijn, F; Samuels, P. DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20160704024.

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