1. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Beijing, China
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
3. Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, SUPARCO, Karachi, Pakistan
4. Department of Geography, University of Karachi, Pakistan
5. Karakoram International University, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
6. Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan