Mapping Urban Heat Islands in El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Texas
Dr. Chakraborty collaborated with the City of El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ faculty, and other local partners to prepare a proposal that was selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for their National Integrated Heat Health Information System 2020 Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mapping Campaign. chosen for this community science heat mapping project that brings together local volunteers, public and private organizations, universities, and non-profit organizations to co-produce high-resolution heat maps and generate collaborative solutions for mitigating extreme heat exposure. Dr. Chakraborty and SEGA lab students were actively involved in research design, neighborhood selection, volunteer recruitment, and/or data analysis for the El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ UHI Mapping Campaign (Summer 2020), which involved partnerships with the City of El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Community & Human Development and Public Health Departments, National Weather Service of El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, Border 2020 Program, and several other local organizations. Several students from the College of Liberal Arts, College of Engineering, and other ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ programs participated as project volunteers to drive designated routes and collect temperature/humidity measurements over three one-hour periods on July 10, 2020.
A press release for this project is available here.
Results from the El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ UHI Mapping Campaign can be viewed .