A UTSA and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) partnership will soon study and measure “felt heat” on the West Side.
The partnership is led by Stuart Stothoff, a principal scientist with SwRI’s Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division, as well as Esteban Lopez Ochoa, an assistant professor at UTSA’s School of Architecture and Planning.“Felt heat is a more complete way to measure heat that includes additional metrics that aim to capture more closely how people experience heat,” Lopez Ochoa said.
“As heat is the number one weather-related killer in the U.S., understanding the different levels of heat across different areas of the city can help us be better prepared to cope with it,” Lopez Ochoa said.Why is the West Side warmer?First, according to researchers, the West Side has disproportionally less tree coverage than other parts of the city.allows users to view areas of San Antonio and their respective scores. The software helps cities to measure how equitable their tree canopy is.
“Westside residents are less able to keep the heat outside their homes, making them substantially more exposed to the heat than residents in other cooler areas of the city,” Lopez Ochoa said.Redlining’s role While redlining ended under the Fair Housing Act in 1968, it leaves remnants of segregation-era policies in affected neighborhoods., analyzing marginalized neighborhoods in Miami and their hotter temperatures, suggests that redlining is a primary cause for temperature differences in cities, including San Antonio.
The sensors will gather data on airflow, wind speeds, relative humidity, air temperatures and dew points.
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