Memphis Heat Watch Project
Memphis Heat Watch was conducted as one of eight selected cities under NOAA’s Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring (CCHM). The project mapped neighborhood-scale heat conditions and produced actionable insights for local adaptation and mitigation planning.
- Period: Mar–Dec 2025
- Award: $10,000
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Partners: City of Memphis, The Works, community volunteers
The campaign generated high-value datasets linking land surface temperature, ambient temperature, and canopy structure, supporting ongoing manuscript development and follow-up collaborations.
Heat Watch Campaign map: https://capa-strategies.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0fb40a834af74fa882f5aeb6af777a7e
Youngsang Kwon
Associate Professor
His research interest focuses on the application of geospatial methods to understand fundamental ecological and environmental processes that regulate biodiversity, species distribution, and abundances.