Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Sasha Gershunov and Ph.D. student Alexander Weyant install a weather station on the grounds of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in San Diego's Balboa Park in June. The installation is part of the work of the National Science Foundation-funded SoCal Heat Hub, which is bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scientists and educators to generate impactful, data-driven solutions for long-term climate resilience in the face of extreme heat in Southern California, and in other coastal regions around the globe..
The solar-powered station records pressure, temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation and solar radiation, transmitting the collected data to a console located inside the building and to a server where the data is archived and made available to the public. The center’s staff can then use that data to inform their gardening activities, event planning, educational activities and future urban greening projects.
This station is just one of several that the Heat Hub team is installing throughout San Diego.
For more information on the SoCal Heat Hub, read here: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/how-can-socal-survive-heat-crisis,
Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Sasha Gershunov and Ph.D. student Alexander Weyant install a weather station on the grounds of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in San Diego's Balboa Park in June. The installation is part of the work of the National Science Foundation-funded SoCal Heat Hub, which is bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scientists and educators to generate impactful, data-driven solutions for long-term climate resilience in the face of extreme heat in Southern California, and in other coastal regions around the globe..
The solar-powered station records pressure, temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation and solar radiation, transmitting the collected data to a console located inside the building and to a server where the data is archived and made available to the public. The center’s staff can then use that data to inform their gardening activities, event planning, educational activities and future urban greening projects.
This station is just one of several that the Heat Hub team is installing throughout San Diego.
For more information on the SoCal Heat Hub, read here: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/how-can-socal-survive-heat-crisis,
