SCORCH | Integrated Data Visualization Core
We support climate and health research in arid lands in the southwest of the USA through data science, visualization, and training. Our work helps researchers, communities, and decision-makers understand and respond to the health impacts of a warming climate.
The Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) brings together transdisciplinary research groups to conduct solutions-oriented team-science projects responsive to the health needs of arid lands communities adapting to climate change. The Integrated Data Visualization Core (IDVC) supports the overall Center mission through the provision of data science, visualization, and management expertise.
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Sharing, analyses, and stewardship congruent with scientific data management best practices.
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Interactive tools and figures that make integrated health and climate data accessible to researchers and communities.
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Workshops and resources to develop and enhance capacity to manage and visualize integrated health and climate data.
What we are working on.
Household-level spatial dataset of evaporative cooler adoption in a US city. Study examining cooling equity, urban heat exposure, monsoon vulnerability, climate adaptation, and health outcomes in Tucson.
Brief description of the project. What question does it answer? What data does it use? Who benefits from the results?
The people behind the work.
The IDVC is part of the Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) at the University of Arizona. We enhance institutional capacity to conduct climate change and health research tailored to the needs of arid lands communities.