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Daniel E. Horton

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Geological Sciences; University of Michigan
B.S. Atmospheric Science; Texas A&M University
B.S. Physics; Tulane University
Curriculum Vitae

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Research

Professor Horton leads the Climate Change Research Group (CCRG) at Northwestern University. The CCRG uses numerical models, environmental observations, statistical analyses, and machine learning techniques to ask questions pertinent to Earth’s (and other planets’) climates. The CCRG studies an array of subjects across diverse spatiotemporal scales, including (i) extreme weather events, (ii) near-term meteorological, societal, and public health impacts of anthropogenic climate change, (iii) the co-benefits and tradeoffs of green infrastructure and transportation initiatives, (iv) the evolution of Earth’s climate system through geologic time, and (v) the potential habitability of planets outside of our solar system.

Teaching

EARTH 102: First-year writing seminar: Sustainability and Social Justice
EARTH 340: Physics of Weather & Climate
EARTH 343: Earth System Modeling
EARTH 450: Advanced Topics in Atmospheric Science

Selected Publications

D.R. Peters, J.L. Schnell, P.L. Kinney, V. Naik & D.E. Horton (2020) Public health and climate benefits and tradeoffs of U.S. vehicle electrification, GeoHealth, doi:10.1029/2020GH000275

H. Chen, E.T. Wolf,  Z. Zhan & D.E. Horton (2019) Habitability and spectroscopic observability of warm M-dwarf exoplanets evaluated with 3D chemistry-climate models, The Astrophysical Journal, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab4f7e

C.W. Callahan, J.L. Schnell & D.E. Horton (2019) Multi-index attribution of extreme winter air quality in Beijing, China, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, doi:10.1029/2018JD029738

J.L. Schnell, V. Naik, L.W. Horowitz, F. Paulot, P. Ginoux, M. Zhao & D.E. Horton (2019) Air quality impacts from the electrification of light-duty passenger vehicles in the United States, Atmospheric Environment, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.04.003

H. Chen, E.T. Wolf, S. Domagal-Goldman, R. Kopparapu & D.E. Horton (2018) Biosignature anisotropy modeled on temperate tidally locked M-dwarf planets, Astrophysical Journal Letters, doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aaedb2

N.S. Diffenbaugh, D. Singh, J.S. Mankin, D.E. Horton, D.L. Swain, D. Touma, A. Charland, Y. Liu, M. Haugen, M. Tsiang & B. Rajaratnam (2017) Quantifying the influence of global warming on unprecedented extreme climate events, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi:10.1073/pnas.1618082114

D.E. Horton, N.C. Johnson, D. Singh, D.L. Swain, B. Rajaratnam & N.S. Diffenbaugh (2015) Contribution of changes in atmospheric circulation patterns to extreme temperature trends, Nature, doi:10.1038/nature14550