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Daniel E. Horton

Associate 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

S.F. Camilleri, G.H. Kerr, S.C. Anenberg & D.E. Horton (2023) All-cause NO2-attributable mortality burden and associated racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S., Environmental Science & Technology Letters, doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett3.c00500

A. Montgomery, M.I.G. Daepp, M.I. Abdin, P. Choudhury, S. Malvar, S. Counts & D.E. Horton (2023) Intraurban NO2 hotspot detection across multiple air quality products, Environmental Research Letters, doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acf7d5

M.A. Visa, S.F. Camilleri, A. Montgomery, J.L. Schnell, M. Janssen, Z. Adelman, S.C. Anenberg, E. Grubert & D.E. Horton (2023) Neighborhood-scale air quality, public health, and equity implications of multi-modal vehicle electrification, Environmental Research: Infrastructure & Sustainability, doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/acf60d

S.F. Camilleri, A. Montgomery, M.A. Visa, J.L. Schnell, Z. Adelman, M. Janssen, E. Grubert, S.C. Anenberg & D.E. Horton (2023) Air quality, health and equity implications of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles, Nature Sustainability, doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01219-0

C. Li, G. Yu, J. Yang & D.E. Horton (2023) Toward improved regional hydrological model performance using state-of-the-science data-informed soil parameters, Water Resources Research, doi.org/10.1029/2023WR034431

R.D. Harp & D.E. Horton (2023) Observed changes in interannual precipitation variability in the United States, Geophysical Research Letters, doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104533

A. Montgomery, J.L. Schnell, Z. Adelman, M. Janssen & D.E. Horton (2023) Simulation of neighborhood-scale air quality with two-way coupled WRF-CMAQ over southern Lake Michigan-Chicago region, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037942

R.D. Harp & D.E. Horton (2022) Observed changes in daily precipitation intensity in the United States, Geophysical Research Letters, doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099955

L. Yang, N. Zerega, A. Montgomery & D.E. Horton (2022) Potential of breadfruit cultivation to contribute to climate-resilient low latitude food systems, PLOS Climate, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000062

C. Li, A.L. Handwerger, J. Wang, W. Yu, X. Li, N.J. Finnegan, Y. Xie, G. Buscarnera & D.E. Horton (2022) Augmentation of WRF-Hydro to simulate overland flow- and streamflow-generated debris flow susceptibility in burn scars, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2317-2022