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Daniel E. Horton

Daniel E. Horton

· Associate Professor; Co-chair of Adapt Initiative, Trienens Institute

Northwestern University · Earth and Planetary Sciences

Active 2007–2026

h-index31
Citations6.0k
Papers14770 last 5y
Funding$457k1 active

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Daniel E. Horton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University. He is also the co-chair of the Adapt Initiative at the Trienens Institute. Horton holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Michigan, and his academic background includes a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Physics from Tulane University. His research group, the Climate Change Research Group (CCRG), utilizes numerical models, environmental observations, statistical analyses, and machine learning techniques to investigate Earth's atmosphere and climate, focusing on questions related to extreme weather events, the societal and health impacts of anthropogenic climate change, green infrastructure and transportation tradeoffs, and the distribution of climate and air quality impacts across society. Horton teaches courses on sustainability, earth systems science, weather and climate physics, and earth system modeling.

Research topics

  • Computer Science
  • Environmental science
  • Environmental resource management
  • Geology
  • Political Science
  • Geography
  • Ecology
  • Biology
  • Natural resource economics
  • Environmental planning

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Frequent coauthors

  • Jordan Schnell

    Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

    73 shared

  • Noah S. Diffenbaugh

    Stanford University

    56 shared

  • Deepti Singh

    Washington State University Vancouver

    38 shared

  • Justin Mankin

    Dartmouth College

    33 shared

  • Anastasia Montgomery

    Northwestern University

    25 shared

  • Daniel L. Swain

    University of California, Los Angeles

    23 shared

  • Ryan D. Harp

    22 shared

  • Zachariah Adelman

    18 shared

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Education

  • Ph.D., Geology

    University of California, Berkeley

    1994

  • M.S., Geology

    University of California, Berkeley

    1991

  • B.S., Geology

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    1988

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