Radley Horton

NE CASC Principal Investigator
Associate Research Scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research

Consortium Institution: 

Columbia University

Education: 

B.S.: Environmental Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1995
M.S.: Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2001
Ph.D.: Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2007

Website: 

http://www.giss.nasa.gov/staff/rhorton.html

Experience: 

Associate Research Scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, 2007 to present

Research Interests: 

New York Times: Too Hot to Fly? Climate Change May Take a Toll on Air Travel

Recent Publications

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Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States, Horton, Radley M., Sweet William V., Kopp Robert E., Weaver Christopher P., Obeysekera Jayantha, Zervas Chris, and E. Thieler Robert , 01/2017, Silver Spring, Maryland, (2017)
The impacts of rising temperatures on aircraft takeoff performance, Coffel, Ethan, Thompson Terence R., and Horton Radley M. , Climatic Change, Jan-09-2017, Volume 144, Issue 2, p.381 - 388, (2017)
Total and extreme precipitation changes over the Northeastern United States, Huang, Huanping, Winter Jonathan M., Osterberg Erich C., Horton Radley M., and Beckage Brian , Journal of Hydrometeorology, Apr-20-2017, (2017)
Evaluation of dynamic coastal response to sea-level rise modifies inundation likelihood, Lentz, E., E. Thieler Robert, Plant Nathaniel G., Stippa Sawyer R., Horton Radley M., and Gesch Dean B. , Nature Climate Change, (2016)
A Review of Recent Advances in Research on Extreme Heat Events, Horton, Radley M., Mankin Justin S., Lesk Corey, Coffel Ethan, and Raymond Colin , Current Climate Change Reports, Jan-12-2016, Volume 2, Issue 4, p.242 - 259, (2016)
Joint projections of US East Coast sea level and storm surge, Little, Christopher M., Horton Radley M., Kopp Robert E., Oppenheimer Michael, Vecchi Gabriel A., and Villarini Gabriele , Nature Climate Change, Sep-09-2016, Volume 5, Issue 12, p.1114 - 1120, (2015)
New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 Report, Chapter 1: Climate Observations and Projections, Horton, Radley M., Bader Daniel A., Kushnir Yochanan, Little Christopher, Blake Reginald, and Rosenzweig Cynthia , Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 01/2015, Volume 1336, p.18 - 35, (2015)
New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 Report Chapter 2: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Storms, Horton, Radley M., Little Christopher, Gornitz Vivien, Bader Daniel A., and Oppenheimer Michael , Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 01/2015, Volume 1336, p.36 - 44, (2015)
Open-File Report: Evaluating coastal landscape response to sea-level rise in the northeastern United States: approach and methods, Lentz, E., Stippa Sawyer R., E. Thieler Robert, Plant Nathaniel G., Gesch Dean B., and Horton Radley M. , (2015)
Open-File Report:Evaluating coastal landscape response to sea-level rise in the northeastern United States: approach and methods, Lentz, Erika E., Stippa Sawyer R., E. Thieler Robert, Plant Nathaniel G., Gesch Dean B., and Horton Radley M. , 13-Feb-2015, (2015)
Projected changes in extreme temperature events based on the NARCCAP model suite, Horton, Radley M., Coffel Ethan, Winter Jonathan M., and Bader Daniel A. , Geophysical Research Letters, 2015, Volume 42, Issue 8, p.7722-7731, (2015)
Beyond Hurricane Sandy: What Might the Future Hold for Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic?, Horton, Radley M., and Liu Jiping , Journal of Extreme Events, 08/2014, Volume 01, p.1450007, (2014)
Ch. 16: Northeast. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, Horton, Radley M., Yohe Gary, Easterling W., Kates R., Ruth M., Sussman E., Whelchel A., Wolfe D., and Lipschultz F. , National Climate Assessment, Washington, D.C., p.371-395, (2014)
Climate change and the impact of extreme temperatures on aviation, Coffel, Ethan, and Horton Radley M. , Weather, Climate, and Society, 11/2014, p.141110132250008, (2014)
Heat-Related Mortality in a Warming Climate: Projections for 12 U.S. Cities, Petkova, Elisaveta, Bader Daniel A., Anderson G., Horton Radley M., Knowlton Kim, and Kinney Patrick , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11/2014, Volume 11, p.11371 - 11383, (2014)
Impacts of Projected Climate Change over the Lake Champlain Basin in Vermont, Guilbert, Justin, Beckage Brian, Winter Jonathan M., Horton Radley M., Perkins Timothy, and Bomblies Arne , Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 08/2014, Volume 53, p.1861 - 1875, (2014)
Probabilistic 21st and 22nd century sea-level projections at a global network of tide-gauge sites, Kopp, Robert E., Horton Radley M., Little Christopher M., Mitrovica Jerry X., Oppenheimer Michael, Rasmussen D. J., Strauss Benjamin H., and Tebaldi Claudia , Earth’s Future, 08/2014, Volume 2, p.383 - 406, (2014)
A research and decision support framework to evaluate sea-level rise impacts in the northeastern U.S., E. Thieler, Robert, Plant Nathaniel G., Gesch Dean B., and Horton Radley M. , Northeast Climate Science Center Project Reports, Woods Hole, MA, (2014)
Uncertainty in 21st century CMIP5 sea level projections, Little, Christopher M., Horton Radley M., Kopp Robert E., Oppenheimer Michael, and Yip Stan , Journal of Climate, 10/2014, p.141029115110008, (2014)
The Practitioner’s Dilemma: How to Assess the Credibility of Downscaled Climate Projections, Barsugli, Joseph J., Guentchev Galina, Horton Radley M., Wood Andrew, Mearns Linda O., Liang Xin-Zhong, Winkler Julie A., Dixon Keith, Hayhoe Katharine, Rood Richard B., et al. , Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 11/2013, Volume 94, Issue 46, p.424 - 425, (2013)
Projected Heat-Related Mortality in the U.S. Urban Northeast, Petkova, Elisaveta, Horton Radley M., Bader Daniel A., and Kinney Patrick , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12/2013, Volume 10, p.6734 - 6747, (2013)
Projections of seasonal patterns in temperature-related deaths for Manhattan, New York, Li, Tiantian, Horton Radley M., and Kinney Patrick L. , Nature Climate Change, 5/2013, Volume 3, p.717 - 721, (2013)
Statistical downscaling and bias correction of climate model outputs for climate change impact assessment in the U.S. northeast, Ahmed, Kazi Farzan, Wang Guiling, Silander John, Wilson Adam M., Allen Jenica M., Horton Radley M., and Anyah Richard , Global and Planetary Change, 1/2013, Volume 100, p.320 - 332, (2013)
Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the US National Climate Assessment. NOAA Tech Memo OAR CPO, Parris, A., Bromirski P., Burkett V., Cayan D., Culver M., Hall J., Horton Radley M., Knuuti K., Moss R., Obeysekera J., et al. , (2012)
Impact of declining Arctic sea ice on winter snowfall, Liu, J., Curry J. A., Wang H., Song M., and Horton Radley M. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (2012)
Climate Adaptation Guidebook for New York State, Rosenzweig, Cynthia, DeGaetano A, Solecki W., Horton Radley M., O’Grady M, and Bader Daniel A. , Responding To Climate Change In New York State: The CLIMAID Integrated Assessment For Effective Climate Change Adaptation In New York State: Final Report, Volume 1244, OXFORD OX2 0EL, ENGLAND, (2011)
Climate Hazard Assessment for Stakeholder Adaptation Planning in New York City, Horton, Radley M., Gornitz Vivien, Bader Daniel A., Ruane Alex C., Goldberg Richard, and Rosenzweig Cynthia , Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 11/2011, Volume 50, p.2247 - 2266, (2011)
Climate Risks, Horton, Radley M., Bader Daniel A., Tryhorn L, DeGaetano A, and Rosenzweig Cynthia , Responding To Climate Change In New York State: The CLIMAID Integrated Assessment For Effective Climate Change Adaptation In New York State: Final Report , Volume 1244, OXFORD OX2 0EL, ENGLAND, (2011)
Developing coastal adaptation to climate change in the New York City infrastructure-shed: process, approach, tools, and strategies, Rosenzweig, Cynthia, Solecki William D., Blake Reginald, Bowman Malcolm, Faris Craig, Gornitz Vivien, Horton Radley M., Jacob Klaus, LeBlanc Alice, Leichenko Robin, et al. , Climatic Change, 5/2011, Volume 106, p.93 - 127, (2011)
Chapter 3: Climate observations and projections, Horton, Radley M., Gornitz Vivien, Bowman Malcolm, and Blake Reginald , Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 05/2010, Volume 1196, p.41 - 62, (2010)
Chapter 7: Indicators and monitoring, Jacob, Klaus, Blake Reginald, Horton Radley M., Bader Daniel A., and O’Grady Megan , Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 05/2010, Volume 1196, p.127 - 142, (2010)
Sea level rise projections for current generation CGCMs based on the semi-empirical method, Horton, Radley M., Herweijer Celine, Rosenzweig Cynthia, Liu Jiping, Gornitz Vivien, and Ruane Alex C. , Geophysical Research Letters, 2008, Volume 35, (2008)
Managing climate change risks in New York City’s water system: assessment and adaptation planning, Rosenzweig, Cynthia, Major David C., Demong Kate, Stanton Christina, Horton Radley M., and Stults Melissa , Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 9/2007, Volume 12, p.1391 - 1409, (2007)