Daniel Halperin
- Title
- Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for B.S. in Meteorology
- Daniel.Halperin@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Applied Aviation Sciences Department
- College
- College of Aviation

Education
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Meteorology, Florida State University
- M.S. - Master of Science in Meteorology, Florida State University
Currently Teaching
- WX 301: Aviation Weather
- WX 395P: Hurricanes and Trop Meteo
Courses Taught
WX270: Weather Information Systems
WX272: Meteorological Instruments and Data Analysis
WX301: Aviation Weather
WX368: Physical Meteorology
WX395P: Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
WX482: Research Methods in Meteorology
User Publications
Guinn, T. A., D. J. Halperin, and C. G. Herbster, 2021: Climatology of estimated altimeter error due to nonstandard temperatures. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 60 (3), 377-390.
Halperin, D. J., R. W. Eicher, T. A. Guinn, J. R. Keebler, and K. O. Chambers, 2020: Implementing active learning techniques in an undergraduate aviation meteorology course. J. Aviation/Aerospace Ed. & Research, 29 (2), 149-171.
Halperin, D. J., A. B. Penny, and R. E. Hart, 2020: A comparison of tropical cyclone genesis verification from three Global Forecast System (GFS) operational configurations. Wea. Forecasting, 35 (5), 1801-1815.
Halperin, D. J., and R. D. Torn, 2018: Diagnosing atmospheric conditions associated with large short-term intensity forecast errors in the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) model. Wea. Forecasting, 33 (1), 239-266.
Halperin, D. J., R. E. Hart, H. E. Fuelberg, and J. H. Cossuth, 2017: The development and evaluation of a statistical-dynamical tropical cyclone genesis guidance tool. Wea. Forecasting, 32 (1), 27-46.
Halperin, D. J., H. E. Fuelberg, R. E. Hart, and J. H. Cossuth, 2016: Verification of tropical cyclone genesis forecasts from global numerical models: Comparisons between the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins. Wea. Forecasting, 31 (3), 947-955.
Halperin, D. J., H. E. Fuelberg, R. E. Hart, J. H. Cossuth, P. Sura, and R. J. Pasch, 2013: An evaluation of tropical cyclone genesis forecasts from global numerical models. Wea. Forecasting, 28 (6), 1423–1445.
Strazzo, S., J. B. Elsner, T. LaRow, D. J. Halperin, and M. Zhao, 2013: Observed versus GCM-generated local tropical cyclone frequency: Comparisons using a spatial lattice. J. Climate, 26 (21), 8257–8268.
Lanicci, J., D. Halperin, S. Shappell, C. Hackworth, K. Holcomb, M. Bazargan, J. Baron, and R. Iden, 2012: General Aviation Weather Encounter Case Studies. FAA Aerospace Medicine Technical Report 12/11.
Shappell S., C. Hackworth, K. Holcomb, J. Lanicci, M. Bazargan, J. Baron, R. Iden, and D. Halperin, 2010: Developing Proactive Methods for General Aviation Data Collection. FAA Aerospace Medicine Technical Report 10/16.