Daniel Halperin

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
• CEWX 396: Coop Ed Weather
• WX 201: Survey of Meteorology

Courses Taught

WX270: Weather Information Systems

WX272: Meteorological Instruments and Data Analysis

WX301: Aviation Weather

WX360: Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

WX368: Physical Meteorology

WX378: Synoptic Analysis

WX482: Research Methods in Meteorology

Publications

Halperin, D. J., and R. E. Hart, 2025: Global verification of tropical cyclone genesis forecasts from five global numerical models. Wea. Forecasting, 40 (7), 1125-1145.

Guinn, T. A., D. J. Halperin, and S. E. Strazzo, 2024: Application of density altitude climatology to general aviation impacts. J. Aviation/Aerospace Ed. & Research, 33 (2).

Hon, K. K., R. Ballard, E. Blake, S. Bond, R. Gile, D. Halperin, C. Helms, H. Lam, X. Lyu, M. Mohapatra, M. Sharma, A. Shimokobe, R. Toumi, S. Won, 2023: Recent advances in operational tropical cyclone genesis forecast. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 12 (4), 323-340.

Halperin, D. J., T. A. Guinn, S. E. Strazzo, and R. L. Thomas, 2022: Density altitude: Climatology of daily maximum values and evaluation of approximations for general aviation. Weather, Climate, and Society, 14 (4), 1083-1097.

Chavez, I., S. M. Milrad, D. J. Halperin, B. Mrozcka, and K. R. Tyle, 2022: Environmental analysis of warm-season first cloud-to-ground lightning events in west-central Florida. Wea. Forecasting, 37 (10), 1867-1883.

Truchelut, R. E., P. J. Klotzbach, E. M. Staehling, K. M. Wood, D. J. Halperin, C. J. Schreck III, E. S. Blake, 2022: Earlier onset of North Atlantic hurricane season with warming oceans. Nature Communications, 13 (1), 1-8.

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.