James R. Holton

American meteorologist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican meteorologist
PlacesUnited States of America
wasMeteorologist
Work fieldScience
Gender
Male
Birth16 April 1938, Spokane, USA
Death3 March 2004Seattle, USA (aged 65 years)
Star signAries
Education
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal2001
NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing 
Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires 
Roger Revelle Medal2000
The details

Biography

James Reed Holton (1938–2004) was a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. He was a specialist on atmospheric dynamics, and the author of the atmospheric science textbook An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology.

He was at the University of Washington for 38 years, and awarded every major award in the atmospheric sciences. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The American Geophysical Union has now named an award after him, named the James R. Holton award ).

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