James R. Holton
Born16 April 1938 Edit this on Wikidata
Pullman Edit this on Wikidata
Died3 March 2004 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 65)
Seattle Edit this on Wikidata
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James Reed Holton (1938โ€“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 [1]).

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