Holton, James R.

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Name (Latin)
Holton, James R.
Other forms of name
Holton, J. R. (James R.)
Date of birth
1938-04-16
Date of death
2004-03-03
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Univ. of Washington
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 27134319
Wikidata: Q5812644
Library of congress: n 79055973
Sources of Information
  • Information from 678 converted Dec. 18, 2014(Univ. of Washington)
  • His An introduction to dynamic ... 1972.
  • Dynamics of the middle atmosphere, c1984:CIP t.p. (J.R. Holton) data sheet (b. 4/16/38)

Wikipedia description:

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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