James Reed Holton (1938–2004) was a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. He was a specialist on

atmospheric dynamics Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not ...

, and the author of the

atmospheric science Atmospheric science is the study of the Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere and its various inner-working physical processes. Meteorology includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics with a major focus on weather forecasting. Climat ...

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 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

. The American Geophysical Union has now named an award after him, named th
James R. Holton award
James R. Holton award
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John M. Wallace, "James R. Holton", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
1938 births 2004 deaths University of Washington faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences American meteorologists Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal recipients {{US-scientist-stub