James R. Holton

James Reed "Jim" Holton (born April 16, 1938 in Spokane or Pullman , Washington , † March 3, 2004 in Seattle , Washington) was an American meteorologist at the University of Washington . He is best known for his work on fluctuations in the stratosphere ("dynamic meteorology"), so he developed the model of the quasi-two-year oscillation together with Richard Lindzen .

Holton received a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard College in 1960 and a Ph.D. in 1964 from Jule Charney at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). in meteorology . Postdoctoral he worked - funded by the National Science Foundation - with Bert Bolin in Stockholm before Holton 1965, a first professorship (Professor Assistant) at the University of Washington was, where he remained until his death in 1969 as associate professor , from 1973 as a full professor. From 1997 to 2002 he was chairman of the chair for atmospheric science at the university.

In 1994 Holton was elected to the National Academy of Sciences . In 1982 he received the Jule G. Charney Award , in 2001 the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal of the American Meteorological Society , in 1998 he received the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing of the National Academy of Sciences and in 2000 the Roger Revelle Medal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Holton held honorary doctorates from Stockholm University and the Universidad de Buenos Aires . The AGU has been presenting the James R. Holton Award for young scientists in the field of atmospheric science since 2005 .

Holton was married to Margaret Pickens. The couple had three sons.

Fonts

• The dynamic meteorology of the stratosphere and mesosphere. Boston, 1975.
• With DG Andrews: Middle Atmosphere Dynamics. San Diego, 1987.
• An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology. (3rd edition) San Diego, 1992.
• With JA Curry and JA Pyle (eds.): Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences. San Diego, 2003.

Sources and References

literature

• Sara Jean Green: James Holton was expert in atmospheric sciences. The Seattle Times , March 13, 2004.
• DL Hartmann: Obituary: James Reed Holton (1938-2004) . In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics . tape 4 , no. 4 , 2004, p. 875 , doi : 10.5194 / acp-4-875-2004 .
• John M. Wallace: James Reed Holton. (PDF, 3.5 MB) In: Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014.

Web links

• Personal website and resume at Washington University (washington.edu)

Individual evidence

1. ^ DL Hartmann: Obituary: James Reed Holton (1938-2004) . In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics . tape 4 , no. 4 , 2004, p. 875 , doi : 10.5194 / acp-4-875-2004 .
2. ^ John M. Wallace: James Reed Holton. (PDF, 3.5 MB) In: Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014.
3. ↑ James Holton. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved May 20, 2018 . 
4. ^ NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved May 20, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Home: James R. Holton - Honors Program. In: honors.agu.org. December 17, 2000, accessed May 20, 2018 . 
6. ^ Holton Award - Atmospheric Sciences. In: atmospheres.agu.org. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .