James R. Holton (1938–2004)
Autor(a) de An introduction to dynamic meteorology
About the Author
Image credit: James R. Holton
Obras de James R. Holton
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Holton, James Reed
- Data de nascimento
- 1938-04-16
- Data de falecimento
- 2004-03-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Spokane, Washington, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Locais de residência
- Pullman, Washington, USA
- Educação
- Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Ocupação
- atmospheric scientist
- Organizações
- University of Washington
National Academy of Sciences
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union - Premiações
- Clarence L. Meisinger Award (1973)
AMS Second Half Century Award (1982)
Roger Revelle Medal (2000)
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (2001)
Membros
Resenhas
An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (Int… de James R. Holton
The classic: an excellent "classical" description of atmospheric dynamics. Avoids both mathematical rigor and mathematical oversimplification to better push conceptual understanding. Abundant and crystal-clear physical descriptions of many challenging phenomena. Does not deserve the scary reputation it has—many students gain a great appreciation for this text after suffering through Gill or Pedlosky, despite the virtues of those books. (Is the real problem that too many meteorology undergrads have deficient mathematical preparation?)… (mais)
Listas
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 4
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 117
- Popularidade
- #168,597
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 23
- Idiomas
- 1