paleoclimatology
noun
pa·leo·cli·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌklī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
especially British ˌpa-
: a science dealing with the climate of past ages
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Among these disciplines are invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, as well as paleobotany, paleoecology and paleoclimatology.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Down an open-air, salt-scented concrete walkway, inside a cramped lab filled with whirring metal instruments, Ng practices cutting-edge groundwater paleoclimatology.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2023
The evidence to support this shocking argument came — unusually, in that era of strict specialization — from everywhere: geology, geophysics, biology, paleontology, paleoclimatology and beyond.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2021
Tierney’s field of specialization is paleoclimatology, which involves the study of what Earth's past climate was like and why.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Structurally, Ostenfeld ostensibly builds his film around the exploits of three climate change scientists: glaciologists Jason Box and Alun Hubbard, and paleoclimatology professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022
In this effort, dendrochronologists’ work is part of a larger, relatively new field called paleoclimatology, or the study of ancient climate.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2021
Climate science has from its very beginnings been a wonderfully multidisciplinary endeavor, encompassing biology, chemistry, history, paleoclimatology and, yes, physics.
—Gavin Schmidt, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2021
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Down an open-air, salt-scented concrete walkway, inside a cramped lab filled with whirring metal instruments, Ng practices cutting-edge groundwater paleoclimatology.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2023
The evidence to support this shocking argument came — unusually, in that era of strict specialization — from everywhere: geology, geophysics, biology, paleontology, paleoclimatology and beyond.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2021
Tierney’s field of specialization is paleoclimatology, which involves the study of what Earth's past climate was like and why.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Structurally, Ostenfeld ostensibly builds his film around the exploits of three climate change scientists: glaciologists Jason Box and Alun Hubbard, and paleoclimatology professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022
In this effort, dendrochronologists’ work is part of a larger, relatively new field called paleoclimatology, or the study of ancient climate.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2021
Climate science has from its very beginnings been a wonderfully multidisciplinary endeavor, encompassing biology, chemistry, history, paleoclimatology and, yes, physics.
—Gavin Schmidt, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2021
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circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of paleoclimatology was
circa 1909
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