paleoclimatology
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noun \ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌklī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē, especially British ˌpa-\Definition of PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
: a science dealing with the climate of past ages
— pa·leo·cli·ma·tol·o·gist \-jist\ noun
Origin of PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1909
paleoclimatology
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Scientific study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages. Paleoclimatologists seek to explain climate variations for all parts of the Earth during any given geologic period, beginning with the time of the Earth's formation. The basic research data are drawn mainly from geology and paleobotany; speculative attempts at explanation have come largely from astronomy, atmospheric physics, meteorology, and geophysics.
Variants of PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
paleoclimatology or palaeoclimatology
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