Palaeoclimatology
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth. uncountable
"[…]the conference will host an international lineup of climate scientists and researchers who will focus on four broad areas: climatology, paleoclimatology, the impact of climate change, and climate-change politics and economics."
- 2 the study of the climate of past ages wordnet
Example
More examples"[…]the conference will host an international lineup of climate scientists and researchers who will focus on four broad areas: climatology, paleoclimatology, the impact of climate change, and climate-change politics and economics."
Etymology
From palaeo- + climatology.
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