Vocabulary Term Details

Climatology

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climatology)

Climatology is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time. This modern field of study is regarded as a branch of the atmospheric sciences and a subfield of physical geography, which is one of the Earth sciences. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Atmospheric sciences
Agroclimatology
Bioclimatology
Hydroclimatology
Palaeoclimatology
Climate
Climatic data
Climatic factors
Climatologists
Meteorology

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Approved Date
26-Oct-2012

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