Climatology - Wikipedia
Climatology (from Greek κλίμα, klima, "slope"; and -λογία, -logia) or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years. [1]
Climatology | Atmospheric Science, Oceanography & Ecology
climatology, branch of the atmospheric sciences concerned with both the description of climate and the analysis of the causes of climatic differences and changes and their practical consequences.
Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the …
Climatology, or sometimes known as climate science, is the study of the Earth’s weather patterns and the systems that cause them. Climatologists today are almost universally directing their efforts towards understanding, explaining and attempting to do something about global warming.
What is Climatology? - WorldAtlas
2017年10月23日 · Climatology is the scientific study of climate, defined as weather patterns that have been averaged over a given period of time to obtain a consistent pattern of the expected atmospheric conditions.
How Climatology Is Different From Meteorology - ThoughtCo
2019年7月3日 · Climatology is the study of the slowly varying behavior of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land (climate) over a period of time. It can also be thought of as weather over a period of time. It is considered a branch of meteorology.
Climate | Definition, Weather, & Meteorology | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · climate, conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time; it is the long-term summation of the atmospheric elements (and their variations) that, over short time periods, constitute weather.
Climatology - Glossary of Meteorology
2021年9月13日 · Scientific climatology addresses the nature and controls of Earth's climate and the causes of climate variability and change on all time scales.
What is Climatology? (with pictures) - AllTheScience
2024年5月21日 · Climatology is the scientific study of climates, which is defined as the mean weather conditions over a period of time. A branch of study within atmospheric sciences, it also takes into account the variables and averages of short-term and long-term weather conditions.
Climatology - SpringerLink
Climatology is the science of climate, which in turn is the composite of all weather events. It should be noted at the outset that climate fluctuates on all time scales: monthly, yearly, decadally, centennially, and millennially. Thus, climate is a statistical collective.
What is Climatology? | National Drought Mitigation Center
Climate represents the composite of day-to-day weather over a longer period of time. A climatologist attempts to discover and explain the impacts of climate so that society can plan its activities, design its buildings and infrastructure, and anticipate the effects of adverse conditions.