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climatology

Also known as climate research, climate science

thumb|upright=2|Köppen climate classification|Köppen-Geiger climate classification (1980–2016)

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

History
Subfields
Methods
Climate data
Models
Topics of research
Climatological processes
Climate classification
Climate variability
Climate change
Differences with meteorology
Use in weather forecasting
See also
References
Books
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright=2|Köppen climate classification|Köppen-Geiger climate classification (1980–2016)

Climatology (from Greek , klima, "slope"; and , -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. Climate concerns the atmospheric condition during an extended to indefinite period of time; weather is the condition of the atmosphere during a relative brief period of time. The main topics of research are the study of climate variability, mechanisms of climate changes and modern climate change. This topic of study is regarded as part of the atmospheric sciences and a subdivision of physical geography, which is one of the Earth sciences. Climatology includes some aspects of oceanography and biogeochemistry.

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