climatology
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- 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
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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.