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palaeoclimatology

British  
/ ˌpælɪəʊˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of climates of the geological past

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  • palaeoclimatologist noun

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The final prize was shared by Danish palaeoclimatology professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen of the University of Copenhagen and Dutch climatologist Johannes Oerlemans of the University of Utrecht for glaciation and ice-sheet dynamics.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022

I took a palaeoclimatology course with Kristen St. John, who became my undergraduate research adviser.

From Nature • Dec. 2, 2018

He published important contributions on astronomy, meteoritics, atmospheric science, climatology, palaeoclimatology, geology, geophysics, geodesy and glaciology.

From Nature • Oct. 6, 2015

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