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palaeoclimatology

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/ ˌpælɪəʊˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of climates of the geological past

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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