paleoclimatology
noun
pa·leo·cli·ma·tol·o·gy
ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌklī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
especially British ˌpa-
: a science dealing with the climate of past ages
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Although Gasca has interest in paleoclimatology, her NASA experiences may change that.
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Among these disciplines are invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, as well as paleobotany, paleoecology and paleoclimatology.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Down an open-air, salt-scented concrete walkway, inside a cramped lab filled with whirring metal instruments, Ng practices cutting-edge groundwater paleoclimatology.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2023
Tierney’s field of specialization is paleoclimatology, which involves the study of what Earth's past climate was like and why.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Structurally, Ostenfeld ostensibly builds his film around the exploits of three climate change scientists: glaciologists Jason Box and Alun Hubbard, and paleoclimatology professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022
In this effort, dendrochronologists’ work is part of a larger, relatively new field called paleoclimatology, or the study of ancient climate.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2021
Climate science has from its very beginnings been a wonderfully multidisciplinary endeavor, encompassing biology, chemistry, history, paleoclimatology and, yes, physics.
—Gavin Schmidt, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2021
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Among these disciplines are invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology, as well as paleobotany, paleoecology and paleoclimatology.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
Down an open-air, salt-scented concrete walkway, inside a cramped lab filled with whirring metal instruments, Ng practices cutting-edge groundwater paleoclimatology.
—Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2023
Tierney’s field of specialization is paleoclimatology, which involves the study of what Earth's past climate was like and why.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Structurally, Ostenfeld ostensibly builds his film around the exploits of three climate change scientists: glaciologists Jason Box and Alun Hubbard, and paleoclimatology professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022
In this effort, dendrochronologists’ work is part of a larger, relatively new field called paleoclimatology, or the study of ancient climate.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2021
Climate science has from its very beginnings been a wonderfully multidisciplinary endeavor, encompassing biology, chemistry, history, paleoclimatology and, yes, physics.
—Gavin Schmidt, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2021
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