climatology
study of climate
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Summary
climatology is an interdisciplinary science[1]. climatology draws 1,712 Wikipedia views per month (interdisciplinary science category, ranking #9 of 31).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], genre[4]
- Subclass of: physical geography[5], atmospheric physics[6], meteorology[7], oceanography[8]
- Part of: atmospheric sciences[9]
- Commons category: Climatology[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Climatology[11]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16]
- Different from: meteorology[17]
- Is the study of: climate[18]
- Practiced by: climatologist[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[20], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Item disputed by: climate change denial[22]
Body
Influence
Things named for climatology include Woodwell Climate Research Center[23], a research institute[24], in United States[25], founded in 1985[26], headquartered in Falmouth[27].
Why It Matters
climatology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] climatology is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for climatology include Woodwell Climate Research Center[23], a research institute[24], in United States[25], founded in 1985[26], headquartered in Falmouth[27].