A report on Paleoclimatology
Study of climates for which direct measurements were not taken.
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Proxy (climate)
3 linksIn the study of past climates ("paleoclimatology"), climate proxies are preserved physical characteristics of the past that stand in for direct meteorological measurements and enable scientists to reconstruct the climatic conditions over a longer fraction of the Earth's history.
Climate
2 linksLong-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years.
Long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years.
Paleoclimatology is the study of ancient climates.
Global temperature record
2 linksThe global temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans through various spans of time.
The global temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans through various spans of time.
A study of the paleoclimate covers the time period from 12,000 years ago to the present.
Earth science
2 linksEarth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.
Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.
Paleoclimatology
Geologic time scale
2 linksRepresentation of time based on the rock record of Earth.
Representation of time based on the rock record of Earth.
It is used primarily by Earth scientists (including geologists, paleontologists, geophysicists, geochemists, and paleoclimatologists) to describe the timing and relationships of events in geologic history.
Atmosphere of Earth
1 linksLayer of gases retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere.
Layer of gases retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere.
The study of historic atmosphere is called paleoclimatology.
Sclerochronology
1 linksStudy of periodic physical and chemical features in the hard tissues of animals that grow by accretion, including invertebrates and coralline red algae, and the temporal context in which they formed.
Study of periodic physical and chemical features in the hard tissues of animals that grow by accretion, including invertebrates and coralline red algae, and the temporal context in which they formed.
It is particularly useful in the study of marine paleoclimatology.
Medieval Warm Period
1 linksTime of warm climate in the North Atlantic region that lasted from c. 950 to c. 1250.
Time of warm climate in the North Atlantic region that lasted from c. 950 to c. 1250.
In 1965, Hubert Lamb, one of the first paleoclimatologists, published research based on data from botany, historical document research, and meteorology, combined with records indicating prevailing temperature and rainfall in England around c. 1200 and around c. 1600.
Holocene climatic optimum
1 linksWarm period that occurred in the interval roughly 9,000 to 5,000 years ago BP, with a thermal maximum around 8000 years BP.
Warm period that occurred in the interval roughly 9,000 to 5,000 years ago BP, with a thermal maximum around 8000 years BP.
For other past climate fluctuation, see paleoclimatology.
Foraminifera
2 linksExternal shell (called a "test") of diverse forms and materials.
External shell (called a "test") of diverse forms and materials.
Thus, they are very useful in paleoclimatology and paleoceanography.