chlorinated hydrocarbons
type: Concept
broader: climatology

atmospheric energy transfer
type: Concept
broader: climatology

equinox
type: Concept
broader: climatology

climatic relict
type: Concept
broader: climatology

differential heating
type: Concept
broader: climatology

Coriolis force
type: Concept
broader: climatology

thunderstorms
type: Concept
broader: climatology

carbonation
type: Concept
broader: climatology

solstices
type: Concept
broader: climatology

clouds (meteorology)
type: Concept
broader: climatology

global precipitation
type: Concept
broader: climatology

physical geography
type: Concept
narrower: climatology

el Niño
type: Concept
broader: climatology

Köppen-Geiger climate classification
type: Concept
broader: climatology

climate types
type: Concept
broader: climatology

climatology
narrower: adiabatic temperature changes
narrower: climate policy
narrower: chlorinated hydrocarbons
narrower: carbon offsets
narrower: lapse rate
narrower: hadley cell
narrower: atmospheric energy transfer
narrower: albedo
narrower: filtration
narrower: lightning
narrower: carbonation
narrower: midlatitude mild climate
narrower: chlorofluorocarbons
narrower: atmospheric composition and structure
narrower: latent heat
narrower: Chinooks/Foehns
narrower: thunderstorms
narrower: global sea-level rise
narrower: polar climates
narrower: climatic relict
narrower: land-water breeze
narrower: urban heat island
narrower: carbon trading
narrower: symptoms and effects of climate change
narrower: derechos
narrower: wind
narrower: stratospheric ozone depletion
narrower: tropical humid climates
narrower: midlatitude severe climate
narrower: precipitation formation
narrower: teleconnections
narrower: Köppen-Geiger climate classification
narrower: krummholtz
narrower: atmospheric moisture
narrower: radiation: solar and terrestrial
narrower: atmospheric circulation
narrower: monsoons
narrower: anthropogenic climate change
narrower: humidity
narrower: air masses
narrower: global precipitation
narrower: atmospheric particulates across scales
narrower: temperature patterns
narrower: cyclones: extratropical
narrower: la Niña
narrower: equinox
narrower: physical geography of hurricanes
narrower: cyclones: occluded
narrower: mountain climates
narrower: fronts
narrower: dry climates
narrower: atmospheric variations in energy
narrower: climate change
narrower: clouds (meteorology)
narrower: weather and climate controls
narrower: tornadoes
narrower: solar energy
narrower: differential heating
narrower: el Niño
narrower: Coriolis force
narrower: atmospheric pressure
narrower: climate types
narrower: carbon cycle
narrower: solstices
definition: Climatology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences that focuses on long-term (monthly and longer) patterns of weather and atmospheric circulation, in contrast with meteorology, which focuses on understanding and predicting short-term weather phenomena. While climate is often described as the “average weather” of a place, it is better considered as the aggregation of all the statistical properties of the atmosphere, including averages as well as measures of the expected variability and persistence over time of atmospheric elements such as temperature, rainfall, or humidity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Climatology]
type: Concept
broader: physical geography

atmospheric pressure
type: Concept
broader: climatology

latent heat
type: Concept
broader: climatology

la Niña
type: Concept
broader: climatology

chlorofluorocarbons
type: Concept
broader: climatology

monsoons
type: Concept
broader: climatology

cyclones: occluded
type: Concept
broader: climatology

cyclones: extratropical
type: Concept
broader: climatology

midlatitude mild climate
type: Concept
broader: climatology

weather and climate controls
type: Concept
broader: climatology

filtration
type: Concept
broader: climatology

climate policy
type: Concept
broader: climatology

anthropogenic climate change
type: Concept
broader: climatology

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: climatology

atmospheric variations in energy
type: Concept
broader: climatology

Chinooks/Foehns
type: Concept
broader: climatology

carbon trading
type: Concept
broader: climatology

physical geography of hurricanes
type: Concept
broader: climatology

tornadoes
type: Concept
broader: climatology

adiabatic temperature changes
type: Concept
broader: climatology

midlatitude severe climate
type: Concept
broader: climatology

atmospheric particulates across scales
type: Concept
broader: climatology

atmospheric circulation
type: Concept
broader: climatology

global sea-level rise
type: Concept
broader: climatology

radiation: solar and terrestrial
type: Concept
broader: climatology

hadley cell
type: Concept
broader: climatology

carbon offsets
type: Concept
broader: climatology

dry climates
type: Concept
broader: climatology

humidity
type: Concept
broader: climatology

derechos
type: Concept
broader: climatology

wind
type: Concept
broader: climatology

atmospheric moisture
type: Concept
broader: climatology

carbon cycle
type: Concept
broader: climatology

albedo
type: Concept
broader: climatology

lightning
type: Concept
broader: climatology

mountain climates
type: Concept
broader: climatology

solar energy
type: Concept
broader: climatology

fronts
type: Concept
broader: climatology

temperature patterns
type: Concept
broader: climatology

teleconnections
type: Concept
broader: climatology

symptoms and effects of climate change
type: Concept
broader: climatology

air masses
type: Concept
broader: climatology

lapse rate
type: Concept
broader: climatology

urban heat island
type: Concept
broader: climatology

stratospheric ozone depletion
type: Concept
broader: climatology

precipitation formation
type: Concept
broader: climatology

atmospheric composition and structure
type: Concept
broader: climatology

krummholtz
type: Concept
broader: climatology

tropical humid climates
type: Concept
broader: climatology

climate change
type: Concept
broader: climatology

polar climates
type: Concept
broader: climatology

land-water breeze
type: Concept
broader: climatology