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internal climate variability  

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  • Internal or natural climate variability refers to variations over time in one or more measures of climate, resulting from natural causes. The distinction between climate variability and weather variability is based on the fundamental distinction between climate and weather: weather refers to meteorological conditions at a specific time and location, whereas climate refers to any statistical characterizations (such as a long-term mean) of weather conditions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Internal Climate Variability]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/internal_climate_variability

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