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ˌpalæoclimaˈtology
Also (chiefly U.S.) paleo-.
[f. prec. + -ology.]
The study or investigation of palæoclimates.
1920G. W. Berry in Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1918 298 In the interpretation of the far distant past paleobotany and..paleozoology contribute fundamental data to geology..; not only as comprising the subject matter of the biology of the past,..but in the elucidation of the climate and other physical conditions of past times, subjects which may be embraced under the terms of Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology. 1946F. E. Zeuner Dating Past v. 145 Combining the geological evidence with the astronomical time-scale by means of the radiation curves, an absolute chronology is obtained which can be regarded as sufficiently reliable for the purposes both of palaeoclimatology and prehistoric archeology. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 690/2 Most research in paleoclimatology centres on explaining (1) the warmth of the Northern Hemisphere land masses during at least 90 per cent of the last 570,000,000 years, (2) the semiperiodic occurrence of widespread glaciation.., and (3) the irregular advances and retreats of the ice sheets during the glacial periods.
Hence ˌpalæoclimatoˈlogic, -ˈlogical adjs., ˌpalæoclimatoˈlogically adv.; ˌpalæoclimaˈtologist, one who investigates palæoclimates.
1924J. G. A. Skerl tr. Wegener's Orig. Continents & Oceans vi. 105 Information about deposits of rock-salt, which are so important for palæoclimatological purposes. 1927Geogr. Jrnl. LXX. 167 For the palæoclimatologist..Wegener's theory is a tempting haven of refuge from his perplexities. 1945Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists XXIX. 428 (heading) Paleoclimatologic and paleo-oceanographic maps. 1957Antiquity XXXI. 78 The field research necessary for a meaningful paleoclimatological, paleobotanical, and paleozoological history of post-glacial south-western Asia is only beginning. 1963Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CCLXI. 282 The hope that paleoclimatologic evidence may support or refute certain of the major rival hypotheses of global paleogeography. 1966J. A. Mabbutt in G. H. Dury Ess. Geomorphol. 83 The zone offers a worthwhile challenge to the climatic geomorphologist,..partly because of its situation in the palaeoclimatologically little-known Southern Hemisphere. 1968Economist 3 Feb. 42/3 He..leaves one wondering once again whether the ups and downs of ancient history will ever be adequately understood until the palaeoclimatologists have done a proper job on the Mediterranean basin. 1972Nature 17 Mar. 116/1 In either case, significant palaeo⁓climatological or palaeo-oceanographic variations might be detectable by analysis of the facies geometry. |