palaeoclimatologistpaleoclimatologistn.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌklʌɪməˈtɒlədʒɪst/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌklʌɪməˈtɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌklaɪməˈtɑlədʒəst/ An expert in or student of palaeoclimatology.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [noun] > climatology > types of climatology > one skilled in
palaeoclimatologist1927
microclimatologist1951
1927 Geogr. Jrnl. 70 167 For the palæoclimatologist..Wegener's theory is a tempting haven of refuge from his perplexities.
1968 Economist 3 Feb. 42/3 He..leaves one wondering..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.
1998 New Scientist 20 June 36/1 Gabriel Filippelli, a palaeoclimatologist at Indiana University..has recently shown that an intensification of the Asian monsoon in the late Miocene around 8 million years ago, triggered an upsurge in chemical weathering on the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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