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climatological

climatological

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About the study of climate and long-term weather patterns
  • adjective
  • /ˌklaɪməˈtɑlədʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: climatológico
  • The climatological data collected over the past few decades reveal important trends in global warming.
  • climatological variables
  • climatological conditions
  • climatological studies

I mean, we've had some weird climatological effects this year among others.

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Examples

  • The authors analyzed the correlations between the climatological variables and the time series of dengue incidence.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Due to recent events, the time of observation bias in climatological temperature measurements has become a hot topic.

    Blog text (29)
  • Return ratio for each forecast system when playing against the climatological forecast.

    Academic text (2018)
  • I mean, we've had some weird climatological effects this year among others.

  • The authors used the average of the climatological variables obtained from the meteorological offices.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The month of May turned out to be much better for observing severe storms, as climatological conditions became more favorable for convective activity.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Climatological variables were found to be significantly correlated with the number of dengue cases.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Local pollen studies and fishing statistics fill out the picture of climatological deterioration in Greenland.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The Pleistocene was marked by a series of climatological fluctuations that fragmented and reconnected different habitats (Hewitt, 2000).

    Academic text (2018)
  • Scientists made significant advancements in climatological studies to understand climate change better.

Surface Forms

climatological positive
climatologically comparative

Morphology

climatological = climatology (semi-transparent) = climato + log + ical

The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun 'climatology', but the specialized scientific meaning is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Climatological comes from climate, a word that once meant the Earth's 'tilt' or 'region' that affects local weather. The ending -logical is like in biological and means 'study of', so climatological means 'about the study of climate', which is why we use it for scientific reports and models.