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Concepts of long-run climate pattern and classification: Milankovitch Cycles, Greenhouse Effect and Koppen Climate Classification. Belongs here: a concept describing climate as a long-term system or its classification. Does not belong here: a concept about ancient climate reconstructed from the geologic record specifically, held under Paleoclimatology, or a concept about short-term weather measurement, held under Meteorology.

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or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years. 1
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or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years.
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