Era origin year places an earth science concept in the year it was first proposed. Wikipedia records that Alfred Wegener is remembered for "suggesting in 1912 that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth," an idea that took decades to become accepted science. Browsing by origin year traces how earth science ideas have built on each other over time.
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Field of Studyor 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 Era (Origin Year)
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1. Climatology (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationClimatology, lead section, definition sentence (concept-discipline bucket)Quote, Climatology, lead section, definition sentence (concept-discipline bucket)
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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