What is Climatology?
'''Climatology''' is the study of [[climate]], scientifically defined as [[weather]] conditions [[average]]d over a period of [[time]],<ref>Climate Prediction Center. [http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/outreach/glossary.shtml#C Climate Glossary.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006013653/http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/outreach/glossary.shtml#C |date=2006-10-06 }} Retrieved on [[November 23]], [[2006]].</ref> and is a branch of the [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] [[science]]s. Basic [[knowledge]] of climate can be used within shorter term [[weather forecasting]] using [[analog signal|analog]] techniques such as teleconnections and climate indices. == History == The Greeks began the study of climate. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.climatologynews.com Climatology News] Daily publication with news in all areas of climatology plus free news feeds for webmasters. * [http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov Climate Prediction Center] * [http://www.ipcc.ch IPCC] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: The IPCC assesses the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change. * [http://climexp.knmi.nl KNMI Climate Explorer] The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute's Climate Explorer graphs climatological relationships of spatial and temporal data. * [http://www.aip.org/history/climate/climogy.htm Climatology as a Profession] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713170313/http://www.aip.org/history/climate/climogy.htm |date=2007-07-13 }} Amer. Inst. of Physics account of the history of the discipline of climatology in the 20th century {{weather-stub}} [[Category:Climate]]