Definition of "climatology" [cli•ma•tol•o•gy]

• The meteorological study of climates and their phenomena. (noun)

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• "Since I obtained my doctorate in climatology from the University of London, Queen Mary College, England my career has spanned two climate cycles."
• "Without significant evidence of its predictive ability, climatology is no better than astrology."
• "Would you say that in terms of applied CS, climatology is behind bioinformatics?"