Definition of "paleoclimate" [paleoclimate]

• The climate of the Earth at a specified point in geologic time (noun)

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• "The IPCC has an extensive discussion [pdf] about so-called paleoclimate and in fact uses the climate record to test current climate models."
• "Even if we are going to have global warming, the paleoclimate record shows that with higher temperatures the growing season is longer, the north African Sahara desert turns into a well watered place of several million square km."
• "Last week the industrious Steve McIntyre got hold of some paleoclimate data that has been used when trying to reconstruct the earth's temperature history."