Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to climatic conditions of former geologic periods: a term introduced by C. A. White to describe “formerly existing conditions which, in certain parts of the earth, were more or less materially different from those which now exist in the same parts.”
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
climate of a region in the past
Etymologies
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Examples
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Climate deniers, who promulgate error after error (from misreporting satellite data, to misrepresenting historical temperature records, to misinterpreting paleoclimatic data, to much more) do not do the same - they simply deny the evidence (hence the term).
Peter H. Gleick: A Brief Lesson in the Integrity of Science: Climate Scientists Challenge Bad Science, No Matter the Source Peter H. Gleick 2011
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Climate deniers, who promulgate error after error (from misreporting satellite data, to misrepresenting historical temperature records, to misinterpreting paleoclimatic data, to much more) do not do the same - they simply deny the evidence (hence the term).
Peter H. Gleick: A Brief Lesson in the Integrity of Science: Climate Scientists Challenge Bad Science, No Matter the Source Peter H. Gleick 2011
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The principle source of uncertainty in calibrating the paleoclimatic record with the CO2 levels of today is the lack of data on aerosols.
Dale Pendell: Hot Air Dale Pendell 2010
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The principle source of uncertainty in calibrating the paleoclimatic record with the CO2 levels of today is the lack of data on aerosols.
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The errors and uncertainties tend to be amplified farther back in the paleoclimatic record, particularly in the Arctic, where much of the paleoclimatic evidence from earlier parts of the Quaternary Period has been removed or obfuscated as a result of later glaciations.
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Sources of paleoclimatic information in the Arctic are limited to a few, often equivocal types of records, most of which are interpreted as proxies for summer temperature.
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Based on paleoclimatic (proxy) reconstructions of solar irradiance there is suggestion of a trend of about +0.12 W/m2 since 1750 which is about half of the estimate given in the last IPCC report in 2001.
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Insolation gradients and the paleoclimatic record.
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Some researchers suggest that a paleoclimatic reconstruction of the Eemian provides a means of establishing the mode and tempo of natural climate variability with no anthropogenic influence.
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The occurrence of thermophilous mollusks on Svalbard during the Holocene and their paleoclimatic implications.
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