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==Etymology==
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] climat, from Middle French, from Late Latin climat-, clima, from [[Greek]] klimat-, klima inclination, from klinein to lean
==Definitions==
*1 : a region of the [[earth]] having specified climatic conditions
*2 a : the [[average]] [[course]] or condition of the [[weather]] at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by [[temperature]], wind [[velocity]], and [[precipitation]]
:b : the prevailing set of conditions (as of [[temperature]] and humidity) indoors <a climate-controlled office>
*3 : the prevailing [[influence]] or [[environmental]] conditions characterizing a [[group]] or period : atmosphere <a climate of [[fear]]>
==Description==
'''Climate''' [[encompasses]] the [[statistics]] of [[temperature]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidity humidity], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure atmospheric pressure], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind wind], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainfall rainfall], atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elements in a given region over long periods of [[time]]. Climate can be [[contrasted]] to [[weather]], which is the present condition of these same elements and their variations over periods up to two weeks.
The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, and altitude, as well as nearby [[water]] bodies and their currents. Climates can be [[classified]] according to the [[average]] and the typical ranges of [[different]] [[variables]], most commonly [[temperature]] and [[precipitation]]. The most commonly used [[classification]] [[scheme]] was [[originally]] [[developed]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_K%C3%B6ppen Wladimir Köppen]. The Thornthwaite system, in use since 1948, incorporates [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evapotranspiration evapotranspiration] in addition to [[temperature]] and [[precipitation]] [[information]] and is used in [[studying]] [[animal]] [[species]] [[diversity]] and [[potential]] impacts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change climate changes]. The Bergeron and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_Synoptic_Classification_system Spatial Synoptic Classification] systems [[focus]] on the [[origin]] of [[air]] masses that define the climate of a region.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleoclimatology Paleoclimatology] is the [[study]] of ancient climates. Since direct [[observations]] of climate are not available before the 19th century, paleoclimates are inferred from proxy variables that include non-biotic [[evidence]] such as sediments found in [[lake]] beds and ice cores, and biotic [[evidence]] such as tree rings and coral. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_model Climate models] are [[mathematical model]]s of [[past]], [[present]] and [[future]] climates.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate]
[[Category: Earth Science]]
[[Category: Ecology]]
==Etymology==
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] climat, from Middle French, from Late Latin climat-, clima, from [[Greek]] klimat-, klima inclination, from klinein to lean
==Definitions==
*1 : a region of the [[earth]] having specified climatic conditions
*2 a : the [[average]] [[course]] or condition of the [[weather]] at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by [[temperature]], wind [[velocity]], and [[precipitation]]
:b : the prevailing set of conditions (as of [[temperature]] and humidity) indoors <a climate-controlled office>
*3 : the prevailing [[influence]] or [[environmental]] conditions characterizing a [[group]] or period : atmosphere <a climate of [[fear]]>
==Description==
'''Climate''' [[encompasses]] the [[statistics]] of [[temperature]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humidity humidity], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure atmospheric pressure], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind wind], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainfall rainfall], atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elements in a given region over long periods of [[time]]. Climate can be [[contrasted]] to [[weather]], which is the present condition of these same elements and their variations over periods up to two weeks.
The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, terrain, and altitude, as well as nearby [[water]] bodies and their currents. Climates can be [[classified]] according to the [[average]] and the typical ranges of [[different]] [[variables]], most commonly [[temperature]] and [[precipitation]]. The most commonly used [[classification]] [[scheme]] was [[originally]] [[developed]] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_K%C3%B6ppen Wladimir Köppen]. The Thornthwaite system, in use since 1948, incorporates [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evapotranspiration evapotranspiration] in addition to [[temperature]] and [[precipitation]] [[information]] and is used in [[studying]] [[animal]] [[species]] [[diversity]] and [[potential]] impacts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change climate changes]. The Bergeron and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_Synoptic_Classification_system Spatial Synoptic Classification] systems [[focus]] on the [[origin]] of [[air]] masses that define the climate of a region.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleoclimatology Paleoclimatology] is the [[study]] of ancient climates. Since direct [[observations]] of climate are not available before the 19th century, paleoclimates are inferred from proxy variables that include non-biotic [[evidence]] such as sediments found in [[lake]] beds and ice cores, and biotic [[evidence]] such as tree rings and coral. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_model Climate models] are [[mathematical model]]s of [[past]], [[present]] and [[future]] climates.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate]
[[Category: Earth Science]]
[[Category: Ecology]]
