Climatology vs. Meteorology

Climatologynoun

The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.

Climatologynoun

The science which treats of climates and investigates their phenomena and causes.

Climatologynoun

meteorology of climates and their phenomena

Climatology

Climatology (from Greek κλίμα, klima, and -λογία, -logia) or climate science is the scientific study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time. This modern field of study is regarded as a branch of the atmospheric sciences and a subfield of physical geography, which is one of the Earth sciences.

Meteorologynoun

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

Meteorologynoun

The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.

Meteorologynoun

The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.

Meteorologynoun

predicting what the weather will be

Meteorologynoun

the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

Meteorology

Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics), with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not begin until the 18th century.