palaeometeorologypaleometeorologyn.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒi/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌmidiəˈrɑlədʒi/ The branch of science that deals with atmospheric conditions and weather in the past.
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palaeometeorology1854
telemeteorography1881
agrometeorology1925
micrometeorology1930
1854 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 56 9 We have got very few notions on palæometeorology and palæotemperature or thermics.
1901 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 57 469 Among the services which palæometeorology may hereafter render to the geologist..may be that of assisting him to determine the chronological relations of geological zones in different regions where no direct evidence..may be attainable.
1954 Sci. News 33 65 Paleoclimatology, the study of the climates of the past, is considerably more advanced than paleometeorology, the study of past weather.
1987 Nature 26 Nov. 356/2 The precise areal distribution of ice crystals condensing from the erupted water is uncertain, due to our inadequate knowledge of paleometeorology on Mars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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