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'''Paleoclimate research''' involves an effort to estimate the average seasonal variation in [[sea-surface temperature]] (SST) throughout the modern world. Climatologists use this data - combined with temperature estimates derived from [[geological proxy measures]] such as [[faunal census analyses]] and [[stable isotopic analyses]]. The results can then be used to constrain [[general circulation models]] of [[climate change]].
==Sources==
*[http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/data/magsst/magsst.html#Disclaimer Modern Average Global Sea-Surface Temperature] - US Geological Survey