| − | '''Paleoclimatology''' is a scientific study dealing with the climate in the [[geologic]] past, along with the [[cause|causes]] and [[effect|effects]] of climatic conditions. A '''paleoclimatologist''' studies these geologic climatic conditions, which are reconstructed on the basis of evidence found in glacial deposits, [[fossils]], [[sediment|sediments]], and [[rock]] and [[ice]] cores. This research is valuable because it provides test situations for computerized climate modeling systems used to predict present-day [[climate change|climate changes]].<ref>paleoclimatologist. (2010). [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleoclimatologist Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]: "a science dealing with the climate of past ages."</ref> | + | '''Paleoclimatology''' is a scientific study dealing with the climate in the [[geologic]] past, along with the [[cause]]s and [[effect]]s of climatic conditions. A '''paleoclimatologist''' studies these geologic climatic conditions, which are reconstructed on the basis of evidence found in glacial deposits, [[fossils]], [[sediment]]s, and [[rock]] and [[ice]] cores. This research is valuable because it provides test situations for computerized climate modeling systems used to predict present-day [[climate change]]s.<ref>paleoclimatologist. (2010). [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleoclimatologist Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]: "a science dealing with the climate of past ages."</ref> |