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Paleoclimatology (in British spelling, palaeoclimatology) is the study of changes in climate taken on the scale of the entire history of Earth. It uses a variety of proxy methods from the Earth and life sciences to obtain data previously preserved within (e.g.) rocks, sediments, ice sheets, tree rings, corals, shells and microfossils; it then uses these records to determine the past states of the Earth's various climate regions and its atmospheric system. Paleoclimatology has wider implications for climate change today. Scientists often consider past changes in environment and biodiversity to reflect on the current situation, and specifically the impact of climate on mass extinctions and biotic recovery.

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• Related: Geologic temperature record, Paleothermometry, Paleotempestology, Dendroclimatology, Historical climatology, CLIWOC, Shen Kuo, Paleomap

A Brief Introduction to History of Climate A Brief Introduction to History of Climate muller.lbl.gov/pages/IceAgeBook/history_of_climate.html - Web

NOAA Paleoclimatology NOAA Paleoclimatology www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleo.html - Web

AGU Paleoclimatology and climate system dynamics AGU Paleoclimatology and climate system dynamics www.agu.org/revgeophys/overpe00/overpe00.html - Web

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Paleoclimatology in the 21st century Paleoclimatology in the 21st century www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/paleo21/pclimate.html - Web

Environmental Literacy Council Environmental Literacy Council www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/75.html - Web

Climate change and Palaeoclimatology Climate change and Palaeoclimatology www.earth-pages.com/archive/climate.asp - Web

The Uplift-Weathering Hypothesis The Uplift-Weathering Hypothesis www.moraymo.us/uplift_overview.php - Web

NASA's GISS paleoclimate site NASA's GISS paleoclimate site www.giss.nasa.gov/research/paleo/ - Web

CalPal — Cologne Radiocarbon Calibration & Paleocl... CalPal — Cologne Radiocarbon Calibration & Paleoclimate Research Package www.calpal.de - Web

Rapid Climate Change Rapid Climate Change www.aip.org/history/climate/rapid.htm - Web

Short history of climate Short history of climate stratus.astr.ucl.ac.be/textbook//pdf/Chapter_5.pdf - Web

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