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古気候学 (こきこうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

古こ気き候こう学がく

こ

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が

く

Meanings

1

paleoclimatology

Scientific field studying past climates using geological and biological evidence.

古こ気き候こう学がくは、過か去この気き候こう変へん動どうを解かい明めいする学がく問もん

です

。

Paleoclimatology is the study that elucidates past climate changes.

Kanji

古old
気spirit, mind, air
候climate, season, weather
学study, learning, science

Related words

気き候こう学がく
Climatology studies present-day climate, while 古気候学 focuses on past climates.

Built from

古こ気き候こう+学がく

Etymology

Compound of 古 (こ, 'old, ancient'), 気候 (きこう, 'climate'), and 学 (がく, 'study, -ology').