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climate change
Scope note
Long-term alteration in the characteristic weather conditions of a region, such as changes in precipitation and temperature.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
climate history
UF
↸
climate variability
UF
↸
climatic change
UF
↸
global climate change
UF
↸
paleoclimate
Broader Terms
BT
↑
atmospheric and climatic processes
More specific terms
NT4
↓
desertification
Related terms
RT
⇆
climatology
RT
⇆
global warming
RT
⇆
greenhouse gases
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
1
ARK
ark:/99152/t3ozx31gdy1426
More specific terms
1
Alternative terms
5
Related terms
3
Notes
1
Metadata
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