climatic change"See climate change.
climatic classification"The division of the earth's climates into a worldwide system of contiguous regions, each one of which is defined by relative homogeneity of the climatic elements.
Evidence for climatic change is taken from a variety of sources that can be used to reconstruct past climates.
The variability of this cell and the Walker cell is hypothesized to be a major factor in short-term climatic change. halocline In the oceans, a well-defined vertical gradient of salinity.
(WOCE) A study of the general global circulation of the oceans. It emphasizes the measurements and understanding needed to describe and understand the circulation, to simulate it, and to predict its changes in response to climatic changes.
 See also: Temperature, Climate, Earth, Weather, Surface
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