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A Climatologist’s Personal Perspective on Applied Geography

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Climatology, part of geography, is the study of atmospheric conditions in relation to the earth’s surface. Climate is a component of the earth-atmosphere system with all its constituent natural, human-influenced, and artificial ecosystems.

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