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climate > global climate

Preferred term

global climate  

Definition

  • Climate is the average weather, or more rigorously, the statistical description in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. The classical period for averaging these variables is 30 years, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization. IPCC 2013

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15185

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