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Climatology vs Aerology - What's the difference?

climatology | aerology |

As nouns the difference between climatology and aerology

is that climatology is the science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes while aerology is the branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, airplanes, etc.

climatology

Noun

(climatologies)
  • The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
  • Derived terms

    * bioclimatology * dendroclimatology * hydroclimatology * microclimatology * palaeoclimatology * synoptic climatology

    aerology

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, airplanes, etc.
  • The study of the air and of the atmosphere. Used in the US Navy until early 1957. The same as meteorology; however, this usage tended to be more administrative than scientific.
  • See also

    * meteorology