klimatologisch

Klimatologisch is the Dutch term corresponding to the English adjective climatological. It describes anything related to climatology, the scientific study of climate. Climatology focuses on long-term patterns and statistics of atmospheric variables such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind, rather than short-term weather events. Climatological analyses rely on extensive data records and statistical methods to characterize typical conditions, natural variability, and trends over decades or longer.

In practice, the term appears in contexts such as climatological normals, climate-change assessments, and mapping of long-term climate features. Climatological normals are reference values, typically derived from 30-year periods, used to compare current conditions with historical expectations. Data sources include weather stations, satellites, and reanalysis products, often fused and homogenized to improve consistency. International and national meteorological services publish climatology products to support planning in sectors like agriculture, energy, construction, and transportation.

As an analytical descriptor, climatological can refer to methods, data, or interpretations grounded in long-term climate behavior. It is distinct from meteorological work, which emphasizes day-to-day weather. However, the concepts intersect when examining how persistent climate patterns influence short-term weather and extreme events. Overall, klimatologisch emphasizes baseline conditions, variability, and trends that define a region’s climate over extended periods.