CLIMATOLOGY And It's APPLICATION - RTC, Regional Training ...

There are three principal approaches to the study of climatology:
The physical climatology approach seeks to explain the differences in climate
in light of the physical processes influencing climate and the processes producing
the various kinds of physical climates, such as marine, desert, and mountain.
Physical climatology deals with explanations of climate rather than with
presentations.
Descriptive climatology typically orients itself in terms of geographic regions;
it is often referred to as regional climatology. A description of the various types of
climates is made on the basis of analyzed statistics from a particular area. A further
attempt is made to describe the interaction of weather and climatic elements upon
the people and the areas under consideration. Descriptive climatology is presented
by verbal and graphic description without going into causes and theory.
Dynamic climatology attempts to relate characteristics of the general
circulation of the entire atmosphere to the climate. Dynamic climatology is used by
the theoretical meteorologist and addresses dynamic and thermodynamic effects.