The temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans through various spans of time. The most detailed information exists since 1850, when methodical thermometer-based records began. There are numerous estimates of temperatures since the end of the Pleistocene glaciation, particularly during the current Holocene epoch. Older time periods are studied by paleoclimatology.
Read more about Temperature Record: The Instrumental Period: From 1850, Tropospheric Temperature (the Satellite and Balloon Temperature Records), Proxies: Tree Rings, Ice Cores: The Last 2000 Years, Paleoclimate, The Long Term Ice Core Record: The Last 800,000 Years, Geologic Evidence of Past Temperature Changes
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