WIP Unnamed World Map

[davoush]

Thanks, Jean-Abdel. Your comments and input are very much appreciated! I am updating the climate map, so it might be better to wait until I post the new version before commenting. I tend to go through many revisions, gradually revising and adding more detail each time.

In the meantime, I have some questions about the South-Western continent. The plateau on this continent is the largest, and is roughly equivalent to the Tibetan Plateau. I am quite unsure about the interior of the continent though. It is dominated by moderate elevation, either from old orogeny or uplifting, but not extremely high.

I have highlighted my questions on the image.

Screenshot 2018-12-11 at 22.20.36.png

(mistake: The 'As' region is supposed to say 'Aw'.)

[Charerg]

Thanks, Jean-Abdel. Your comments and input are very much appreciated! I am updating the climate map, so it might be better to wait until I post the new version before commenting. I tend to go through many revisions, gradually revising and adding more detail each time.

In the meantime, I have some questions about the South-Western continent. The plateau on this continent is the largest, and is roughly equivalent to the Tibetan Plateau. I am quite unsure about the interior of the continent though. It is dominated by moderate elevation, either from old orogeny or uplifting, but not extremely high.

I have highlighted my questions on the image.

Screenshot 2018-12-11 at 22.20.36.png

(mistake: The 'As' region is supposed to say 'Aw'.)

Ok, so here's my take on what the patterns of rainfall would likely look like:

Questions.png

The central interior could either be arid or have a winter dry, savannah-esque climate (could be steppe as well).

The coast east of the large plateau would probably have reduced rainfall compared to the western coast, but it won't be completely dry. The way the westerly-dominated mid-latitude belt works is that it basically has extratropical cyclones circling the globe in a west->east direction, and depending on the location of the cyclone, the wind direction varies locally. Also, tropical cyclones can cross into the middle latitudes typically following warm currents (a map from wikipedia demonstrating this). I've drawn some of the more usual "cyclone paths" on the map, as well as an example of a cyclone located in such a position that the eastern coast would receive winds directly from the ocean.