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Ok. You have the basic premise, but it looks like you missed two major ideas. First, it matters if we are talking summer or winter here because the pressure over land differs on the season. The other thing (and its related) is that it is different depending on north or south hemisphere. What I mean is that in the north, when its summer then it tends to be low pressure over land and high pressure over water, driving moisture laden air over the land, bringing summer rains (or even the rainy season, if you are in the tropics), while at this exact time the south is experiencing winter, which is characterized by high pressure over the land and low pressure over the water, pushing the colder air that builds up in the interior of the continent out and over the ocean. These two things happen simultaneously over the globe, depending on which side of the equator we are on. I doodled up this based on the map you posted as a guideline. I didn't take enough time to ensure its 100% accurate, so I'd look it over before committing to it. Also note that this is just for northern hemisphere summer, so you'd need one for northern hemisphere winter to get a full picture of your wind patterns.Originally Posted by Jalyha
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Oh, also remember the Coriolis Effect because of the rotation of the earth. It means that the direction of your winds and currents turn in different ways depending on which hemisphere you are in. The map I made has the correct motions (I think, I'd double check, I', tired right now) so it should move you in the right direction.
Again, I wouldn't worry to much about the heat map. It does look however like you are unilaterally equating high pressure with high heat. That is not entirely accurate. High pressure zones tend to be less cloudy, which means there is often a very high variability in temperature between day and night, which means that during the summer those areas tend to be hotter and during the winter they tend to be colder, on average. For my maps, though, I tended to just focus on distance from the equator and height, as those seem to have much more to do with temp than pressure. The pressure map is going to help you determine precipitation levels (along with a few other bits of info, like ocean currents and wind directions). When you know your precipitation levels, then you can compare that to the heat map and figure out climate zones and biomes.SO... then I overlaid my heat map (which is pretty close but not quite a match)
So... either... one of them is accurate, and the other is off, or they are both nearly accurate but not quite, OR I'm doing this completely wrong...
And in any of those cases, they aren't even pretty to look at
I know this is a lot of information. Climates and meteorology are very complex things, and to try and understand it all enough to make a reasonable facsimile for a map is a tall order. Don't give up. I've been reading that website like its a holy book for weeks now, and I only recently have started really feeling like I understand it all. Just keep trying, and I think you've just about got it. And for all I know I could still be just a bit off myself (if so, sorry
PS Oh, and if I haven't said so yet, I do like the continents you have going on. Its going to be very interesting to see how things pan out because of all the differences from earth (both poles covered with land, most of the other land centered on the equator, etc). I think this is going to be an epic map once you have all the pieces in place. Have fun!
