Quote Originally Posted by 084thebull View Post
Thanks that's some really useful info on the climate!
I was mostly hoping to have a more water rich and green country on the other side of the mountains but if i situate this more or less in the equivalent of the Mediterranean that should be doable by the sounds of this using the mountains as a barrier that keeps the rain mostly on that side.

As for the mountains i was wondering both but i think I've mostly figured out how it formed but i am indeed still curious on their effect on the climate for instance how much of a climate difference could there be between the one side of a big mountain range and the other side ?
That would depend on the direction of the winds,. Dominant winds TEND to blow from east to west at the equator and in high latitudes but from west to east in mid latitudes. I said tend because some factors including large landmasses will affect the directions of the winds. Such as the East Asian monsoon blowing from east to west in mid latitudes, in summer.

But of course, if you don't like this you can inverse the rotation of the planet. This will the change direction of the winds.

The difference between the two sides of the range can be very large. If you look at the Andes, you will see a sharp contrast between the Atlantic side and the Pacific side.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/P%C...9e011279210648

The eastern slopes are mostly made of rainforest and the western side is one of the driest place on the planet. Antofagasta really receives about 1mm of rain per year on average, and that's more like the ambient humidity because real rain happens once every few decades or something.

Another thing is how montaneous areas can be rainier than their surroundings. It can be seen in several places including South west USA, Iran, and Central Asia
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/P%C...9e011279210648

It is kinda hard to see here but a lot of these mountains in Iran receive about as much water as many southern European cities like Rome, wile the valleys are much drier. I would also need to add the since mountains are higher, they have a lower temperate on the ground and therefore there is less evaporation. It's harder to have a desert in altitude but not impossible if dry enough.
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/P%C3%A9rou/@32.943533,49.2149545,973936m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x9105c850c05914f5:0xf29e0 11279210648


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