Posts tagged currents
Imagine similar earth conditions of oceans and currents, and a renaissance type kind of ships of various sizes (ranging from sloops to ships-of-the-line), could a fleet consisting in 1500 (aprox.) ...
So, I'm making my first stab at worldbuilding, and I got this idea for a largely water world with only a single continental landmass, a little smaller than Africa in terms of land area, roughly c...
From some research, I have learned that atmospheric circulation - winds currents and ocean currents - depend on pressure and the Coriolis effect. But if the oxygen level is increased and the press...
Right from the beginning, the xenarthrans--armadillos, sloths and anteaters--have been at a disadvantage. For the longest time, their home was an island continent, which made them extremely vulner...
I'm running a D&D campaign and am using a modified map of Venus for it that shows what Venus would look like with similar amounts of water to Earth. The problem I'm running into is mapping the ...
I'm working on yet another iteration of a world map project. I'd like to ask for some opinions on the sea temperature map I've done: I also have a few specific questions about some areas on the...
I am building a world that has a single giant continent and nine island chains around the equator. I watched Artifexian's video on ocean currents and made a basic map, but it has no information re...
Say if a planet had either no greenhouse gases or a small percentage of a certain greenhouse gas (roughly 5% or less) in its atmosphere, but all other elements in the atmosphere could support life....
This is the first of possibly several posts about the following scenario, in which Earth's sea-level rises 2 km overnight, generating a world map looking like this: Question: What would be the c...
In relation to a recent question of mine, this alternate Earth still has its core consisting of 84% iron, but the other 16% contains the greatest concentrations of all known species of heavy metals...
I've recently decided to revive an old project of mine involving an alien planet. Unfortunately, however, I was not as good a worldbuilder then as I am now, and that's having some consequences. Ba...
I inherited a worldbuilding project, and the former authors liked some things that seem unrealistic. One of them is that one of the world's biggests rivers splits into two other rivers some 300-400...
Twenty years ago, a 40km diameter alien saucer came to Earth, and stopped 2km above the Atlantic ocean, somewhere near the midpoint between Casablanca, Morroco and Natal, Brazil but over internatio...
I see this in so many maps. Normally, the water flows downhill because of gravity but here it is the opposite, rivers will go above the hills. When you mention this incoherence, the authors refuse ...
I'm creating a world three-quarters the gravity of Earth, and the composition of the atmosphere are as followed: 74% Neon (or Argon) 18% Nitrogen 5% Oxygen 1.6% Carbon Dioxide 0.9% Water Vapor...
Could neon or argon glow naturally in any way? What would be needed in the atmosphere? P.S. Please don't change my question?
Back home, there are three factors to consider: Mont Forel, Greenland's tallest peak, can be found in coordinates 66.9333° North and 36.8167° West The Arctic Ocean's average depth is 3406 feet,...
My premise is that a bay-like body of water empties into a sea via a waterfall. Specifications: The sea is roughly the size and shape of the Mediterranean. The tributary body of water is around 2...
I understand that Antarctica plays a large role in driving ocean currents and thus the climate of the planet. However, I'm curious what the world would be like if there was no Antarctic landmass at...
I'd like to construct a planet where the rivers all run east to west, but I need a plausible reason for them to do so. Rivers run from high altitude to low, but also I suppose there is the corioli...
