Fractal Terrains and temperature

[Mercule]

This is for you power-users.

I just picked up Fractal Terrains and have been playing with it. One thing that's been totally stumping me is what the temperature layer/colors actually mean. Are these the yearly mean? The median? Mode? Something else? And just how do these relate to the earth? If they're to be of any use to me, I'm gonna have to be able to relate to these numbers.

Help, please?

 

[Fargoth]

I've always understood it to mean the average yearly temp.

"How do they relate to the Earth?"

The default world generations parameters in FT are for an Eath-Like world. In other words, you could take a JPG export of your FT world's temp map and superimpose a similar type Earth image and you can see how they would compare since they are both set up for the same type of planet (same greenhouse, axis tilt, etc.).

 

[Mercule]

Thanks. That's about what I was figuring.

Anyone know where to get a map of Earth's average temperature? A quick Google didn't turn one up.

 

[Fargoth]

Thanks. That's about what I was figuring.

Anyone know where to get a map of Earth's average temperature? A quick Google didn't turn one up.

http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?esframe_temp&lang=en&nav=1
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7m.html
http://www-airs.jpl.nasa.gov/images_data/image_releases/2003/april03_avg_brtns_temp.html