Gateway/Traveling peculiarity

[FortyFiveAuto 1]

I randomly came up with this thought as I was driving today.

 

How is it that channelers can form gateways to other places without there being violent gusts of wind when they Travel from an area of high barometric pressure to an area of low pressure and vice versa?

 

You would think that if you were up on a mountain somewhere and you attempted to Travel to sea level just like that, a great gust of wind would meet you as you opened your gateway. Apparently leaves and snow and rain can be blown through your gateway if it's windy or snowing or raining on the other side, so what's the deal with this isobaric atmospheric pressure in randland?

[Marie 73]

I've never paid much attention to that...and, truthfully, I don't think Jordan has either. Maybe it's one of those details he left out?

[Ishmael Moridin 0]

Do none of the travelling persons ever encounter a gust of breeze/wind from the other side ??

 

I am not too sure about this but I think when aviendha makes a gateway to run away from rand in TSR, we see some snow falling into the chamber from other side.

[FortyFiveAuto 1]

Just that one time?

 

Seems like it should happen more often. Unless everything's pretty much at sea level and temp is comparable worldwide.

[Ishmael Moridin 0]

Yep, I agree. I will pay more attention to this during my next re-read.

[Sivart Reborn 7]

Or maybe it has to do with the skill of the Channeler with gateways? I really think it's just something he didn't think about... but I love to justifiy everything.