> You're right - the Andes are too high to let rain come over from the
Pacific.
> There isn't much rain on South America's west
coast to begin with. As for
> the Amazon, I think a lot of the
rain is convectional type, rather than
"jet
> stream" or trade wind
related.
Okay, but convection from WHERE? The Gulf or the South
Atlantic?
From right under the clouds. Convection does not have to originate
from the sea. Amazon is like a big wet sponge.
Vinny