VAPOR: A Visualization Package Tailored to Analyze Simulation Data in Earth System Science
VAPOR: A Visualization Package Tailored to Analyze Simulation Data in Earth System Science
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DOI：
10.3390/atmos10090488
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发表时间：
2019-07
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2.9
通讯作者：
Shaomeng Li;Stanislaw Jaroszynski;S. Pearse;Leigh Orf;J. Clyne
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作者：
Shaomeng Li;Stanislaw Jaroszynski;S. Pearse;Leigh Orf;J. Clyne
可视化是分析科学中发现的重要工具，而地球系统科学（ESS）也不例外。目标是ESS模型的专业需求，尤其是在高度相互交互的探索性可视化的研究环境中，我们专门描述了Vapor的能力。特别注意适合时间变化的3D数据的高级渲染算法。
Visualization is an essential tool for analysis of data and communication of findings in the sciences, and the Earth System Sciences (ESS) are no exception. However, within ESS, specialized visualization requirements and data models, particularly for those data arising from numerical models, often make general purpose visualization packages difficult, if not impossible, to use effectively. This paper presents VAPOR: a domain-specific visualization package that targets the specialized needs of ESS modelers, particularly those working in research settings where highly-interactive exploratory visualization is beneficial. We specifically describe VAPOR’s ability to handle ESS simulation data from a wide variety of numerical models, as well as a multi-resolution representation that enables interactive visualization on very large data while using only commodity computing resources. We also describe VAPOR’s visualization capabilities, paying particular attention to features for geo-referenced data and advanced rendering algorithms suitable for time-varying, 3D data. Finally, we illustrate VAPOR’s utility in the study of a numerically- simulated tornado. Our results demonstrate both ease-of-use and the rich capabilities of VAPOR in such a use case.