Geovisualization of tropical cyclone behaviour in the South Pacific
Geovisualization of tropical cyclone behaviour in the South Pacific
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10.1144/sp361.16
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2012
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G. Gienko;J. Terry
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作者：
G. Gienko;J. Terry
计算能力、动态图形和地理信息系统（GIS）包的结合为先进的可视化工具创造了一个强大的平台，可以在交互式计算机环境中探索复杂的地理现象——即地理可视化。地理可视化是一种相对较新的基于计算机的方法，指的是通过使用四维（4D）、多变量和交互式可视化来支持地理空间数据分析的一套方法和技术。在本文中，我们说明并讨论了几种空间化技术的价值，这些技术用于分析气候和气象要素的空间结构，特别是通过对南太平洋热带气旋的特征和行为进行地理可视化。初步的发现是令人鼓舞的，可以确定选定的气旋特征之间的模式和依赖关系，进而表明地理可视化在分析大型热带气旋数据集中的多变量空间属性方面的巨大潜力。
Abstract A combination of computational power, dynamic graphics and geographical information system (GIS) packages creates a powerful platform for advanced visualization tools to explore complex geographical phenomena in an interactive computer environment – known as geovisualization. Geovisualization is a relatively new computer-based approach that refers to a set of methods and techniques to support geospatial data analysis through the use of four-dimensional (4D), multi-variable and interactive visualization. In this paper, we illustrate and discuss the value of several spatialization techniques that are used to perform analysis of spatial structures of climatic and meteorological elements, especially through the geovisualization of characteristics and behaviour of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean. Preliminary findings are encouraging, allowing patterns and dependencies between chosen cyclone features to be identified, in turn indicating the enormous potential of geovisualization for analysing multi-variate spatial attributes within large tropical cyclone datasets.