Interactive visualization of Earth and space science computations

Author

Hibbard, William L. ; Paul, Brian E. ; Santek, David A. ; Dyer, Charles R. ; Battaiola, André L. ; Voidrot-Martinez, Marie-Françoise

Author_Institution

Space Sci. & Eng. Center, Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

27

Issue

7

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

65

Lastpage

72

Abstract

Scientists often view computer algorithms as risk-filled black boxes. The barrier between scientists and their computations can be bridged by techniques that make the internal workings of algorithms visible and that allow scientists to experiment with their computations. We describe two interactive systems developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) that provide these capabilities to Earth and space scientists. These visualization packages help scientists see the internal workings of their algorithms and thus understand their computations.<>

Keywords

astronomy computing; data visualisation; geophysics computing; interactive systems; software packages; Earth science; SSEC; algorithms; interactive visualization; internal workings; space science; visualization packages; Animation; Atmospheric modeling; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Earth; Geoscience; Oceans; Visualization; Weather forecasting; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.299413

Filename

299413