Title :
Confluent Volumetric Visualization of Gyrokinetic Turbulence
Author :
Stantchev, George ; Juba, Derek ; Dorland, William ; Varshney, Amitabh
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
Abstract :
Data from gyrokinetic turbulence codes are often difficult to visualize due their high dimensionality, the nontrivial geometry of the underlying grids, and the vast range of spatial scales. We present an interactive visualization framework that attempts to address these issues. Images from a nonlinear gyrokinetic simulation are presented.
Keywords :
flow visualisation; plasma flow; plasma simulation; plasma turbulence; gyrokinetic turbulence; nonlinear gyrokinetic simulation; nontrivial geometry; plasma turbulence; volumetric visualization; Gyrokinetics; plasma turbulence; visualization;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.924509