Visualizing environmental data at the EPA

Author

Rhyne, Theresa ; Bolstad, Mark ; Rheingans, Penny ; Petterson, Lynne ; Shackelford, Walter

Author_Institution

Martin Marietta Tech. Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Volume

13

Issue

2

fYear

1993

fDate

3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

38

Abstract

Several environmental visualization projects being pursued by the US Environmental Protection Agency are discussed. One group develops models for the transport and deposition of airborne pollutants. Another group evaluates the positions of air quality monitoring sites with respect to the distribution of pollutants. Other researchers collaborate with investigators at NASA Langley and Lawrence Livermore National Labs. to examine global climate change. Still others study water quality and sedimentation in the Great Lakes region, electrical properties of carcinogens, subsurface contamination of waste disposal sites, and the air flow through and around buildings. The visualization requirements, software configurations, and general strategies for the projects are described.<>

Keywords

data visualisation; environmental engineering; environmental science computing; air quality monitoring; airborne pollutants; carcinogens, subsurface contamination; electrical properties; environmental data visualization; global climate; sedimentation; software configurations; waste disposal sites; water quality; Air pollution; Contamination; Data visualization; International collaboration; Lakes; Monitoring; NASA; Protection; Waste disposal; Water pollution;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.204964

Filename

204964