Ebook: Visualization in Scientific Computing

Visualization in scientific computing is getting more and more attention from many people. Especially in relation with the fast increase of com­ puting power, graphic tools are required in many cases for interpreting and presenting the results of various simulations, or for analyzing physical phenomena. The Eurographics Working Group on Visualization in Scientific Com­ puting has therefore organized a first workshop at Electricite de France (Clamart) in cooperation with ONERA (Chatillon). A wide range of pa­ pers were selected in order to cover most of the topics of interest for the members of the group, for this first edition, and 26 of them were presented in two days. Subsequently 18 papers were selected for this volume. 1'he presentations were organized in eight small sessions, in addition to discussions in small subgroups. The first two sessions were dedicated to the specific needs for visualization in computational sciences: the need for graphics support in large computing centres and high performance net­ works, needs of research and education in universities and academic cen­ tres, and the need for effective and efficient ways of integrating numerical computations or experimental data and graphics. Three of those papers are in Part I of this book. The third session discussed the importance and difficulties of using stan­ dards in visualization software, and was related to the fourth session where some reference models and distributed graphics systems were discussed. Part II has five papers from these sessions.

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Visualization in scientific computing is getting more and more attention from many people. Especially in relation with the fast increase in computingpower, graphic tools are required in many cases for interpreting and presenting the results of various simulations, or for analyzing physical phenomena. This volume contains 18 papers selected from the 26 papers presented at the first workshop organized by the Eurographics Working Group on Visualization in Scientific Computing, held in France in 1991. The workshop included sessions on the specific needs for visualizationin computational sciences, the importance and difficulties of using standards in visualization software, reference models and distributed graphics systems, application systems, methods for representing 2D or 3D scalar fields and volume rendering, and user-computer interactions. The papers in the volume are organized into five parts: general requirements; formal models, standards, and distributed graphics; applications; rendering techniques; and interaction.

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Visualization in scientific computing is getting more and more attention from many people. Especially in relation with the fast increase in computingpower, graphic tools are required in many cases for interpreting and presenting the results of various simulations, or for analyzing physical phenomena. This volume contains 18 papers selected from the 26 papers presented at the first workshop organized by the Eurographics Working Group on Visualization in Scientific Computing, held in France in 1991. The workshop included sessions on the specific needs for visualizationin computational sciences, the importance and difficulties of using standards in visualization software, reference models and distributed graphics systems, application systems, methods for representing 2D or 3D scalar fields and volume rendering, and user-computer interactions. The papers in the volume are organized into five parts: general requirements; formal models, standards, and distributed graphics; applications; rendering techniques; and interaction.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Scientific Visualization in a Supercomputer Network....Pages 3-9
Visualization Services in Large Scientific Computing Centres....Pages 10-19
The Visualisation of Numerical Computation....Pages 20-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Performance Evaluation of Portable Graphics Software and Hardware for Scientific Visualization....Pages 31-42
Visualization of Scientific Data for High Energy Physics: Basic Architecture and a Case Study....Pages 43-53
The IRIDIUM Project: Post-Processing and Distributed Graphics....Pages 54-62
Towards a Reference Model for Scientific Visualization Systems....Pages 63-74
Interactive Scientific Visualisation: A Position Paper....Pages 75-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
HIGHEND — A Visualisation System for 3D Data with Special Support for Postprocessing of Fluid Dynamics Data....Pages 87-98
Supercomputing Visualization Systems for Scientific Data Analysis and Their Applications to Meteorology....Pages 99-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Rendering Lines on Curved Surfaces....Pages 113-120
Interactive Three-Dimensional Display of Simulated Sedimentary Basins....Pages 121-129
Visualization of 3D Scalar Fields Using Ray Casting....Pages 130-137
Volume Rendering and Data Feature Enhancement....Pages 138-150
Visualization of 3D Empirical Data: The Voxel Processor....Pages 151-162
Spatial Editing for Interactive Inspection of Voxel Models....Pages 163-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Rotating Cube: Interactive Specification of Viewing for Volume Visualization....Pages 181-185
Chameleon: A Holistic Approach to Visualisation....Pages 186-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-218

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Visualization in scientific computing is getting more and more attention from many people. Especially in relation with the fast increase in computingpower, graphic tools are required in many cases for interpreting and presenting the results of various simulations, or for analyzing physical phenomena. This volume contains 18 papers selected from the 26 papers presented at the first workshop organized by the Eurographics Working Group on Visualization in Scientific Computing, held in France in 1991. The workshop included sessions on the specific needs for visualizationin computational sciences, the importance and difficulties of using standards in visualization software, reference models and distributed graphics systems, application systems, methods for representing 2D or 3D scalar fields and volume rendering, and user-computer interactions. The papers in the volume are organized into five parts: general requirements; formal models, standards, and distributed graphics; applications; rendering techniques; and interaction.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Scientific Visualization in a Supercomputer Network....Pages 3-9
Visualization Services in Large Scientific Computing Centres....Pages 10-19
The Visualisation of Numerical Computation....Pages 20-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Performance Evaluation of Portable Graphics Software and Hardware for Scientific Visualization....Pages 31-42
Visualization of Scientific Data for High Energy Physics: Basic Architecture and a Case Study....Pages 43-53
The IRIDIUM Project: Post-Processing and Distributed Graphics....Pages 54-62
Towards a Reference Model for Scientific Visualization Systems....Pages 63-74
Interactive Scientific Visualisation: A Position Paper....Pages 75-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
HIGHEND — A Visualisation System for 3D Data with Special Support for Postprocessing of Fluid Dynamics Data....Pages 87-98
Supercomputing Visualization Systems for Scientific Data Analysis and Their Applications to Meteorology....Pages 99-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Rendering Lines on Curved Surfaces....Pages 113-120
Interactive Three-Dimensional Display of Simulated Sedimentary Basins....Pages 121-129
Visualization of 3D Scalar Fields Using Ray Casting....Pages 130-137
Volume Rendering and Data Feature Enhancement....Pages 138-150
Visualization of 3D Empirical Data: The Voxel Processor....Pages 151-162
Spatial Editing for Interactive Inspection of Voxel Models....Pages 163-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Rotating Cube: Interactive Specification of Viewing for Volume Visualization....Pages 181-185
Chameleon: A Holistic Approach to Visualisation....Pages 186-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-218
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