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Computer-generated imagery for 4-D meteorological dataThe University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center is developing animated stereo display terminals for use with McIDAS (Man-computer Interactive Data Access System). This paper describes image-generation techniques which have been developed to take maximum advantage of these terminals, integrating large quantities of four-dimensional meteorological data from balloon and satellite soundings, satellite images, Doppler and volumetric radar, and conventional surface observations. The images have been designed to use perspective, shading, hidden-surface removal, and transparency to augment the animation and stereo-display geometry. They create an illusion of a moving three-dimensional model of the atmosphere. This paper describes the design of these images and a number of rules of thumb for generating four-dimensional meteorological displays.
Document ID
19870040535
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hibbard, William L.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: American Meteorological Society, Bulletin
Volume: 67
ISSN: 0003-0007
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Accession Number
87A27809
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-33799
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-36292
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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