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Two supercomputer-based scientific visualization systems implemented over a half-year period are augmented with graphics computers and peripherals. The comparison of these two systems shows that the animation efficiency is dependent upon individual computers: graphics capabilities and computation power; networking and file transfering efficiencies; memory management capacity; and software compatibility. A case is presented where applications of these systems by a meteorologist involves investigation of evolutions of weather systems. Based on his scientific knowledge, the meteorologist selected physically-related parameters for producing three- dimensional animations. The case study results show a composite animation with these related parameters. This animation reveals important weather system development mechanisms which could not have been realized by animations of individual parameters.
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Chen, P.C. (1994). Supercomputing Visualization Systems for Scientific Data Analysis and Their Applications to Meteorology. In: Grave, M., Le Lous, Y., Hewitt, W.T. (eds) Visualization in Scientific Computing. Focus on Computer Graphics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77902-2_10
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