A climate simulation case study

A supercomputing-visualization facility for science and engineering applications was used for processing and visualizing supercomputer-generated data. This facility includes a vector-processing supercomputer, a graphics workstation, a general purpose workstation, a high-resolution color printer, a scanner, a film recorder, a video tape recorder, and a video laser disc recorder. The facility is using a network system to connect computers, workstations, and graphical input/output devices. The supercomputer generates time-dependent multivariate data using a global climate simulation model. Visualization software systems are used for visualizing these model-produced data. Visualization techniques including: iso-contouring, iso-surface generation, vectors and streamlines generation are used