Title :
Feature extraction for oceanographic data using a 3D edge operator
Author :
Moorehead, R.J. ; Zhu, Zhifan
Author_Institution :
NSF Eng. Res. Center for Computational Field Simulation, Mississippi State Univ., MS, USA
Abstract :
The features of greatest interest in ocean modeling in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Gulf Stream are the fronts and eddies. Resolving, modeling, and tracking these eddies over time is of great importance for climatological studies and economic advancement. In this paper we present a novel technique for automatically locating, contouring, and tracking oceanic features such as eddies and fronts. The models and resultant visualizations exhibit excellent correlation with observed data
Keywords :
climatology; data visualisation; edge detection; feature extraction; geophysics computing; modelling; oceanographic regions; oceanography; 3D edge operator; Gulf Stream; Gulf of Mexico; climatological studies; contouring; economic advancement; eddies; feature extraction; feature location; fronts; modeling; models; ocean modeling; oceanographic data; resolution; tracking; visualizations; Computational modeling; Data visualization; Economic forecasting; Feature extraction; Ocean temperature; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Radar tracking; Satellites; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization, 1993. Visualization '93, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3940-7
DOI :
10.1109/VISUAL.1993.398901
