Authors
Megan R. Damon
Masanori C. Kameyama
Michael Knox
David H. Porter
Dave Yuen
Erik O.D. Sevre
Abstract
Mantle convection researchers at the University of Minnesota (UofM) have collaborated with members of the Laboratory for Computational Science and Engineering (LCSE) to implement a system capable of interactive exploration of large scientific model data sets rendering in near real time. Model data that is computed over hundreds of processors on a Linux cluster is sent over a local network to the LCSE lab on a periodic basis for visualization on an extremely high definition display. We describe the technical details involved in designing such a system and describe the specific application to the mantle convection simulation program, ACuTEMan.
CR Categories and Subject Descriptors
C.2.0 [Computer-Communication Networks]: General-Data communications; [I.3.1 [Computer Graphics]: Hardware Architecture–Three-dimensional displays; J.2 [Physical Sciences and Engineering]: Earth and atmospheric sciences.