@proceedings{Crawford:2004:VGS,
| title | = | "Visualizing Gyrokinetic Simulations
", |
| journal | = | "in Proceedings of the IEEE Visualization 2004 Conference", |
| author | = | "David
Crawford AND Kwan-Liu
Ma AND Min-Yu
Huang AND Scott
Klasky AND Stephane
Ethier ", |
| year | = | "2004", |
| keywords | = | "graphics hardware, non-rectilinear mesh, plasma physics, scientific visualization, texture methods, volume visualization", |
| organization | = | "The IEEE Visualization 2004 Conference", |
| eventtime | = | "October, 2004", |
| abstract | = | "The continuing advancement of plasma science is central to realizing fusion as an inexpensive and safe energy source. Gryokinetic simulations of plasmas are fundamental to the understanding of turbulent transport in fusion plasma. This paper discusses the visualization
challenges presented by gyrokinetic simulations using
magnetic field line following coordinates, and presents an effective solution exploiting programmable graphics hardware to enable interactive volume visualization of 3D plasma flow on a toroidal coordinate system. The new visualization capability can help scientists better understand three-dimensional structures of the modeled
phenomena. Both the limitations and future promise of the
hardware-accelerated approach are also discussed.", |
