A Menu-Driven Software Package for the Animation of Ocean Hydrodynamics Numerical Simulations
L. J. Rosenblum, R. Mied, M. Ostrow, G. Lindemann, R. Mattey · 1987
Accurate numerical simulation of ocean hydrodynamic processes is complex and difficult, requiring the execution of complicated calculations at high speed using supercomputers. Simulations typically produce values over a grid of points for each of many time intervals. Because this is a dynamic, time-varying process, animation is required to enhance understanding of simulation results. This paper presents a software package which allows the generation of inexpensive, raster -based, computer-generated animation for multi -dimensional hydrodynamic models. The software provides the modeler with the flexibility to view single frames of a proposed animation and to easily modify data normalization and color choice. The final product is a movie produced on a DICOMED graphics film recorder. An animation of a "gravitational collapse" of a cylinder within a density stratified body of water will be discussed as an example.