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“Perpetual Ocean 2: Western Boundary Currents”




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    Perpetual Ocean 2: Western Boundary Currents

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    This is a scientific data visualization of ocean currents around the world based on the ocean model, Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO). The visualization is a tour of major currents of the world including western boundary currents and includes both surface and deep currents.


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    We scatter hundreds of millions of particles; ocean current velocity data is read; and particle locations are updated. Our density balancing algorithm adds particles in evacuated areas and removes particles in dense areas. Density balancing is coupled with a level of detail promotion/demotion scheme for a nearly seamless visualization.


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