Abstract
Numerical simulations of natural phenomena generate data of two basic types. One class can be characterized either as having a well-defined surface which can be approximated by planar or parametric patches or as having volume described by boolean operations on patonic solids. Other calculations yield data that is more amorphous in nature; its form changes markedly with time. The visualization of these results is less obvious, and, in fact, no single technique is appropriate. In this paper we will describe several techniques that we have found useful in representing fluid shapes.
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