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Event-based exploration and comparison on time-varying ensembles

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We propose an event-based analysis system for comparison of several ensemble time-varying simulations. In this pipeline, users can customize the selection of events (i.e., the keyframes of the simulations) for each simulation on the timeline view. The associated rendered thumbnails are tiled in the rendered thumbnail view. The ticks on the timeline and the rendered thumbnails are connected by a link. Users are allowed to do 3D exploration on the render thumbnails and the high-resolution view on which the details can be displayed. Switching between different variables is supported to assist users in exploring the rendering of different ensemble variables or even combinations of variables. We apply our system into the deep water impact ensemble dataset. The system is proved to have the ability to help users better explore the simulations.

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This work is supported by National Numerical Windtunnel Project NNW2018-ZT6B12 and the National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program) No. 2015CB352503.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Machine Perception (Ministry of Education), and School of EECS, Peking University, Beijing, China

    Can Liu, Yanda Li, Changhe Yang & Xiaoru Yuan

  2. National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data Analysis and Application, Peking University, Beijing, China

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Liu, C., Li, Y., Yang, C. et al. Event-based exploration and comparison on time-varying ensembles. J Vis 23, 111–123 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-019-00608-y

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