Comparing 2D vector field visualization methods: A user study

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Laidlaw, David H ^a   Kirby, Robert M ^b   Jackson, Cullen D ^a   Davidson, J Scott ^a   Miller, Timothy S ^a   Da Silva, Marco ^a   Warren, William H ^c   Tarr, Michael J ^c  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid flow visualization; User study; Vector visualization

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW VISUALIZATION; LINE-INTEGRAL CONVOLUTION (LIC); USER STUDY; VECTOR VISUALIZATION;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; VISUALIZATION;

VECTOR QUANTIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VISION; VISION TEST;

ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISION TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 13744254289     PISSN: 10772626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2005.4     Document Type: Article

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