MeshSQL: The query language for simulation mesh data

Information Sciences

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 177-202

  Lee, Byung S ^a   Musick, Ron ^b  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b iKuni Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Query language; Simulation mesh data; SQL99

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; SEMANTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VISUALIZATION;

MESH DATA; OBJECT-RELATIONAL DATABASES;

QUERY LANGUAGES;

EID: 1642525211     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2003.02.002     Document Type: Article

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