Comparing 3D vector field visualization methods: A user study

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1219-1226

  Forsberg, Andrew S ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Laidlaw, David H ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D vector fields; lines; stereoscopic and monoscopic viewing; tubes; user study; visualization

Indexed keywords

3D VECTORS; LINES; MONOSCOPIC VIEWING; TUBES; USER STUDY;

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VECTORS; VISUALIZATION;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

EID: 77957854560     PISSN: 10772626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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