


Send in the Clouds
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Geoffrey Y.Gardner
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Institute(s)
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Northrop Grumman Data
- Country : USA
Project : Data Systems Division Technology Department
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Description
Cumulous cloud development is simulated using fractal ellipsoids to model the clouds. The ellipsoids are positioned and scaled by a heuristic dynamic model based on the "parcel" theory, which describes cloud development in terms of air bubbles heated by external sources such as radiated terrain heat. As a bubble of air is heated, it expands and rises into the cooler atmosphere above until it reaches an altitude where moistures condenses to form a cloud. The condensation releases heat within the bubble and the process continues to a point of equilibrium.
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Date : 90
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Category : Simulation
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Keys Words :
- Computer Graphics
- Fractal Ellipsoids
- Dynamic simulation
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Technical Information
This simulation was performed using proprietary software written in Fortran running on a Silicon Graphics Personal IRIS 4D/25G workstation.More Information...
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Bibliography :
Dr.Geoffrey Y.Gardner has been a Senior Staff Scientist at Northtrop Grumman Data Systems Division since 1986. He has been working in the field of Computer Graphics since 1976.
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Same Author
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Forest Fire Simulation
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Same Institute
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Forest Fire Simulation
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Some more Comments :
information from an email message sent by G.Y.Gardner


