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Data Dimension |
Spatial Dimension |
Example | Discrete Methods |
Continuous Methods |
Scalar | 1 | Time history | 2D scatterplot 2D histogram | 2D line plot |
Scalar | 2 | Barometric Pressure | 2D color scatterplot 3D histogram | interpolated colors contours |
Scalar | 3 | Temperature in a volume | 3D scatterplot 2D slices | isosurfaces volume rendering |
Vector | 1 | Flow in a narrow shallow channel | arrows | |
Vector | 2 | Flow in a shallow channel | arrows | streamlines streaklines particle advection ribbon advection blob advection turn into 2D scalar |
Vector | 3 | Flow in a volume | arrows | streamlines streaklines particle advection ribbon advection blob advection turn into 3D scalar |