Gateau: A 3D Visualization System for Intuitive Analysis of Atmospheric Science

By recent progress in hardware, 3D visualization including VolumeRendering is adopted in various fields. Though CG is used in the atmospheric field, the scientists mainly use 2D visualization. So, we develop a 3D visualization system Gateau for atmospheric science. Gateau is a quick-look tool that enables them to observe 3D grid data with only a few instructions for the atmospheric scientists without 3D visualization programming knowledge. Without any manual, the users can understand how to use it interactively on the basis of simple interfaces, and accept multiple input formats including HDF-EOS, which is expected to be the standard file format to distribute earth observation satellite data. This paper describes the development processes of Gateau and the validation of practical use by example of the utility.