Surface topography

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Fig. 24 Surface topography (terrain) actor, together with a transfer function.

Description:

The surface topography actor renders a terrain, using pressure as the vertical coordinate.

  • The actor renders the surface pressure field as terrain.

Rendering

Two data fields are required:

  1. Surface pressure (or a similar pressure surface)

  2. A variable that maps to colour (via a transfer function)