11th International Symposium on Flow Visualization

We propose a system that provides interactive denoising, vortex detection, and visualization of vector data. All the major phases of the system are implemented on a GPU (graphics processing unit). Once the vector field has been loaded onto the graphics adapter, no intermediate results need to be read back by the application. By taking advantage of modern GPUs’ parallel processing capabilities, our system is able to significantly outperform software implementations and thus provides a valuable tool for the interactive exploration of vector fields and the understanding of flow structures.