Parallel Visualization of Snow
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This paper presents methods for using parallel computer systems to optimize performance of previously published methods for snow modelling, to achieve real-time performance. These methods have not been created with real-time use in mind, and therefore require much computational resources. The method includes a model and parallelization scheme for snowflake motion in the air, simulation of a wind field, and accumulation of snow on the ground. Focus is set on efficient parallelization on multicore processor systems.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006