Dynamic Presentation of Long Term Upper Ocean Study (LOTUS) Data Using Videotape.

Abstract

In order to show efficiently the large amount of data obtained during the Long Term Upper Ocean Study (LOTUS), a new method of data presentation was developed. Three data variables can be included in a simple color contour plot, but if successive color contour plots are recorded on videotape, a fourth variable, time, can also be shown. This report documents the process of making a videotape presenting scientific data in this way, from raw data to finished videotape. The videotape shows internal wave kinetic energy versus frequency and depth; the time variation of the videotape displays real time variation in the ratio of 14/30 second to one week, or about 1 month of data very 2 seconds. Keywords: Oceanographic data; Data displays; color coding; LOTUS Project; Moored instruments; Scientific videotapes; Dynamic data presentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175535

Entities

People

  • Ellyn T. Montgomery

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Graphics
  • Hard Copy
  • Image Processing
  • Ink Jet Printers
  • Interpolation
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Recording Systems
  • United States

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Oceanography.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.