System and Method for Generating and Displaying Climate System Models
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- collecting global earth data, the global earth data including at least one of image data and text data, the global earth data including at least one of atmospheric data, hydrospheric data, lithospheric data, cryospheric data, biospheric data, and anthrospheric data;
grouping the collected global earth data and generating global images with processor protocols;
displaying at least one first global image with data; and
superimposing a second data-only global image over the first global image, wherein a degree of transparency is adjustable by an end user using a GUI interface.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for generating and displaying earth science system models where global earth data is collected, the global earth data including image data and text data, the global earth data further including atmospheric data, hydrospheric data, lithospheric data, cryospheric data, biospheric data, and/or anthrospheric data. Still graphical reference images may also be available as overlays. The collected global data is processed into images and common format data products. There are two types of images, a base layer, which included the data over a map of the earth and the overlay, which has just the data and no earth image. The second global image (transparency layer) can be superimposed over the first global image (base layer). The following can be selected by the end user, the base layer data, the adjustable transparency layer data, the time range, the global orientation and speed, the rate of data advancement, and a zoom function. Animation sequences can be generated by the end-user for any of the above selections.
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1. A method comprising:
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collecting global earth data, the global earth data including at least one of image data and text data, the global earth data including at least one of atmospheric data, hydrospheric data, lithospheric data, cryospheric data, biospheric data, and anthrospheric data; grouping the collected global earth data and generating global images with processor protocols; displaying at least one first global image with data; and superimposing a second data-only global image over the first global image, wherein a degree of transparency is adjustable by an end user using a GUI interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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10. A method comprising:
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automatically extracting global earth data from multiple data sources with a data collector, the global earth data including data in at least five different formats, the different formats including images, overlay transparent images, Keyhole Markup Language (KML), NetCDF files, and idl .sav files, and wherein the range of global earth data provided includes atmospheric, hydrospheric, lithospheric, cryospheric, biospheric, and anthrospheric; reprocessing the global earth data with a processor connected to the data collector into one of a first format or a second format, wherein the first format comprises a base layer, and wherein the second format comprises an overlay with transparency; generating global images with the processor based on the extracted global earth data, wherein the global images display the global earth data into a cylindrical map projection displayable on a spherical projection receiving the global images from the processor in a display device, the display device displays the processed global data sets, wherein the global earth data includes image data and text data, wherein the global earth data includes atmospheric data, hydrospheric data, lithospheric data, cryospheric data, biospheric data, and anthrospheric data, wherein the display device displays at least one second global image on a first global image, the first global image including first global earth data for a select geographic area, and the second global image including second global earth data for the select geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a data collector for collecting global earth data, the global earth data including at least one of image data and text data, the global earth data including at least one of atmospheric data, hydrospheric data, lithospheric data, cryospheric data, biospheric data, and anthrospheric data; an analysis engine connected to said data collector, said analysis engine groups the collected global earth data into multiple bins, each bin defining a geographic area, said analysis engine calculates an average for the collected global earth data in each of the bins; a processor connected to said analysis engine, said processor generates global images based on the collected global earth data, the global images displaying the global earth data on a map; and a display connected to said processor, said display displays at least one second global image on a first global image, the first global image including first global earth data for a select geographic area, and the second global image including second global earth data for the select geographic area.
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