3D graphics on the sphere using Renderman

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1 total messages Started by Dave Randall Tue, 03 Nov 1992 23:40

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Author: Dave Randall
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 23:40

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Here in the Atmospheric Science department, and in any other geophysical  
science department, we tend to plot lots of things over the surface of the  
Earth. 

I would love to be able to render a "field" like, for example, surface air  
temperature, on the sphere (e.g., warm = red, cool = blue, etc.), and then roam  
around the sphere at will, or possibly "spin" it to see the whole picture.

Question: Are any of the new 3D graphics packages just coming out capable of  
"plotting" scientific fields on the sphere in this way? If so, please fill me  
in. I realize that "plotting" is not the intended purpose of this software, but  
if the software can be adapted to plotting that would be great!

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