Modeling Falling and Accumulating Snow

Moeslund, T. B.; Madsen, C. B.; Aagaard, M.; Lerche, D.

Modeling Falling and Accumulating Snow

Files

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Date

2005

Authors

Moeslund, T. B.
Madsen, C. B.
Aagaard, M.
Lerche, D.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

The use of computer graphics to produce special effects is currently being applied with great results in especially the entertainment and game industry. One area where computer graphics is not quite ready to replace all real effects is natural phenomena where a lack of general models exists. In this work we present a general model for falling and accumulating snow. The appearance and movement of falling snow are modeled in 3D based on the physics governing the real processes. The same goes for the accumulated snow where especially a correctly modeled wind field is important for producing realistically looking results. Intuitive weather parameters are used to control both models. The results show that both the appearance and movement of the snow, as well as the accumulated snow are very similar to real snow.

        @inproceedings{10.2312:vvg.20051008
,
booktitle = {Vision, Video, and Graphics (2005)
},
editor = {Mike Chantler
},
title = {{Modeling Falling and Accumulating Snow
}},
author = {Moeslund, T. B. and 
Madsen, C. B. and 
Aagaard, M. and 
Lerche, D.
},
year = {2005
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISBN = {3-905673-57-6
},
DOI = {10.2312/vvg.20051008
}
}