The Visualization Handbook provides an overview of the field of visualization by presenting the basic concepts, providing a snapshot of current visualization software systems, and examining research topics that are advancing the field. This text is intended for a broad audience, including not only the visualization expert seeking advanced methods to solve a particular problem, but also the novice looking for general background information on visualization topics. The largest collection of state-of-the-art visualization research yet gathered in a single volume, this book includes articles by a ho who聰 of international scientific visualization researchers covering every aspect of the discipline, including:路 Virtual environments for visualization路 Basic visualization algorithms路 Large-scale data visualization路 Scalar data isosurface methods路 Visualization software and frameworks路 Scalar data volume rendering路 Perceptual issues in visualization路 Various application topics, including information visualization.* Edited by two of the best known people in the world on the subject; chapter authors are authoritative experts in their own fields;* Covers a wide range of topics, in 47 chapters, representing the state-of-the-art of scientific visualization.