In collaboration with members of Mississippi State University, they have created an interactive visualization of ocean circulation models. The visualization outputs a model of the topography of the region, an undulating sea surface and pathlines to represent velocity fields. These are drawn as strings of beads which move about within the sea. They are color coded by layer, and the distance between them the balls in the string indicates the speed of the flow in that area. Also a portion of the relevant GeoSphere image containing the region of interest is used to provide a context for the data.
Sound effects provide additional reinforcement of the current location within the overall space.