TheNeedforVerifiableVisualization

he use of simulation science as a means of scientifi c inquiry is increasing at a tremen- dous rate. The process of mathematically modeling physical phenomena, experimentally estimating important key modeling parameters, numerically approximating the solution of the mathematical model, and computationally solving the resulting algorithm has inundated the scien- tifi c and engineering worlds. As increasingly more science and engineering practitioners advocate the use of computer simulation for analyzing and predicting physical and biological phenomena, the computational science and engineering commu- nity has started asking introspective questions, such as 1