Volume 15 Number 1 January - March 1999

Application Thrust:
EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE

Toward a Global View of the Atmospheric Chemistry of Aerosols

Biocomplexity and the Art of Planetary Management

Crisis Management in Bays and Estuaries

Technology Thrust:
PROGRAMMING TOOLS
AND ENVIRONMENTS

Closing the Loop between Computation and Experiment

Compiler Projects Help Overcome Challenges of Parallel Applications

A Bridge for Exchanging Data within and between Parallel Applications

User Research:
SDSC RESEARCH

SDSC TeleManufacturing Facility: Solid Results, Tangible Benefits

Understanding the Colors of Life: A Norway-California Collaboration

The Back Cover:
Visualizing a Jet of Fluid

From the Director

Integrating the Infrastructure for the Advance of Scientific Understanding

Education, Outreach, and Training

Modernizing the Military's Use of Computing through PET

News and Calendar

Online: News about the NPACI and SDSC Community

RCSB Opens Protein Data Bank Web Site, Assumes Responsibility for Distributing New Entries

Nature Features Paper on CAIDA and Internet Tomography

NPACI and SDSC to Present Demos at Internet2 Member Meeting in April

NPACI Welcomes New Partners in Molecular Science, Neuroscience, Earth Systems Science, and EOT-PACI

NPACI External Visiting Committee Holds First Meeting

University of Michigan Upgrades IBM SP System Available to NPACI Users

NPACI Hosts Successful Second Annual All-hands Meeting at UCSD

MIT Researchers Use NPACI Resources to Design "Perfect Mirror"