Overall Issues -- Rundle
Book -- July 1 1999 deadline
Computing in Science and Engineering Journal Issue
International Links -- Japan, Australia
Multiple scales are critical and computation good approach
Reductionist (normal science) v. constructionist (computing -- emergent phenomena)
Role of Observation and Model
How do you evaluate probabilistic predictions
Components of GEMCI -- must be modular
- data assimilation, analysis, web-based solvers, visualization, data, modules for friction etc.