Earth System Grid

"Earth System Grid (ESG) = an experimental data network that integrates supercomputing power with large-scale data and analysis servers for scientists collaborating on climate studies.

Description

"Once the first of its kind, the project is now one of several virtual collaborative environments that link distributed centers, users, models, and data throughout the U.S. Data for the project is being collected from a wide range of sources, including ground and satellite-based sensors, computer-generated simulations, and thousands of independent scientists. The grid will accelerate the execution of climate models 100-fold and allow scientists to perform high-resolution, long-duration simulations that harness the community's distributed data systems. The ESG's founders anticipate the project will revolutionize our understanding of global climate change." (http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2007/id20070302_219704.htm?c)