Sequoia 2000: a reflection on the first three years

Sequoia 2000 addresses growing worldwide concern regarding changes to the Earth's surface, inhabitants, and atmosphere. The project is named for the Sierra Nevada's giant trees, the largest organisms on Earth, and is driven by our need to address the gigantic data requirements of global change research. Envisioning a new computer environment for Earth science researchers and encompassing networking, storage database management systems, and visualization activities, Sequoia 2000 has been under development for three years. A second three-year phase is planned. The article discusses the project, its implementation, its objectives, how we chose to address those objectives, and specific lessons learned from this endeavor.<<ETX>>

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