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A Systematic Approach To User Interface Design For A Hypertext Framework. The LCA develops and disseminates theoretical modeling software for astrophysics research. All packages are prebuilt and install with a mouse click. The Earth, its relationship to the Sun and Solar System, and the universe in its totality are the domain of the ESS Project. Part of the agency's High Performance Computing and Communications Program , this effort unites supercomputing, high-speed networking, scientific visualization, and virtual reality to better understand these phenomena.