Developmental Testbed Center

DTC is a distributed facility where the NWP community can test and evaluate new models and techniques for use in research and operations.

Fundamental Purpose of DTC

To serve as a bridge between research and operations to facilitate the activities of both halves of the NWP Community in pursuit of their own objectives:

• Research community gets a functionally equivalent operational environment to test and evaluate new NWP methods in retrospective extended period tests using advanced tools
• Operational community benefits from DTC testing and evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of new NWP advances prior to consideration for operational implementation

DTC's Goals are to:

• Link Research and Operational Communities
• Speed transition of research results into operations
• Accelerate improvement in weather forecasts
• Develop and test promising new NWP techniques
• Provide an opportunity for NWP community to perform cycled or real-time tests of model and data assimilation systems

Basic Structure of the DTC

Primary Contacts

KUO, Bill - National DTC Director | PH: 303.497.8910 | EMAIL: kuo ucar.edu

DTC Staff

Scientists

BAO, Shaowu - PH: 303.497.3087 or 8945 | EMAIL: Shaowu.Bao@noaa.gov
BERNARDET, Ligia - PH: 303.497.4315 | EMAIL: Ligia.Bernardet@noaa.gov
BISWAS, Mrinal - PH: 303.497.2754 | EMAIL: biswas@ucar.edu
BROWN, Barbara - PH: 303.497.8468 | EMAIL: bgb@ucar.edu
ETHERTON, Brian - PH: 303.497.6735 | EMAIL: Brian.Etherton@noaa.gov
FOWLER, Tressa - PH: 303.497.2859 | EMAIL: tressa@ucar.edu
GILLELAND, Eric - PH: 303.497.2849 | EMAIL: ericg@ucar.edu
HARROLD, Michelle - PH: 303.497-.8978 | EMAIL: harrold@ucar.edu
HUANG, Hans - PH: 303.497.8975 | EMAIL: huangx@ucar.edu
HU, Ming - PH: 303.497.3087 or 2864 | EMAIL: Ming.Hu@noaa.gov
JANKOV, Isidora - PH: 303.497.4919 | EMAIL: Isidora.Jankov@noaa.gov
JENSEN, Tara - PH: 303.497.8479 | EMAIL: jensen@ucar.edu
KUCERA, Paul - PH: 303-497-2807 | EMAIL: pkucera@ucar.edu
NANCE, Louisa - PH: 303.497.8921 | EMAIL: nance@ucar.edu
NEWMAN, Kathryn - PH: 303.497.2741 | EMAIL: crosby@ucar.edu
SHAO, Hui - PH: 301.763.8000 x 7733 | EMAIL: huishao@ucar.edu
TOLLERUD, Ed - PH: 303.497.6127 or 2864 | EMAIL: Edward.Tollerud@noaa.gov
TOTH, Zoltan - PH: 303.497.5042 | EMAIL: zoltan.toth@noaa.gov
WILLIAMS, Christopher - PH: 303-497-8432 | EMAIL: cwill@ucar.edu
WOLFF, Jamie - PH: 303.497.2812 | EMAIL: jwolff@ucar.edu
XU, Mei - PH: 303-497-8453 | EMAIL: meixu@ucar.edu
ZHOU, Chunhua - PH: 303.497.2860 | EMAIL: chunhua@ucar.edu

Software Engineers

BROWN, Tim - PH: 303.497.5579 | EMAIL: timothy.p.brown@noaa.gov
BULLOCK, Randy - PH: 303.497.8444 | EMAIL: bullock@ucar.edu
CARSON, Laurie - PH: 303.497. 8408 | EMAIL: carson@ucar.edu
HALLEY GOTWAY, John - PH: 303.497.2861 | EMAIL: johnhg@ucar.edu
HARROP, Chris - PH: 303.497.6808 | EMAIL: Christopher.W.Harrop@noaa.gov
HOLMES, Anne - PH: 303.497.8947 | EMAIL: aholmes@ucar.edu
McCASLIN, Paula - PH: 303.497.3187 | EMAIL: Paula.McCaslin@noaa.gov
MIRVIS, Eugene - PH: 301.763.8000 x 7042 | EMAIL: eugene.mirvis@noaa.gov
OLDENBURG, Paul - PH: 303.497.2734 | EMAIL: pgoldenb@ucar.edu
SLOVACEK, Tricia - PH: 303.497.2765 | EMAIL: tricia@ucar.edu
SMITH, Jeff - PH: 303-497-7762 | EMAIL: jeff.s.smith@noaa.gov
STARK, Don - PH: 303.497.2472 | EMAIL: stark@ucar.edu
STRONG, Bonny - PH: 303.497.8413 | EMAIL: bonny@ucar.edu
WHARTON, Linda - PH: 303.497.7239 | EMAIL: Linda.Wharton@noaa.gov

Administration

JOHNSON, Pam - PH: 303.497.8197 | EMAIL: johnsonp@ucar.edu
MAKOWSKI, Carol - PH: 303.497. 8450 | EMAIL: makowski@ucar.edu

Students

COCO, Lisa - EMAIL: coco@ucar.edu
TRABOLD, Zachary - EMAIL: trabold@ucar.edu

DTC Charter

The responsibilities for the operation of the DTC are described in the DTC Charter. The DTC management plan is based on a hierarchical structure of boards and committees whose members represent the interests of the NWP community.

DTC Executive Committee

The DTC EC, which is composed of representatives from both the research and operational units of the modeling community, provides executive oversight for the DTC.

Executive Committee:
Roger Wakimoto, NCAR	Fred Lewis, Air Force
Don Berchoff, NOAA/NWS	Sandy MacDonald, NOAA/OAR

DTC Management Board

The DTC Management Board assists the DTC Director in preparing the AOP, annual budget, the selection of codes for testing, and proposals for multi-year code testing and evaluation projects.

Management Board:
Barbara Brown, NCAR	Bill Kuo, DTC Director
Jeffrey Cetola, AFWA	Marty Ralph, NOAA/OAR
Bill Lapenta, NOAA/NWS	Steve Rugg, AFWA
Joe Klemp, NCAR	Fred Toepfer, NOAA/NWS
Zoltan Toth, NOAA/OAR

DTC Advisory Board

The DTC Science Advisory Board assists the DTC Director in shaping the strategic direction and objectives for the DTC.

Science Advisory Board:
Mike Baldwin, Purdue U.	David Bright, NCEP/AWC
Shu-Hua Chen, UC Davis	Shuyi Chen, U. of Miami
Brian Colle, SUNY, Stony Brook	Chris Davis, NCAR/NESL
Geoff DiMego, NCEP/EMC	James Doyle, NRL Monterey
Bob Dumais, ARL	Jenni Evans, Penn State
Tom Henderson, NOAA/ESRL	Cliff Mass, U. of Washington
David Stensrud, NSSL	Jeff Whitaker, NOAA/ESRL

DTC Annual Operating Plan - FY 2010 (pdf file)

Contact Us

• KUO, Bill — National DTC Director | PH: 303.497.8910 | EMAIL: kuoucar.edu
• NANCE, Louisa — National DTC Assistant Director | PH: 303.497.8921 | EMAIL: nanceucar.edu
• JOHNSON, Pam — Administration and Web Content | PH: 303.497.8197 | EMAIL: johnsonpucar.edu

Postal Address

P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000

Shipping Address

1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305