Developmental Testbed Center
- About DTC
- Goals
- Organization
- Governance
- Planning and Reporting
- Contact
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.govBERNARDET, 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.govBULLOCK, 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.eduMAKOWSKI, Carol - PH: 303.497. 8450 | EMAIL: makowski@ucar.edu
Students
COCO, Lisa - EMAIL: coco@ucar.eduTRABOLD, 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: |
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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: |
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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: |
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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: kuo
ucar.edu
- NANCE, Louisa — National DTC Assistant Director | PH: 303.497.8921 | EMAIL:
nance
ucar.edu
- JOHNSON, Pam — Administration and Web Content |
PH: 303.497.8197 | EMAIL: johnsonp
ucar.edu
Postal Address
P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Shipping Address
1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305