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 similar 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 Contact

• Kuo, Bill | ph: 303.497.8910 | email: kuo@ucar.edu

DTC Contacts

Scientists

• Alcott, Trevor | ph: 303.497.6291 | email: trevor.alcott@noaa.gov
• Beck, Jeff | ph: 303.497.3278 | email: Jeff.Beck@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
• Cobb, Susan | ph: 303.497.5093 | email: susan.cobb@noaa.gov
• Dudhia, Jimy | ph: 303.497.8950 | email: dudhia@ucar.edu
• Firl, Grant | ph: 303.497.2872 | email: grantf@ucar.edu
• Fossell, Kate | ph: 303.497.8967 | email: fossell@ucar.edu
• Fowler, Tressa | ph: 303.497.2859 | email: tressa@ucar.edu
• Gilleland, Eric | ph: 303.497.2849 | email: ericg@ucar.edu
• Hacker, Josh | ph: 303.497.2870 | email: hacker@ucar.edu
• Harrold, Michelle | ph: 303.497.8978 | email: harrold@ucar.edu
• Hertneky, Tracy | ph: 303.497.2635 | email: temerson@ucar.edu
• Holland, Marika | ph: 303.497.1734 | email: mholland@ucar.edu
• Hu, Ming | ph: 303.497.3087 | ph: 303.497.2864 | 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
• Jiang, Hongli | ph: 303.497.4790 | email: Hongli.Jiang@noaa.gov
• Nance, Louisa | ph: 303.497.8921 | email: nance@ucar.edu
• Newman, Kathryn | ph: 303.497.2741 | email: knewman@ucar.edu
• Shao, Hui | ph: 301.683.3794 | email: huishao@ucar.edu
• Sun, Shan | ph: 303.497.6590 | email: shan.sun@noaa.gov
• Thompson, Greg | ph: 303.497.2805 | email: gthompsn@ucar.edu
• Wang, Wei | ph: 303.497.8919 | email: weiwang@ucar.edu
• Wolff, Jamie | ph: 303.497.2812 | email: jwolff@ucar.edu
• Zhang, Man | ph: 303.497.4867 | email: man.zhang@noaa.gov
• Zhou, Chunhua | ph: 303.497.2860 | email: chunhua@ucar.edu

Software Engineers

• Bullock, Randy | ph: 303.497.8444 | email: bullock@ucar.edu
• Burek, Tatiana | ph: 303.497.1824 | email: tatiana@ucar.edu
• Carson, Laurie | ph: 303.497. 8408 | email: carson@ucar.edu
• Frimel, Jim | ph: 303.497.7249 | email: James.T.Frimel@noaa.gov
• Gill, Dave | ph: 303.497.8162 | email: gill@ucar.edu
• Halley Gotway, John | ph: 303.497.2861 | email: johnhg@ucar.edu
• Henderson, Judy | ph: 303.497.6940 | email: Judy.K.Henderson@noaa.gov
• McCaslin, Paula | ph: 303.497.3187 | email: Paula.McCaslin@noaa.gov
• Prestopnik, Julie | ph: 303.497.8399 | email: jpresto@ucar.edu
• Stark, Don | ph: 303.497.2472 | email: stark@ucar.edu
• Strong, Bonny | ph: 303.497.3936 | email: bonny.strong@noaa.gov
• Zhang, Xin | ph: 303.497.4061 | email: Xin.L.Zhang@noaa.gov

Administration

• Moore, Rhonda | ph: 303.497.8389 | email: rhonda@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.

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:

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:

Annual Operating Plans

• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2016 (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2015 (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2014 (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2013 (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2012 (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2011 (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2010 (pdf file)

Annual Reports

• DTC Annual Operating Plan 2015 - Annual Report (pdf file)
• DTC Annual Operating Plan 2014 - Annual Report (pdf file)

Science Advisory Board Reports

• September 2014 (pdf file)
• September 2013 (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

Postal Address

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

Shipping Address

1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305