HWRF Users Page | Redirect> </head> <body> If you are not redirected automatically, follow this <a href='https://dtcenter.org'>link</a>.  <div id="column_pagecontent"> <div id="pagefeature"> <div id="headingdiv"> <h1>Developmental Testbed Center</h1> </div> <p><img src="/images/dtc/dtc_theme4.jpg" alt="DTC" /></p> </div> <div id="tabbed_content"> <div id="TabbedPanels1" class="TabbedPanels"> <ul class="TabbedPanelsTabGroup"> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="0">About DTC</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="1">Goals</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="2">Organization</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="3" >Governance</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="4">Planning and Reporting</li> <li class="TabbedPanelsTab" tabindex="5">Contact</li> </ul> <div class="TabbedPanelsContentGroup"> <div class="TabbedPanelsContent"> <p><em><strong>DTC is a distributed facility where the NWP community can test and evaluate new models and techniques for use in research and operations. </strong></em></p> <h2>Fundamental Purpose of DTC</h2> <center><a href="images/dtc/DTC1_lg.jpg"><img src="images/dtc/DTC1.jpg"/></a></center> <p>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: <ul> <li> Research community gets a functionally similar operational environment to test and evaluate new NWP methods in retrospective extended period tests using advanced tools</li> <li> Operational community benefits from DTC testing and evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of new NWP advances prior to consideration for operational implementation</li> </ul></p> </div>  <div class="TabbedPanelsContent"> <h2>DTC's Goals are to: </h2> <ul> <li> Link Research and Operational Communities</li> <li> Speed transition of research results into operations</li> <li> Accelerate improvement in weather forecasts</li> <li> Develop and test promising new NWP techniques</li> <li> Provide an opportunity for NWP community to perform cycled or real-time tests of model and data assimilation systems</li> </ul> </div>  <div class="TabbedPanelsContent"> <h2>Basic Structure of the DTC</h2> <center><a href="images/dtc/DTC2_lg.jpg"><img src="images/dtc/DTC2.jpg" /></a></center><br />  <h2>Primary Contact</h2><ul class='nobullet'> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Kuo</span></strong><STRONG>, Bill</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8910 <strong>|</strong> email: kuo@ucar.edu</li></ul><h2>DTC Contacts</h2><h3>Scientists</h3><ul class='nobullet'> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Beck</span></strong><STRONG>, Jeff</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.3278 <strong>|</strong> email: Jeff.Beck@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Bernardet</span></strong><STRONG>, Ligia</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.4315 <strong>|</strong> email: Ligia.Bernardet@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Biswas</span></strong><STRONG>, Mrinal</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2754 <strong>|</strong> email: biswas@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Brown</span></strong><STRONG>, Barbara</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8468 <strong>|</strong> email: bgb@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Cobb</span></strong><STRONG>, Susan</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.5093 <strong>|</strong> email: susan.cobb@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Dudhia</span></strong><STRONG>, Jimy</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8950 <strong>|</strong> email: dudhia@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Firl</span></strong><STRONG>, Grant</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2872 <strong>|</strong> email: grantf@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Fossell</span></strong><STRONG>, Kate</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8967 <strong>|</strong> email: fossell@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Fowler</span></strong><STRONG>, Tressa</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2859 <strong>|</strong> email: tressa@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Ge</span></strong><STRONG>, Guoqing</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.4163 <strong>|</strong> email: Guoqing.Ge@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Grell</span></strong><STRONG>, Evelyn</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.4829 <strong>|</strong> email: evelyn.grell@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Harrold</span></strong><STRONG>, Michelle</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8978 <strong>|</strong> email: harrold@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Hertneky</span></strong><STRONG>, Tracy</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2635 <strong>|</strong> email: hertneky@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Hu</span></strong><STRONG>, Ming</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.3087 <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2864 <strong>|</strong> email: Ming.Hu@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Jankov</span></strong><STRONG>, Isidora</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.4919 <strong>|</strong> email: Isidora.Jankov@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Jensen</span></strong><STRONG>, Tara</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8479 <strong>|</strong> email: jensen@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Jimenez Munoz</span></strong><STRONG>, Pedro</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8201 <strong>|</strong> email: jimenez@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Kalina</span></strong><STRONG>, Evan</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.5399 <strong>|</strong> email: Evan.Kalina@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Ketefian</span></strong><STRONG>, Gerard</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.6097 <strong>|</strong> email: gerard.ketefian@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Nance</span></strong><STRONG>, Louisa</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8921 <strong>|</strong> email: nance@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Newman</span></strong><STRONG>, Kathryn</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2741 <strong>|</strong> email: knewman@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Shao</span></strong><STRONG>, Hui</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 301.683.3794 <strong>|</strong> email: huishao@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Thompson</span></strong><STRONG>, Greg</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2805 <strong>|</strong> email: gthompsn@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Wang</span></strong><STRONG>, Wei</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8919 <strong>|</strong> email: weiwang@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Williams</span></strong><STRONG>, Christopher</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8432 <strong>|</strong> email: cwill@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Wolff</span></strong><STRONG>, Jamie</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2812 <strong>|</strong> email: jwolff@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Wong</span></strong><STRONG>, Ka Yee</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.5035 <strong>|</strong> email: kayee.wong@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Xue</span></strong><STRONG>, Lulin</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2716 <strong>|</strong> email: xuel@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Zhang</span></strong><STRONG>, Man</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.4867 <strong>|</strong> email: man.zhang@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Zhou</span></strong><STRONG>, Chunhua</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2860 <strong>|</strong> email: chunhua@ucar.edu</li></ul><h3>Software Engineers</h3><ul class='nobullet'> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Bullock</span></strong><STRONG>, Randy</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8444 <strong>|</strong> email: bullock@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Burek</span></strong><STRONG>, Tatiana</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.1824 <strong>|</strong> email: tatiana@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Carson</span></strong><STRONG>, Laurie</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497. 8408 <strong>|</strong> email: carson@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Frimel</span></strong><STRONG>, Jim</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.7249 <strong>|</strong> email: James.T.Frimel@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Gill</span></strong><STRONG>, Dave</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8162 <strong>|</strong> email: gill@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Goodrich</span></strong><STRONG>, Lisa</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2866 <strong>|</strong> email: lisag @ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Govett</span></strong><STRONG>, Mark</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.6278 <strong>|</strong> email: mark.w.govett@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Halley Gotway</span></strong><STRONG>, John</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2861 <strong>|</strong> email: johnhg@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Henderson</span></strong><STRONG>, Judy</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.6940 <strong>|</strong> email: Judy.K.Henderson@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>McCaslin</span></strong><STRONG>, Paula</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.3187 <strong>|</strong> email: Paula.McCaslin@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Pierce</span></strong><STRONG>, Randy</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.4644 <strong>|</strong> email: randy.pierce@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Prestopnik</span></strong><STRONG>, Julie</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8399 <strong>|</strong> email: jpresto@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Rosinski</span></strong><STRONG>, Jim</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.6028 <strong>|</strong> email: James.Rosinski@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Soh</span></strong><STRONG>, Howard</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2879 <strong>|</strong> email: hsoh@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Stark</span></strong><STRONG>, Don</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2472 <strong>|</strong> email: stark@ucar.edu</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Strong</span></strong><STRONG>, Bonny</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.3936 <strong>|</strong> email: bonny.strong@noaa.gov</li> <li><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Win-Gildenmeister</span></strong><STRONG>, Minna</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8423 <strong>|</strong> email: minnawin@ucar.edu</li></ul><h3>Administration</h3><ul class='nobullet'> <li ><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Moore</span></strong><STRONG>, Rhonda</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.8389 <strong>|</strong> email: rhonda@ucar.edu</li> <li ><STRONG><span class='allcaps'>Johnson</span></strong><STRONG>, Jessa</strong> <strong>|</strong> ph: 303.497.2751 <strong>|</strong> email: jessaj@ucar.edu</li></ul>  </div>  <div class="TabbedPanelsContent" style="min-height:900px">  <h2>DTC Charter</h2> <p>The responsibilities for the operation of the DTC are described in the <a href="/charter09.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Charter</a>. The DTC management plan is based on a hierarchical structure of boards and committees whose members represent the interests of the NWP community. </p> <h2>DTC Executive Committee</h2> <p> 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.</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <th width="49%" scope="col"><div align="left">Executive Committee:</div></th> <th width="51%" scope="col"> </th> </tr> <tr> <td>Jim Hurrell, NCAR</td> <td>Ralph Stoffler, Air Force</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bill Lapenta, NOAA/NWS</td> <td>Kevin Kelleher, NOAA/OAR</td> </tr> </table></p> <h2>DTC Management Board</h2> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Management Board:</strong></p> <div class="floatleft"> <h3>DTC</h3> Bill Kuo, DTC Director <h3>NOAA</h3> Jian-Wen Bao, OAR<br /> Stan Benjamin, OAR<br /> Fred Toepfer, NWS<br /> Michael Farrar, NWS </div> <div class="floatleft"> <h3>NCAR</h3> Josh Hacker<br /> Joe Klemp <h3>Air Force</h3> Jeffrey Jarry<br /> Jeff Cetola </div> <br class="clearboth" /> <h2>DTC Advisory Board</h2> <p> The DTC Science Advisory Board assists the DTC Director in shaping the strategic direction and objectives for the DTC.</p> <p><strong>Science Advisory Board:</strong></p> <div class="floatleft"> Tom Auligne, JCSDA<br /> Brad Colman, Climate Corporation<br /> Adam Clark, NSSL<br /> Kathy Gilbert, NCEP/WPC<br /> Vincent Larson, University of Wisconsin<br /> Xuguang Wang, University of Oklahoma<br /> Tom Galarneau, University of Arizona<br /> Phil Pegion, ESRL/PSD<br /> David Gochis, NCAR </div> <div class="floatleft"> S. G. Gopalakrishnan, AOML<br /> Kayo Ide, University of Maryland<br /> Russ Schumacher, CSU<br /> David Vollmer, USAF Academy<br /> Zhuo Wang, University of Illinois<br /> Tim Whitcomb, NRL<br /> Rusty Benson, GFDL<br /> Vijay Tallapragada, NCEP/EMC </div> <br clear="all" /> </div>  <div class="TabbedPanelsContent">  <h2>Annual Operating Plans</h2> <ul class="nobullet"> <li><a href="DTC-AOP-2017.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2017</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="DTC-AOP-2016.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2016</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP-2015-final.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2015</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP-2014-final.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2014</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP-2013-final.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2013</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP-2012-final.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2012</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP-2011-final.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2011</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/aop_fy10_final.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan - 2010</a> (pdf file)</li> </ul> <h2>Annual Reports</h2> <ul class="nobullet"> <li><a href="DTC-AOP2016-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan 2016 - Annual Report</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP2015-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan 2015 - Annual Report</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/DTC-AOP-2014-final_report.pdf" target="_blank">DTC Annual Operating Plan 2014 - Annual Report</a> (pdf file)</li> </ul> <h2>Science Advisory Board Reports</h2> <ul class="nobullet"> <li><a href="SAB/SAB-recommendations-Sept2016.pdf" target="_blank">2016</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="SAB/DTC_SAB_report_2015.pdf" target="_blank">2015</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/SAB/SABAnnualReport2014_Final_3Nov2014.pdf" target="_blank">2014</a> (pdf file)</li> <li><a href="/SAB/SABAnnualReport2013_Final_21Nov2013.pdf" target="_blank">2013</a> (pdf file)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="TabbedPanelsContent">  <h2>Contact Us</h2> <ul class="nobullet"> <li>KUO, Bill — National DTC Director | PH: 303.497.8910 | EMAIL: kuo<img src="images/at.gif" alt="insert symbol" width="10" height="10" />ucar.edu</li> <li>NANCE, Louisa — National DTC Assistant Director | PH: 303.497.8921 | EMAIL: nance<img src="images/at.gif" alt="insert symbol" width="10" height="10" />ucar.edu</li> </ul> <h3>Postal Address</h3> <p> P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 </p> <h3>Shipping Address</h3> <p> 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> </div> <div id="column_subcontent_wrap">  <div id="column_related_fullwidth1"> <h2>DTC Newsletter</h2> <div id="newsletter"> <p>  <div id="column_related_fullwidth1"> <h2>Events</h2> <div id="events"> <p><a href="SITE_ROOT/events/">View Event Details/Archives</a></p> </div> </div>  <div id="column_related_fullwidth1"> <h2>Announcements</h2> <div id="events"> <p><a href="SITE_ROOT/events/">View Announcement Details/Archives</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="column_related_fullwidth1"> <h2>Feature</h2> <p><a href="http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/"><img src="images/dtc/met_jnt.gif" alt="MET" width="270" height="177" /></a></p> <p><strong>Model Evaluation Tools (MET)</strong><br/><em>MET is designed to be a highly-configurable, state-of-the-art suite of verification tools. <a href="http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/">Read more.</a></em></p> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p><a href="http://www.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)</a><br /> <a href="http://www.557weatherwing.af.mil/" target="_blank">Air Force</a><br /> <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/">National Science Foundation (NSF)</a><br /> </p> <p><img src="images/dtc/noaa.jpg" alt="noaa logo" width="89" height="89" /><img src="images/dtc/AFlogo.png" alt="AF logo" width="89" height="88" /> <img src="images/dtc/nsf.jpg" alt="nsf logo" width="89" height="89" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <br class="clearboth"/>