Mesoscale Modeling Team

The JNT participates in a collaborative effort with NCAR’s Earth System Laboratory (NESL), the operational and research branches of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) through the Developmental Testbed Center (DTC) to test and evaluate configurations of the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model. The DTC provides unbiased assessments of the operational weather prediction systems and new techniques that have shown potential to improve the operational systems. These assessments are based on carefully-controlled, extensive tests that utilize both traditional and advanced verification techniques.

In addition to conducting extensive tests of WRF configurations, the JNT through its participation in the DTC provides a wide range of potential WRF users, including both researchers and developers, with access to the state of the art software that makes up this prediction system, including code access, documentation and user support. These community code efforts provide a critical framework for the operational and research communities to collaborate in order to accelerate the transition of new technology into operational weather forecasting.

Primary Contacts

• WOLFF, Jamie | ASSOC SCIENTIST III | ph: 2812 | email: jwolff