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Abstract:
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In October 2008 the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) announced an initiative to establish a Development Testbed Center (DTC) to promote the transition of space weather models to operations. SWPC, in partnership with Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), requested the NCAR Research Applications Laboratory (RAL) and High Altitude Observatory (HAO) to conduct a study exploring DTC implementation. Because of the immense importance of model transitions for the National Space Weather Program (NSWP) as a whole and for the research and operational communities in particular, the DTC initiative stimulated intense interest, extensive discussion, and several meetings among many interested parties. Since October the research community, NCAR study team, and operational community have discussed key facets of DTC implementation as well as potential concerns in several forums, including open community meetings on January 14, 2009 in conjunction with the Phoenix AMS meeting and on March 5-6 at the University of New Hampshire. We summarize here several recommendations arising from these meetings. |
