Establishing Closer Collaboration to Improve Model Physics for Short-Range Forecasts

AffiliAtions: Wolff—research applications laboratory, national Center for atmospheric research, and developmental testbed Center, boulder, Colorado; ferrier—national Centers for Environmental prediction/Environmental modeling Center, Camp springs, maryland; maSS—University of Washington, seattle, Washington Corresponding Author: Jamie K. Wolff, ral, nCar, p.o. box 3000, boulder, Co 80307-3000 E-mail: jwolff@ucar.edu