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Forum on volcanic ash threat assessment at the upcoming COV6 meeting in Tenerife
From: Arnau Folch Duran <arnau.folch@xxxxxx>
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Dear colleagues,
Due to the tremendous impact that the on-going Eyjafjallajökull eruption is having on the European air traffic, a
special "off-programme" forum entitled "Assessment of volcanic ash threat: learning and considerations from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption"
has been scheduled on Friday 4th of June during the upcoming COV6 meeting in Tenerife. I would like to invite those of you attending the meeting
for an open discussion on several cutting-edge aspects (see summary below).
special "off-programme" forum entitled "Assessment of volcanic ash threat: learning and considerations from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption"
has been scheduled on Friday 4th of June during the upcoming COV6 meeting in Tenerife. I would like to invite those of you attending the meeting
for an open discussion on several cutting-edge aspects (see summary below).
Best wishes
Summary: The still on-going Eyjafjallajökull eruption has evidenced the tremendous impact that volcanic ash can have on civil aviation and the
magnitude of the resulting socio-economic consequences. Ash dispersal models constitue a key tool for forecasting the evolution
of ash clouds and are essential to aid officers and decision-makers. The recent crisis has revealed some flaws of the current strategy
used for mitigating ash plume hazard, in particular the lack of ash tolerance criteria and consensus, limitations of the modeling strategies, or not optimal
trans-disciplinary interaction. The aim of the forum is to stimulate an open discussion, inside the scientific communities
involved, to provide more robust and rationale answers to the problem of forecasting volcanic ash plumes.
magnitude of the resulting socio-economic consequences. Ash dispersal models constitue a key tool for forecasting the evolution
of ash clouds and are essential to aid officers and decision-makers. The recent crisis has revealed some flaws of the current strategy
used for mitigating ash plume hazard, in particular the lack of ash tolerance criteria and consensus, limitations of the modeling strategies, or not optimal
trans-disciplinary interaction. The aim of the forum is to stimulate an open discussion, inside the scientific communities
involved, to provide more robust and rationale answers to the problem of forecasting volcanic ash plumes.
Dr. Arnau Folch Duran
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