WMO VAAC "Best Practice" Workshop 2016

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Introduction

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Monday, April 25, 2016 to Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The "WMO Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) ‘Best Practice’ Workshop 2016," will be hosted by Argentina and will be held at the National Meteorological Service (SMN) in Buenos Aires, from Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 April 2016.

Meeting Information

Invitation Letters - English / French / Spanish

Information Note for Participants

Provisional List of Participants

Documents and Reports

FINAL REPORT available HERE

Programme

Provisional Agenda

Presentations and Posters

PRESENTATIONS

Presented by:	Title
Rory Clarkson, Rolls-Royce	Ash deposition and what damage this can cause the engine
Estela A. Collini, Buenos Aires VAAC	Activities and challenges to face the detection of volcanic ash at SMN
Matthew Hort, London VAAC	Operational Model Configuration
Paula Acethorp, Wellington VAAC	Forecasting Re-suspended Ash Events
Yohko Igarashi, Tokyo VAAC	Update on T+24 trial
Rory Clarkson, UK	Ash deposition and what damage this can cause the engine
Emile Jansons, Darwin VAAC	Reporting Confidence in VAA
Alexander Baklanov, WMO	WMO GAW Programme Applications
Anton Muscat, London VAAC	Products in support of improved awareness
Dave Schneider, USGS	Global Eruption Source Parameter Database
Dave Schneider, USGS	Status of VONA
Yohko Igarashi, Tokyo VAAC	VA Data Assimilation in JMA

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/PAPERS

Reference	Title
IPET-SUP-2/Doc. 7.1.2	Volcanic Ash Algorithm Comparison (Scope-Nowcasting PP2)
VAAC BP-2015	Final Report
	Information on ESP Database
ICAO document on MET Information Integration for TBO Concept	MET Information for TBO Concept
	VAAC Modelling Operational Model Configuration-March2016_v3