Program
Monday, 18 October 2010
(Room C2, WMO)
08:00-08:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Morning Coffee and Registration |
08:30-08:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Workshop opening ceremony H. Puempel (WMO, Switzerland) |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 1A – Tephra dispersal models Convener: A. Folch (BSC-CNS, Spain) |
08:45-09:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Introduction to the session A. Folch (BSC-CNS, Spain) |
09:00-09:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | B. Stunder (NOAA, USA) HYSPLIT model description and operational set up |
09:15-09:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | P. Webley (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Alaska Fairbanks, USA) The Puff VATD model, forecasting ash clouds in North Pacific and its ability to provide situational awareness of ash cloud hazards) |
09:30-09:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Hort (Met. Office, London VAAC, UK) NAME - The Met Office Lagrangian Dispersion Model |
09:45-10:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | A. Peuch (Meteo France, Toulouse VAAC, France) The MOCAGE-accident transport and dispersion tool in support of Toulouse VAAC operations |
10:00-10:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | R. D’Amours (Canadian Met. Centre, Montreal VAAC, Canada) MLDP0: The Canadian Atmospheric Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model Used in Support to Montréal VAAC Operations |
10:15-10:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | A. Costa (INGV Napoli, Italy) FALL3D: An Eulerian model for transport and deposition of volcanic ash |
10:35-11:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Coffee Break |
11:15-11:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | N. Kristiansen (NILU, Norway) FLEXPART modelling of volcanic clouds |
11:30-11:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | S. Barsotti (INGV Pisa, Italy) VOL-CALPUFF: a hybrid Eulero-Lagrangian model for volcanic ash dispersal and deposition |
11:45-12:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | H. Graf (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Cambridge, UK) The Active Tracer High resolution Atmospheric Model ATHAM: Model Philosophy and some Results |
12:00-12:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | L. Mastin (USGS, USA) Development of a new USGS Finite-volume model for tephra transport and deposition |
12:15-12:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Bursik (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ at Buffalo, USA) Ensemble modelling of Eyjafjalla plumes: eruption column input |
12:45-14:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Lunch (WMO cafeteria) |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 1B – Tephra dispersal models Open discussion |
14:45–16:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Break-out sessions Discussion of Models Summary Document Improvement of forecasting strategy: model ensemble forecast, probabilistic forecast Sensitivity analysis of models Research priorities |
16.15-16:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Coffee Break) |
16:45-17:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Plenary discussion Mediator: M. Watson (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Bristol, UK) |
17:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Closing of first day of conference (A.Folch, BSC-CNS, Spain) |
18:00-19:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Icebreaker (WMO cafeteria) |
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
(Room C2, WMO)
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 2A – Model input data and measurement techniques Convener: C. Bonadonna (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Switzerland) |
08:30-08:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Introduction to the session C. Bonadonna (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Switzerland) |
08:50-09:10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | T. Thordarson (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Edinburgh, UK) Sequence of events and tephra dispersal during the 14 April-23 May 2010 summit eruption at Eyjafjoll volcano, Iceland |
09:10-09:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | A. Hoskuldsson (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Iceland, Iceland) Ash transport and ash collection during the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption |
09:30-09:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | S. Karlsdóttir (IMO, Iceland) The volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull 2010; an overview of the monitoring of the eruption plume |
09:50-10:10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Ripepe (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Florence, Italy) Insights on plume dynamics by infrasound and thermal data |
10:10-10:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | G. Pappalardo (CNR Potenza, Italy) EARLINET vertically resolved observations of volcanic events |
10:30-10:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Pavolonis (NOAA/NESDIS, USA) Automated infrared retrievals of volcanic ash cloud properties |
10:50-11:20 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Coffee Break |
11:20-11:40 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Gouhier (Université Blaise Pascal and CNRS, France) From real-time monitoring to quantification: Insights from ground-based Doppler radar (VOLDORAD) and MSG-SEVIRI satellite. |
11:40-12:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | S. Scollo (INGV Catania, Italy) 3D volcanic aerosol dispersal: a comparison between MISR data and numerical Simulations |
12:00-12:20 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Watson (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Bristol, UK) Remote observations of volcanogenic S-bearing species |
12:20-12:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | K. Weber (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Dusseldorf, Germany) In-situ measurements of the Eyjafjallojökull ash plume with small aircrafts and optical particle spectrometers over north-western Germany and Iceland - comparison between the aircraft measurements and the VAAC-model |
12:50-13:10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | A. Durant (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Cambridge., UK) Detection of particle aggregation |
13:10-14:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Lunch (WMO cafeteria) |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 2B – Input data and measurement techniques Open discussion |
14:45-16:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Break-out sessions Discussion of Data Acquisition Summary Document Data assimilation strategies Uncertainty on data acquisition Improvement of forecasting strategy: ensemble forecasting on initial conditions Can eruption parameters be standardized? Synergistic approach to data acquisition Research priorities |
16.15-16:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Coffee Break |
16:45-17:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Plenary discussion Mediator: J. Phillips (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Bristol, UK) |
17:45 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Closing of second day of conference C. Bonadonna (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Switzerland) |
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
(Room C2, WMO)
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 3A– Decision making during volcanic crisis Convener: T. Casadevall (USGS, USA) |
08:30-08:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Introduction to the session T. Casadevall (USGS, USA) |
08:50-09:10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | H. Puempel (WMO, Switzerland) How can better observations and forecasts of volcanic ash reduce the impact of eruptions on the aviation industry and the flying public |
09:10-09:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Hort (Met. Office, London VAAC, UK) The Eyjafjallajökull eruption April-May 2010: A view from the Met Office NAME - The Met Office Lagrangian Dispersion Model |
09:30-09:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | H. Coe (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Manchester, UK) The UK Consortium during the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption |
09:50-10:10 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | S. Loughlin (British Geological Survey, UK) International data acquisition and coordination |
10:10-10:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | M. Coltelli (INGV Catania, Italy) Long-lasting volcanic ash clouds disrupting air transportation; how to handle them for a sustainable mobility: the case of 2002 Etna eruption |
10:30-10:50 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | F. Sgro (ENAV, Italy) The development of the information management, in the new scenario, of airspace contamination by volcanic ash |
11:00-11:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Coffee Break |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 3B – Decision making during volcanic crisis Open discussion |
11:30-13:15 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Break-out sessions Improvement of communication within individual communities (volcanological, meteorological, civil aviation) Improvement of communication amongst different communities (volcanological, meteorological, civil aviation) |
13:15-14:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Lunch (WMO cafeteria) |
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Session 3B – Decision making during volcanic crisis Open discussion |
14:45-16:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Plenary discussion Mediator: S. Loughlin (British Geological Survey, UK) |
16.00-16:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Coffee Break |
16:30-17:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Plenary discussion (Summary of days 1 and 2 break-out sessions) Mediator: L. Mastin (USGS, USA) A. Folch and C. Bonadonna (presentation of main points to include in consensual document) Consensual document (models and data) |
17:30 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Closing of Conference H. Puempel (WMO) |
20:00 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Closing dinner (Restaurant Les Armures, Old Town) |