Aviation | Governance | AG-VSA
Advisory Group on Volcanic Science for Aviation Applications (AG-VSA)
A subsidiary body of the Standing Committee on Services for Aviation (SC-AVI)
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Purpose
To gather information, provide expert advice and foster coordination in the combined fields of atmospheric and volcanological science and associated applications to support aeronautical meteorological service provision as well as informed decisions by ICAO and other relevant aviation stakeholders in the context of the international airways volcano watch (IAVW).
Composition
First name LAST NAME | Role | Affiliation |
---|---|---|
Matthew HORT (Dr) | Co-Chair (WMO) | United Kingdom - Met Office |
Samantha ENGWELL (Dr) | Co-Chair (IUGG) | IUGG - British Geological Survey |
Maria Soledad OSORES (Dr) | Core Expert (WMO) | Argentina - Servicio Meteorológico Nacional |
Jarrad DENMAN (Dr) | Core Expert (WMO) | Australia - Bureau of Meteorology |
Akira NISHIKO (Mr) | Core Expert (WMO) | Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency |
Michael PAVOLONIS (Dr) | Core Expert (WMO) | United States of America - NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service |
Sara BARSOTTI (Dr) | Core Expert (IUGG) | IUGG - Icelandic Meteorological Office |
Costanza BONADONNA (Prof.) | Core Expert (IUGG) | IUGG - University of Geneva |
David SCHNEIDER (Dr) | Core Expert (IUGG) | IUGG - United States Geological Survey |
<Vacant> | Associate Expert (WMO) | <Vacant> |
Operating Plan
The Operating Plan of AG-VSA comprising the objectives, modalities of work, groups of relevance, expected outputs and activities is available here.
Reports
The AG-VSA convenes quarterly video-teleconferences and, when required, periodic face-to-face meetings. The reports arising from the face-to-face meetings are publicly available here.
FileCloud Collaboration Platform
The AG-VSA FileCloud collaboration platform (member access only) is accessible here.
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