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Planning Meeting for WMO Volcanic Ash Inter-comparison Activity: On October 20-23, 2014, Mike Pavolonis (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) hosted a planning meeting in Madison, WI aimed at developing a written plan for a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) sponsored international inter-comparison of satellite derived volcanic ash cloud properties. The volcanic ash inter-comparison activity is being conducted in support of the WMO Sustained, Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Data for Nowcasting (SCOPE-Nowcasting) initiative, which seeks to provide a mechanism through which high quality satellite products can be made available simply and quickly for nowcasting applications to all users, regardless of resources and infrastructure. Results from the inter-comparison activity will be presented and discussed at the WMO International Volcanic Ash Inter-comparison Meeting to be held June 29 – July 2, 2015 in Madison, WI. Satellite-derived volcanic ash cloud properties from operational (including the NOAA/NESDIS/STAR volcanic ash cloud products) and research organizations will be included in the inter-comparison study. The results of the study will help Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers and other users better utilize quantitative volcanic ash cloud products to improve volcanic ash advisories. Marianne Koenig (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, EUMETSAT), Pete Francis (United Kingdom Meteorological Office, UK Met Office), Hiroaki Tsuchiyama (Japanese Meteorological Agency, JMA), Dave Schneider (United States Geological Survey, USGS), and Mike Pavolonis participated in the planning meeting. In addition to the planning meeting, several side meetings were conducted with NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/ASPB and University of Wisconsin scientists to discuss issues related to the generation of satellite products for a variety of applications. (M. Pavolonis, E/RA2, 608-263-9597, Mike.Pavolonis@noaa.gov) 

National Academy of Sciences Antarctic Science Priority Study: Following a request from the Division of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has convened a committee that is tasked to recommend priorities for United States research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean for the next decade. The committee, representatives from the NAS, and regional groups met in Madison on Tuesday October 21 for a five hour session at the Concourse Hotel to discussed and identify these priorities as well as outline associated research infrastructure needs. Groups from several institutions attended including the the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Madison Area Technical College, and NOAA/STAR. Research projects including the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center/Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Program, Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory, and Ice Drilling Design and Operations group each gave presentations of their programs. (M. Lazzara, AMRC/CIMSS, 608-262-0436, mattl@ssec.wisc.edu, J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu) 

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