| Volcanologists and the subject of volcanic ash clouds are relatively new to discussions of aviation hazards. As a result, the various parties concerned with the hazard have had to set up new communication channels and to bridge substantial differences in organizational culture and professional language. The Seattle symposium in 1991 alerted and educated many about ash hazards to aviation. More importantly, it started a serious dialogue that resulted in a series of follow-up workshops, improvements in the detection and tracking of as clouds, and revised warning and response procedures. These are the actions that will be needed if the hazard of ash in the airways is truly to be mitigated. -- Cascadevall, 1994 |
