Volcanic Ash Forecast Verification using HYSPLIT and Satellite Ash Observations Identified by VOLCAT

Allison Ring1,2, Alice Crawford1, Barbara Stunder1, Justin Sieglaff3 and Michael Pavolonis Sr.4, (1)NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD, United States, (2)Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States, (3)Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI, United States, (4)NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, United States