[Skywarn] New Volcanic Ash Module & DL Course from COMET #Skywarn

[Lloyd Colston]

Greetings! This announcement contains information about a new module, and
below it, information about a new Volcanic Ash Distance Learning Course.

*New Module:*
The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the fourth and
final module in the Volcanic Ash series - Observation Tools and Dispersion
Models. This module presents tools and techniques used for identifying and
forecasting the transport of volcanic ash and can be completed within an
hour.

Information is presented with interactions and review questions, and the
module offers a companion print version. The intended audience for the
module include forecasters, aviation forecasters, emergency managers, and
others interested in the topic of volcanic ash. Please follow this link to
start the module: http://www.meted.ucar.edu/volcanic_ash/tools

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please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php.

NOTE TO NWS and other NOAA EMPLOYEES: This module is available in the
Commerce Learning Center @ National Weather Service (
https://doc.learn.com/noaa/nws). Please access it in that system in order to
get credit.

*New Course:*
This module and the three previously released volcanic ash modules (Volcanic
Ash: Introduction, Volcanic Ash: Volcanism, Volcanic Ash: Impacts to
Aviation, Climate, Maritime Operations, and Society) have been combined to
form the Volcanic Ash Science, Impacts and Forecasting Course. This course
is available through the MetEd site at
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=25. This course is also
represented in the Commerce Learning Center @ National Weather Service as a
development plan.

We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the content,
instructional approach, or use of these training materials. Please e-mail
your comments or questions to Elizabeth Page (epage at ucar.edu), Tsvet
Ross-Lazarov (tlazarov at ucar.edu), or Greg Byrd (byrd at ucar.edu).