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Papers
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
- Houston, A. L., and J. M. Keeler 2018: The impact of sensor response and airspeed on the representation of atmospheric boundary layer phenomena by airborne instruments. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 35, 1687-1699.
- Rosenow, A. R., R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, G. M. McFarquhar, and J. M. Keeler 2018: Elevated potential instability in the comma-head: Distribution and development. Mon. Wea. Rev., 146,1259-1278.
- Keeler, J. M., R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rasmussen, L. Xue, C. Liu, and G. Thompson, 2017: Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones. Part III: Shear and convective organization. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 2879-2897.
- Keeler, J. M., B. F. Jewett, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rasmussen, L. Xue, C. Liu, and G. Thompson, 2016: Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones. Part I: Idealized simulations in the context of field observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 1507-1527.
- Keeler, J. M., B. F. Jewett, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rasmussen, L. Xue, C. Liu, and G. Thompson, 2016: Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones. Part II: Radiative and instability forcing. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 1529-1553.
- Rauber, R. M., D. M. Plummer, M. K. Macomber, A. A. Rosenow, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, N. Owens, and J. M. Keeler, 2015: The role of cloud-top generating cells and boundary-layer circulations in the fine-scale radar structure of a winter cyclone over the Great Lakes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 2291-2318.
- Rauber, R. M., M. K. Macomber, D. M. Plummer, A. A. Rosenow, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, and J. M. Keeler, 2014: Fine scale radar and airmass structure of the comma head of a continental winter cyclone - the role of three airstreams. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 4207-4229.
- Rauber, R. M., J. Wegman, D. M. Plummer, A. A. Rosenow, M. Peterson, G. M. McFarquhar, B. F. Jewett, D. Leon, P. S. Market, K. R. Knupp, J. M. Keeler, and S. Battaglia, 2014: Stability and charging characteristics of the comma-head region of continental winter cyclones.. J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 1559-1582.
- Keeler, J. M. and D. A. R. Kristovich, 2012: Observations of Urban Heat Island influence on lake-breeze frontal movement. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 51, 702-710.
- Steiger, S. M., R. Hamilton, J. Keeler, and R. E. Orville, 2009: Lake-effect thunderstorms in the lower Great Lakes. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 48, 889-902.
Theses:
- Jason M. Keeler, Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones, PhD Thesis, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 103 pages, 2015
- Jason M. Keeler, An observational investigation of lake-breeze frontal movement through the Chicago area, MS Thesis, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 85 pages, 2010
Selected Talks
Invited Seminars:
- Central Michigan University, November 2017: Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones.
- Chicago Chapter of the AMS, October 2017: A tale of two seasons: Warm- and cool-season topics of interest to Chicagoans.
- University of Wyoming, December 2016: Dynamics and organization of cloud-top convection in winter cyclones.
- University of Northern Colorado, November 2016: Strategies for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) deployment near supercell thunderstorms.
- Colorado State University, October 2015: Radiative and instability forcing of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones.
- NCAR Hydrometeorological Applications Program Seminar Series, January 2015: Influence of diabatic processes on the dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones.
- NCAR Hydrometeorological Applications Program Seminar Series, January 2015: Influence of diabatic processes on the dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones.
- NCAR Hydrometeorological Applications Program Seminar Series, October 2013: Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones: Effects of potential instability and radiation.
- National Weather Service Chicago, IL Forecast Office, 2010: Observations of lake-breeze frontal interaction with the Chicago urban heat island.
- Central Illinois Chapter of the AMS, 2008: The SUNY Oswego storm forecasting and observation program.
- Midwest Assessment Group for Investigations of Climate (MAGIC) Workshop, 2007: Climatology of cloud-to-ground lightning in lake-effect storms.
- National Weather Service Buffalo, NY Forecast Office, 2007: Cloud-to-ground lightning climatology for the lower Great Lakes.
Conference Presentations Since 2015:
- Swenson, S. J., B. Argrow, E. W. Frew, S. Borenstein, and J. M. Keeler, 2019: Development of UAV-deployed air-launched drifters (ALD) for aboveground thermodynamic measurements in supercells. 99th AMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
- Keeler, J. M., A. L. Houston, and A. B. Mills, 2018: Simulated sUAS sampling of an idealized supercell. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT.
- Swenson, S. J., B. Argrow, E. W. Frew, S. Borenstein, J. M. Keeler, and A. Houston, 2018: Development of UAV-deployed air-launched drifters (ALD) for aboveground thermodynamic measurements in supercells. 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Stowe, VT.
- Houston, A. L., G. Limpert, and J. M. Keeler, and A. L. Houston, 2017: The potential impact of unmanned aircraft systems on storm-scale numerical weather prediction of supercells: Results from ensemble sensitivity analysis and observing system simulation experiments. 9th European Conference on Severe Storms, Pula, Croatia.
- Keeler, J. M., and A. L. Houston, 2017: Sensitivity of supercells to UAS data assimilation in an OSSE framework. 5th Conference of the International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft, Oban, Scotland.
- Houston, A. L., and J. M. Keeler, 2017: The impact of sensor response on the representation of atmospheric boundary layer phenomena by airborne instruments. 5th Conference of the International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft, Oban, Scotland.
- Keeler, J. M., and A. L. Houston, 2017: Synthetic UAS observations of an idealized supercell and boundary layer convection. 97th AMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
- Keeler, J. M., and A. L. Houston, 2016: Impact of UAS data on supercell evolution in an observing system simulation experiment. 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Portland, OR.
- Hanft, L. W., A., L. Houston, and J. M. Keeler, 2016: An observational and mesoscale modeling study of Mesoscale Airmasses with High Theta-E (MAHTEs). 28th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Portland, OR.
- Keeler, J. M., B. F. Jewett, R. M. Rauber, G. M. McFarquhar, R. M. Rasmussen, L. Xue, C. Liu, and G. Thompson, 2015: Dynamics of cloud-top generating cells in winter cyclones. 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boston, MA.
- Rosenow, A. A., R. M. Rauber, B. F. Jewett, G. M. McFarquhar, D. Leon, J. M. Keeler, and D. M. Plummer, 2015: Production and magnitude of elevated instability in the comma-head of continental winter cyclones. 16th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boston, MA.