Weather Forecasting Group

Journal Papers - Dr. Tom Keenan

Journal Publications

Bourne, I.A. and T.D. Keenan, 1974: High power acoustic radar. Nature, 251, 5472, 206-288.

Shaw, N.A., I.A. Bourne and T.D. Keenan, 1977: The influence of system parameters on acoustic sounding, J. Appl. Met., 16, 208-213.

Holland, G.J. and T.D. Keenan, 1980: Diurnal variations of convection over the maritime continent. Mon. Wea. Rev., 108, 223-225.

Keenan, T.D., 1981: An error analysis of objective tropical cyclone forecasting schemes in Australia. Aust. Met. Mag., 29, 133-141.

*Keenan, T.D., 1982: A diagnostic study of tropical cyclone forecasting in Australia. Aust. Met. Mag., 27, 249-258.

McBride, J. L. and T.D. Keenan, 1982: Climatology of tropical cyclone genesis in the Australian region. J. of Climatol.,2, 13-33.

Keenan, T.D. and J. I. Templeton, 1983: A comparison of tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon mass and moisture structure. Mon. Wea. Rev., 111, 320-327.

Holland, G. J., T.D. Keenan and G. Crane, 1984: Observations of a phenomenal temperature perturbation in tropical cyclone Kerry. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 1074-1082.

Keenan, T.D., 1985: Statistical forecasting of tropical cyclone movement in the Australian region. Quart. J. Roy. Met.Soc., 111, 603-615.

Keenan, T.D., 1986: Forecasting tropical cyclone motion using a discriminant analysis procedure. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 434-441.

Holland, G.J., J.L. McBride, R. Smith, D. Jasper and T.D. Keenan, 1986: The BMRC Australian monsoon experiment: AMEX. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 67, 1466-1472.

Keenan, T.D. and M. Fiorino, 1987: Development and testing statistical methods for forecasting tropical cyclone motion in the southern hemisphere. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 986-997.

Keenan, T.D. and L.R. Brody, 1988: Synoptic scale modulation of convection during the Australian summer monsoon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 71-85.

Keenan, T.D. and S.J. Anderson, 1988: Some examples of surface wind field analysis based on Jindalee skywave radar data. Aust. Met. Mag., 35, 153-161.

Martin, S., V. Kondratiev, T.D. Keenan and A. West, 1988: The AMEX radar system. Aust. Met. Mag., 35, 143-151.

Keenan, T.D., G. J. Holland, M. J. Manton, and J.S. Simpson, 1988: TRMM ground truth in a monsoon environment: Darwin, Australia. Aust. Met. Mag. 36, 81-90.

Keenan, T.D., B. Morton, M. J. Manton and G. J. Holland, 1989: The Island Thunderstorm Experiment (ITEX): A study of tropical maritime continent thunderstorms. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 70, 152-159.

Keenan, T.D., J.L. McBride, N.E. Davidson, G .J. Holland and B. W. Gunn, 1989: Diurnal variations during the Australian monsoon experiment. Mon. Wea. Rev. 117, 2535-2552.

Gunn, B.W., J.L. McBride, G.J. Holland and T.D. Keenan, 1989: The Australian summer monsoon circulation during AMEX II. Mon. Wea.Rev. 117, 2554-2574.

McBride, J. L., B. W. Gunn, G. J. Holland, T.D. Keenan and N.E. Davidson. 1989: Time series of total heating and moistening over the Gulf of Carpentaria radiosonde array during AMEX. Mon. Wea. Rev. 117, 2701-2713.

Keenan, T.D., B. R. Morton, Xu Shu Zhang and K. Nyguen, 1990: A climatology of tropical island thunderstorms over Bathurst and Melville Islands near Darwin, Australia, Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 116, 1153-1172.

Davidson, N.E., G.J. Holland, J.L. McBride and T.D. Keenan. 1990: On the Formation of AMEX Tropical Cyclones Irma and Jason, Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 1981-2000.

Keenan, T.D , R.J. Potts and J. Wilson 1991: The Darwin Area Forecasting Experiment: Description and Preliminary Results, Aust. Meteor. Mag., 39, 211-222.

Rutledge, S.A., E. Williams and T.D. Keenan 1992: The Down Under Doppler and Electricity Experiment (DUNDEE): Overview and Preliminary Results, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. , 73, 3-16..

Keenan, T.D. and R.E. Carbone, 1992: A preliminary morphology of precipitation systems in tropical northern Australia, 1989. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 118, 283-326.

Keenan, T.D., T. Stevenson and R.J. Potts 1992: An evaluation of Darwin Area Forecasting Experiment (DAFE) forecasts, Weath. and Forecasting., 7, 515-523.

Keenan, T.D. and S.A. Rutledge 1993: Mesoscale characteristics of a monsoon rainband, Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 352-374.

Simpson, J.S., T.D. Keenan, B. Ferrier, R.H. Simpson, G.J. Holland 1993: Cumulus merging in the maritime continent region, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 51,73-99.

Keenan, T.D., B. Ferrier, J. Simpson, 1994: Development and Structure of a Maritime Continent Thunderstorm, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 53,185-22.

Keenan, T.D., K. Glasson, F. Cummings, T.S. Bird, J. Keeler and J. Lutz, 1998: The BMRC/NCAR C-Band Polarimetric (C-POL) Radar System, J. Atmos. And Oceanic Tech., 15,871-886.

Keenan, T., V. Kondratiev, G.Buis and R. Christmas, 1998: A Portable Automatic Weather Station: Description and Operation., Aust. Meteor. Mag., 47, 355-359.

Sun, X., T. Keenan and R. G Mein, 1999: Formulation and Optimisation of the Probability Matching Method for Radar Reflectivity and Rain Rate, In Press Aust. Meteor. Mag.

Maki, M., T.D. Keenan, Y.Yasaki and N.Nakamura, 1998: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Ground Validation Studies in Darwin, Australia. In Press Advances in Space Research.

May, P.T, T.D. Keenan, D.S. Zrnic, L. Carey and S. A. Rutledge, 1999: Polarimetric Radar Measurements of Tropical Rain at a 5 cm Wavelength, In Press, J. Appl. Meteor.

Saito, K., T. Keenan, G. Holland, K. Puri, 1999: Numerical Simulation of the Diurnal Evolution of Tropical Thunderstorms over the Maritime Continent. Submitted Mon. Wea. Rev.

Carbone, R. E, T.D. Keenan, J. Hacker and J. Wilson, 1999: Tropical Island Convection in the Absence of Significant Topography Part I: Sea Breezes and Early Convection.. Submitted Mon. Wea. Rev.

Wilson, J. W., T.D. Keenan and R.E. Carbone,, 1999: Tropical Island Convection in the Absence of Significant Topography Part II: Evolution of Mesoscale Convective Systems, Submitted Mon. Wea. Rev.

Carey, L.D., S.A. Rutledge and T.D. Keenan, 1999: Correction of Attenuation and Differential Attenuation at S-and C-Band Using Differential Propagation Phase Shift. Submitted J. Appl. Meteor.

Drafts in Preparation

Keenan, T.D., L.Carey, D. Zrnic, P. May and S.Rutledge, 1999: A Sensitivities of C-Band Polarmetric Variables to Raindrop Axial Ratio, J. Appl. Meteor., to be submitted

Zrnic, D., T. Keenan, L. Carwey, P. May and S. Rutledge, 1999: Sensitivity Analysis of Polarmetric Variables at a 5 cm Wavelength in Rain, J. Appl. Meteor., to be submitted

Keenan. T.D., S.A. Rutledge, R.E. Carbone, J. Wilson, T. Takahashi, M. Moncrieff, G .J. Holland, N. Tapper, M. Platt, J. Hacker, K. Saito, A. Crook, 1998: The Maritime Continent Thunderstorm Experiment(MCTEX): Overview and Preliminary Results, to be submitted Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Keenan,T. And K. Mori, 1999: Mesoscale Evolution and Structure of a Coastal Monsoon Convection near Darwin, Australia, For submission Mon. Wea. Rev.

*Xudong, Sun, R. G. Mein, T.Keenan and J. Elliot, 1999: Flood Estimation using Cokriging and Other Geostatistical Rainfall Estimate Inputs, Submitted to Special Issue, J. of Hydrology.

* Invited