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Keenan Eure

Keenan Eure

Keenan Eure is a research scientist in the Assimilation, Verification, and Innovation Division of NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL), working through the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA). His primary focus is on assimilating satellite observations from the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) within the Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS).

Before joining GSL, Keenan was a graduate student at Penn State, where he worked on the simultaneous assimilation of radar and satellite data to improve ensemble forecasts of severe weather.

Outside of work, Keenan enjoys track and field, skiing, basketball, hiking, and football.

Research Interests

  • Ensemble Data Assimilation
  • Dual-Polarization Radar Observations
  • All-Sky Satellite Radiance Assimilation
  • Planetary Boundary Layer
  • Ensemble Kalman Filter
  • Model Verification of Severe Convection Hazards

Education

  • Ph.D., Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2024
  • M.S., Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2021
  • B.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science with High Honors, University of Maryland, 2018

Experience

  • May 2018 – Aug 2018: Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS), NCAR – “Physical mechanisms of tropical cyclone intensification in environments with temporally varying vertical wind shear”
  • Nov 2016 – Aug 2018: University of Maryland – “Can ensemble spread be used to forecast regime instabilities in a chaotic system?”
  • May 2017 – Aug 2017: SOARS, NCAR – “The influence of ENSO on the North Pacific Ocean on a Daily Time Scale”
  • May 2016 – Aug 2016: Colorado State University – “Factors that influence the growth of supercells into MCSs after sunset”
  • Aug 2015 – May 2016: Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD – “Using WDSS-II to understand the correlation between lightning jumps and severe weather”
  • May 2015 – Aug 2015: North Carolina A&T State University – “Environmental factors leading to the storm surge of Hurricane Lili and Hurricane Ike”

Social

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keenan-eure-phd-6b59a7b9/;

Membership and Service

  • AMS Weather Enterprise Working Group (NWP Development); Feb 2024 – Present
  • AMS Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee; Oct 2020 – Present
  • AMS Board for Early Career Professionals; Jan 2025 – Present
  • AMS Committee for Judges of Undergraduate Awards; Apr 2025 – Present
  • Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Alumni Committee, University of Maryland; Sep 2020 – Present
  • University of Maryland Atmospheric and Oceanic Science AlumniCommittee; Sep 2020 – Present

Honors and Awards

  • Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Student Persistence Scholarship, Penn State; May 2024
  • 1st Place Student Oral Presentation Award, 104th AMS Annual Meeting; Feb 2024
  • Chi Epsilon Pi, National Meteorology Honor Society; Apr 2022 – Present
  • NASA FINESST Fellow, Jun 2020 – Dec 2023
  • Dean’s Distinguished Graduate Fellow, Penn State; Aug 2018 – May 2023
  • NSF GRFP Honorable Mention, Apr 2020
  • Henry E. Fleming Scholarship, University of Maryland; May 2018
  • Louis Allen Scholarship, University of Maryland; May 2017
  • AMS Larry R. Johnson Scholarship, May 2017
  • Marc Korman Delegate Scholarship, Aug 2015, 2016, 2017
  • J.P. Baltimore Memorial Scholarship, Aug 2015, 2016, 2017
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Mar 2015 – May 2018
  • Dean’s List, University of Maryland; Spring 2015 – Spring 2018
  • College Park Scholars Outstanding Achievement Award, Oct 2016
  • NOAA Hollings Scholar Finalist, Apr 2016

Publications

  • Eure, K., D. Stensrud, Y. Zhang, M. Kumjian, and D. Kingfield, 2025: Simultaneous Assimilation of Dual-Polarization Radar and All-Sky Satellite Observations to Improve Convection Forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 153, 2397-2414. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-24-0157.1.
  • Mykolajtchuk, P., K. Eure, D. Stensrud, Y. Zhang, S. Greybush, and M. Kumjian, 2023: Diagnosing factors leading to an incorrect supercell thunderstorm forecast. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 1935–1951. https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-23-0010.1
  • Eure, K., P. Mykolajtchuk, Y. Zhang, D. Stensrud, F. Zhang, S. Greybush, and M. Kumjian, 2023: Simultaneous assimilation of planetary boundary layer observations from radar and all-sky satellite observations to improve forecasts of convection initiation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 795–813. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-22-0188.1

Our Mission

Lead research and directed development through the transition of environmental data, models, products, tools, and services to support commerce, protect life and property, and promote a scientifically literate public.

Research Areas

Organizational Excellence, Earth System Prediction, Advanced Technologies, and Decision Support are the foundation to achieving the GSL Grand Challenge: Deliver actionable global storm-scale prediction and environmental information through advanced technologies to serve society.

Global Systems Laboratory