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Education
- Ph.D. in Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma, 1994
- M.S. in Meteorology, Texas A&M University, 1989
- B.S. in Agriculture/Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1985
Personal profile
Dr. Trapp is a Professor and Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before joining Illinois in 2014, he was a Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Purdue University from 2003-2014, and a research scientist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory (through the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies) in Norman, Oklahoma from 1996-2003. Four years of his tenure with NSSL were spent as a visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
Dr. Trapp's research interests include the dynamics and observations of mesoscale convective systems, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes; mesoscale modeling and predictability.
Trapp received his B.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, M.S. degree from Texas A&M University, and Ph.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow.
Office Address
3062 Natural History Building
Office Phone
+1.217.300.0967
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Near-global distributions of overshooting tops derived from Terra and Aqua MODIS observations
Hong, Y., Nesbitt, S., Trapp, R. & Di Girolamo, L., Mar 16 2023, In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 16, 5, p. 1391-1406 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantification of QLCS Tornadogenesis, Associated Characteristics, and Environments across a Large Sample
Goodnight, J. S., Chehak, D. A. & Trapp, R. J., Nov 2022, In: Weather and Forecasting. 37, 11, p. 2087-2105 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alternative Implementations of the “Pseudo-Global-Warming” Methodology for Event-Based Simulations
Trapp, R. J., Woods, M. J., Lasher-Trapp, S. G. & Grover, M. A., Dec 27 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 24, e2021JD035017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A storm safari in subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO
Nesbitt, S. W., Salio, P. V., Ávila, E., Bitzer, P., Carey, L., Chandrasekar, V., Deierling, W., Dominguez, F., Dillon, M. E., Garcia, C. M., Gochis, D., Goodman, S., Hence, D. A., Kosiba, K. A., Kumjian, M. R., Lang, T., Luna, L. M., Marquis, J., Marshall, R., McMurdie, L. A., & 18 others, Aug 2021, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 102, 8, p. E1621-E1644Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Convective-storm environments in subtropical south america from high-frequency soundings during relampago-cacti
SCHUMACHER, RUSS. S., HENCE, DEANNA. A., NESBITT, STEPHEN. W., TRAPP, ROBERT. J., KOSIBA, KAREN. A., WURMAN, JOSHUA., SALIO, PAOLA., RUGNA, MARTIN., VARBLE, ADAM. C. & KELLY, NATHAN. R., May 2021, In: Monthly Weather Review. 149, 5, p. 1439-1458 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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