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Robert Trapp

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UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

School of Earth, Society & Environment

Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Robert Trapp is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

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Robert Trapp

UIUC

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meteorology earth science atmospheric research geography atmospheric science hydrometeorology climatology geophysical research geophysics applied meteorology extreme weather weather disaster mesoscale meteorology climate dynamics natural disasters climate change weather forecasting geoscientific model development climatic change meteorological forcing numerical weather prediction atmospheric measurement technique meteorological measurements natural hazards radar storm surge vortex dynamics planetary sciences environmental fluid mechanics vortex induced vibration numerical simulations climate modelling earth system science geophysical flows climate projections united states environmental science cloud dynamics tornado intensity disaster risk science bow echo climate disasters weather modification radar applications cloud physics wind engineering tornado activity fluid flow south america synthetic aperture radar atmospheric models unsteady flows regional climate response radar signal processing satellite meteorology bow echoes computational fluid dynamics climate policy climatic impact atmospheric hazards squall lines subtropical south america updraft width forecasting model cryosphere high resolution climate issues atmospheric sounding severe thunderstorm forcing objective analysis supercell thunderstorm vertical vorticity may 2004 midwestern united states geophysical signal processing radar image processing climate variability climate risk

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A Storyline Climate-Change Attribution Study of a High-Impact Hailstorm in Switzerland. (2025)

Robert TrappSonia Lasher-TrappR. Duanne ClaybrookeOlivia Martius

climate changeweather modificationhydrometeorologyatmospheric researchearth sciencenatural disastersmeteorologyclimate disastersgeoscientific model developmentclimatic changeweather disasterhigh-impact hailstormclimate dynamicsgeographynatural hazardsclimatologyextreme weatherstorm surge

A Storyline Climate-Change Attribution Study of the Extreme Hail Event in Switzerland on 28 June 202. (2025)

Robert TrappSonia Lasher-TrappDuanne ClaybrookeOlivia Romppainen-Martius

climatic changeearth system sciencegeographyclimatologyclimate forecastingboundary conditionsclimate modelsclimate dynamicsclimate change signalsclimate policyextreme weatherclimate changeearth scienceatmospheric scienceforecasting modelatmospheric researchclimate projectionsgeoscientific model developmentclimate modelling

Characteristics of Tornadic and Nontornadic Qlcs Mesovortices Observed Using Radar and Pod Data From Perils. Weather and Forecasting (2025)

Leanne Blind-DoskocilRobert J. TrappStephen W. NesbittMatthew D. ParkerKaren A. KosibaJoshua WurmanJoshua AikinsPaul Robinson

radarmeteorologygeophysicsentire lifetimesgeographylonger lifetimespod datastorm surgemesoscale meteorology

Climate-Change Projections of Hazardous Convective Weather Using an Environment-Informed, Convection-Permitting, Dynamical Downscaling Ensemble. (2025)

Songning WangRobert TrappJohn AllenDeepak GopalakrishnanEric Robinson

climate changeenvironment-informed cpddatmospheric researchearth sciencemeteorologyclimate projectionsprojected.the cpdd ensemblegeoscientific model developmentweather forecastingclimate modelsgeographyclimatologyenvironmental modellingcpdd simulationsnumerical weather prediction

Identification of Discrete Updrafts Within Quasi-Linear Convective Systems Using Gridded Radar Data and Potential Implications for Tornadogenesis Prediction. (2025)

Edward WolffRobert TrappStephen Nesbitt

hydrometeorologyatmospheric researchforecastingearth scienceradarmeteorologyatmospheric sciencegeophysicsnumerical weather predictionmeteorological measurementsreflectivity coresgeographydiscrete radar reflectivityweather forecastinggeophysical researchdiscrete updrafts

Improved Understanding of Drivers of Upper-Level Updrafts and Their Role in Producing Thunderstorm Overshooting Tops. (2025)

Melinda BermanRobert TrappStephen Nesbitt

hydrometeorologyatmospheric researchearth sciencemeteorologynumerical simulationsatmospheric sciencemeteorological forcingupdraft intensityupper-level updraftsclimate dynamicslower atmosphereclimatologyapplied meteorologyplanetary sciencesmesoscale meteorology

Improved Understanding of How Kinematic and Thermodynamic Environmental Changes Impact Modeled Overshooting Top Characteristics. (2025)

Melinda T BermanRobert TrappStephen William NesbittLarry Di Girolamo

climate changesystems engineeringcomputational modelsearth sciencenumerical simulationsenvironmental fluid mechanicsclimate systemgeoscientific model developmentearth system scienceclimatic changesystems modelingclimate dynamicsocean modellingphysical modelingmodeling and simulationclimate modellingenvironmental modelling

Linking Weather Regimes to the Variability of Warm-Season Tornado Activity Over the United States. Weather and Climate Dynamics (2025)

Matthew GraberZhuo WangRobert J. Trapp

hydrometeorologyatmospheric researchearth sciencenatural disastersmeteorologyweather disasteratmospheric scienceweather forecastingunited statestornado activity anomaliesgeographytornado activityclimatologyapplied meteorologyextreme weathergeophysical research

On Discrete Convective Updrafts and Tornadoes in Quasi-Linear Convective Systems. Weather and Forecasting (2025)

Edward C. WolffRobert J. TrappStephen W. NesbittMatthew D. ParkerKaren A. KosibaJoshua Wurman

hydrometeorologyatmospheric researchearth scienceradarmeteorologyatmospheric sciencemeteorological measurementsradar reflectivitymosaic reflectivity productsenhanced reflectivitygeographyclimatologygeophysical researchmesoscale meteorology

Properties of Cold Pools From Perils 2022-2023. Monthly Weather Review (2025)

Miranda K. SilcottMatthew D. ParkerKaren A. KosibaStephen W. NesbittRobert J. TrappJoshua WurmanChristopher C. Weiss

cold poolsclimatic changemeteorological measurementsperils cold poolscold poolgeographymesoscale meteorologycold region scienceclimate dynamicsextreme weathergeophysical researchearth scienceatmospheric scienceapplied meteorologyhydrometeorologyatmospheric researchmeteorologyextreme environmentsclimatologymeteorological forcing