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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Cold Air Dam Cold Air Dam The term 'Cold Air Dam' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A shallow cold air mass which is carried up the slope of a mountain barrier, but with insufficient strength to surmount the barrier. The cold air, trapped upwind of the barrier alters the effective terrain configuration of the barrier to larger-scale approaching flows'. Previous 5 Terms: Coke oven gas Coke plants Coking coal Cold Advection Cold Air Avalanche Next 5 Terms: Cold Air Damming (CAD) Cold Air Funnel Cold Front Cold joint Cold Occlusion About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.