Cold air damming (CAD) is characterized by the trapping of cold air against the windward
side of a mountain range (Richwien, 1980). During CAD, a dome of cold, stable air becomes�…

Appalachian cold-air damming is investigated by means of 1) a 50-yr monthly climatology, 2)
a synoptic case study of the event of 21–23 March 1985 and 3) an investigation of the flow�…

Topography is known to affect synoptic and mesoscale weather patterns throughout the
world. One such effect, cold air damming (CAD), occurs when a shallow, surface-based�…

Previous studies of Appalachian cold air damming (CAD) have generally emphasized
strong" Classical" events. These damming events are characterized by a strong parent high�…

In the southeastern US, cold-air damming (CAD) is a common occurrence to the east of the
Appalachian Mountains, especially during the cool season. During CAD events, a shallow�…

When statically stable flows encounter an orographic barrier in a rotating system, upwind
ridging and downwind troughing will develop, in part as a manifestation of the geostrophic�…

An interesting ice storm of moderate severity occurred along the east slopes of the
Appalachians on 13–14 January 1980. Though surface temperatures were initially below�…

Abstract A 30-yr climatology (1981–2010) of cold-air damming (CAD) events in the southern
Appalachians was conducted using hourly surface observations and North American�…

Cold-air damming (CAD) is a common occurrence along the eastern slopes of the
Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern US. Although there are multiple classifications�…