Freeze-thaw weathering is an important surface process and the complex underlying
processes can be understood as an interplay between rock properties and its dynamic …

Rockfall is an extremely rapid process involving long travel distances. Due to these features,
when an event occurs, the ability to take evasive action is practically zero and, thus, the risk …

We present a review of the changing state of European permafrost within a spatial zone that
includes the continuous high latitude arctic permafrost of Svalbard and the discontinuous …

Glaciation and deglaciation, along with their associated climatic and non-climatic processes,
modify slope stresses and influence slope stability. Paraglacial slope failures are those that …

Models can be useful tools to assess the risk posed by rockfall throughout relatively large
mountainous areas (> 500 km2), in order to improve protection of endangered residential …

Accurate prediction of rockfalls is a major need in mountain areas, both for hazard
assessment and the design of countermeasures. In this paper, the performance of an …

This paper reviews frost‐weathering studies in the last five years and proposes key
questions to be answered. New techniques have enabled us to monitor moisture contents …

Rockfall is one of the main phenomena in mountainous environments due to its fast and
high speed of movement, its unpredictability, and, therefore, the difficulty of identifying signs …

Direct shear box tests have revealed that the stiffness and strength of an ice-filled joint are a
function of both normal stress and temperature. Comparison of these data with the results of …

In mountainous landscapes the role of periglacial processes in producing sediment is poorly
defined, despite evidence of abundant talus slopes. Ice growth in rock has long been …