Norikazu Matsuoka

TL;DR: Shattering rate, surface temperature, moisture content, and physical and strength properties of bedrock were measured in four rockwall sites of the Japanese Alps as mentioned in this paper, and it was shown that the annual shattering rate is dependent on the annual freeze-thaw frequency on the rock surface and the degree of saturation and tensile strength of the rock masses.

TL;DR: In this paper, surface movement, internal deformation, and temperature were monitored over 5 years on the Buz North rock glacier, a small rock glacier located at the lower limit of the permafrost belt in the Swiss Alps.

TL;DR: In this paper, field observations of weathering processes and related landforms, combined with laboratory analyses of the weathering products, permit a synthetic evaluation of Late Cenozoic weathering environments in the Sor Rondane Mountains, Antarctica, an arid upland characterized by low temperatures and strong winds.

TL;DR: In this article, six different geophysical investigations, including ground-penetrating radar, DC resistivity sounding, seismic refraction, very low frequency (VHF) electromagnetic, helicopter borne electromagnetic (HEM), and transient electromagnetic (TEM) techniques, were employed to obtain information on the ice body properties of pingos near Fairbanks, Alaska.

TL;DR: In this article, a synthetic monitoring system was developed in an attempt to evaluate geomorphic processes acting on periglacial rock and debris slopes in the Swiss Alps, including joint widening, soil heave and creep and associated variables.