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Frost Creep

Frost Creep is a periglacial geomorphic process characterized by the slow, downslope movement of soil and rock debris resulting from freeze-thaw cycles that induce differential frost heave and subsequent gravitational readjustment.

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2017–2026

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Downslope Soil Movement in a Colorado Alpine Region: Rates, Processes, and Climatic Significance

James B. Benedict · Arctic and Alpine Research · 1970 · 301 citations · Full text

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Rock damage and regolith transport by frost: an example of climate modulation of the geomorphology of the critical zone

Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson, Gregory E. Tucker · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · 2012 · 258 citations

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Frost weathering and rockwall erosion in the southeastern Swiss Alps: Long-term (1994–2006) observations

Norikazu Matsuoka · Geomorphology · 2008 · 206 citations

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Multiaxial creep of frozen loess

Zhiwei Zhou, Wei Ma, Shujuan Zhang et al. · Mechanics of Materials · 2015 · 162 citations

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Downslope Soil Movement in a Colorado Alpine Region: Rates, Processes, and Climatic Significance

James B. Benedict · Arctic and Alpine Research · 1970 · 154 citations

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Authors

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  1. NM
    Norikazu Matsuoka

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

    11 publications · 710 citations

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  2. KH
    Kazuomi Hirakawa

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    4 publications · 139 citations

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  3. CH
    Charles Harris

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 142 citations

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  4. JL
    Jane Lund Andersen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  5. GL
    Guoyu Li

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    2 publications · 191 citations

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Institutions

91

  1. University of Tsukuba

    Tsukuba, Japan

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    701 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    252 citations

  4. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    971 citations

  5. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    179 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    240 citations

  8. University of Wales

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    105 citations

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  1. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

    14 publications · 557 citations

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  2. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    6 publications · 426 citations

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  3. Arctic and Alpine Research

    5 publications · 569 citations

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  5. Geomorphology

    3 publications · 268 citations

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