This review focuses on advances in applications of geophysical methods to permafrost
terrain that have emerged in 2007–12. Improvements in the four main geophysical …

The issue of rock pore structure deterioration and dynamical mechanical properties has
drawn much attention in recent years in the rock engineering community. In this study, a …

In this paper, we develop a mechanical model that relates the destabilization of thawing
permafrost rock slopes to temperature‐related effects on both, rock‐and ice‐mechanics; and …

Understanding the freezing pattern of pore water is the basis for revealing the mechanisms
of frost damage in porous rocks. We employed low-field nuclear magnetic resonance …

The present time is one significant stage in the adjustment of mountain slopes to climate
change, and specifically atmospheric warming. This review examines the state of …

Quantitative estimation of pore fractions filled with liquid water, ice and air is crucial for a
process-based understanding of permafrost and its hazard potential upon climate-induced …

The unfrozen water content (UWC) of rocks at low temperature is an important index for
evaluating the stability of the rock engineering in cold regions and artificial freezing …

Weathering processes prepare and trigger rockfall, which is a key agent of alpine landscape
evolution and a hazardous process. The relative importance of different weathering …

Frost action is believed to control rock slope erosion in cold environments and is a major
driver of rockfall generation. While other frost weathering by ice segregation has been …

Rock‐ice avalanche events are among the most hazardous natural disasters in the last
century. In contrast to rock avalanches, the solid phase (ice) can transform to fluid during the …