North American periglacial geomorphology as a branch of geocryology : a brief history
After a brief review of the disciplinary nature of geocryology and periglacial geomorphology, this paper discusses how and why North American periglacial geomorphology has shifted toward the discipline of geocryology.
A review of fundamental new results in mathematical theory of geocryological problems obtained in the Institute of Mechanics in Moscow State University. The problems of temperature regime and phase state of permafrost, formation and evolution
The N-factor as a tool in geocryological mapping : seasonal thaw in the Kuparuk river basin, Alaska
The n-factor (ratio of temperature at the soil surface to that in the air) has considerable potential as a tool for mapping active-layer thickness and other geocryological parameters by providing refinements to relatively simple analytic solutions
investigations for several decades culminated in 2000 in the publication of a detailed map of geocryological regionalization and classification. Chinese geocryologists and engineers are facing new challenges with the construction and future operation
Slope rock glaciers consist of coarse debris and ice, the cryogenous structure being of basic type. The structure, spatial distribution, formation and evolution of the rock glaciers depend on climatic and geocryological conditions, rocks lithology
The AA. describe geocryological conditions (active layer depths, permafrost temperatures, ground thermal properties and cryostratigraphy) in the Klyuchevskaya volcano group and estimate the spatial distribution of permafrost using a simple
to previous publications on this problem, the AA. consider longer records of meteorological and geocryological data (up to 30 years). Spatial and temporal variations in the depth of seasonal thaw and soil temperatures in the tundra and taiga zones are outlined
This paper describes the various cryostructures and other ice bodies that can be observed within the tunnel. The AA. expand the geocryological literature by suggesting that, during syngenetic permafrost growth, there could have been episodes