Solifluction is a common slope process in Earth's cold climate regions in settings such as seasonally frozen ground at high altitudes or in areas underlain by permafrost; it is easily recognized by means of remote sensing (Washburn, 1979; French, 2007; Matsuoka, 2001) (Fig. 8.1).

What is solifluction in landslide?

Solifluction is a mixture of creep and flow, which forms distinctive sheets, terraces and lobes of debris and boulders. Solifluction sheets and lobes are found on steeper slopes where the process has moved loosened boulders and soil downslope.

What is a solifluction in geography?

Solifluction is a process where soil is saturated and starts flowing over a slope. The first application that included solifluction in LAPSUS, was Temme and Veldkamp's study in South Africa.