Solifluction may result from diurnal frost creep by needle ice and ice lenses, annual frost creep and gelifluction in seasonally frozen ground from one-sided freezing, and plug-flow from two-sided freezing in the active layer of cold permafrost (Matsuoka, 2001b).

How does solifluction affect the environment?

Landforms caused by solifluction reflect both the thickness of frost-susceptible soil and the depth subjected to freeze-thaw action (Matsuoka 2011. 2011. Climate and material controls on periglacial soil processes: Toward improving periglacial climate indicators.

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.