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Norikazu Matsuoka

Norikazu Matsuoka

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Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
6238
World Ranking
7483
National Ranking
214

Overview

Norikazu Matsuoka is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and has contributed significantly to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on atmospheric science, environmental monitoring, and global and planetary change, with an emphasis on cryospheric studies and the dynamics of permafrost landscapes.

Their research encompasses the study of climate change impacts on permafrost, landslides, and related natural hazards. Key topics include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Biocrusts and microbial ecology
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Matsuoka's frequent coauthors include Mauro Guglielmin, Antoni G. Lewkowicz, Julian Morton, H French, and an Emeritus Professor, reflecting collaboration across multiple studies and projects.

Published work by Matsuoka includes papers in notable journals such as Environmental Research Letters, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Global and Planetary Change. Some of the recent papers are:

  • "Acceleration and interannual variability of creep rates in mountain permafrost landforms (rock glacier velocities) in the European Alps in 1995-2022" (2024), Environmental Research Letters
  • "Interpreting rockfall activity on an outcrop-talus slope system in the southern Japanese Alps using an integrated survey approach" (2020), Geomorphology
  • "Ice needles weave patterns of stones in freezing landscapes" (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Debris-flow activity in the Japanese Alps is controlled by extreme precipitation and ENSO - Evidence from multi-centennial tree-ring records" (2023), Global and Planetary Change
  • "How can needle ice transport large stones? Twenty-one years of field observations" (2023), Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Matsuoka has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences with 14 publications in the former and 10 in the latter. Subfields of study with multiple publications include atmospheric science (13), management and monitoring policy and law (5), and environmental chemistry (2).

Common venues for Matsuoka's publications include:

  • Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global and Planetary Change

Best Publications

  • Permafrost and climate in Europe: Monitoring and modelling thermal, geomorphological and geotechnical responses

    Charles Harris;Lukas U. Arenson;Hanne H. Christiansen;Bernd Etzelmüller

  • Permafrost creep and rock glacier dynamics

    Wilfried Haeberli;Bernard Hallet;Lukas Arenson;Roger Elconin

  • Frost weathering: recent advances and future directions

    Norikazu Matsuoka;Julian Murton

  • Solifluction rates, processes and landforms; a global review

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Weathering in cold regions: some thoughts and perspectives

    Kevin Hall;Colin E. Thorn;Norikazu Matsuoka;Angelique Prick

  • Rockfall activity from an alpine cliff during thawing periods

    Norikazu Matsuoka;Hiroaki Sakai

  • Mechanisms of rock breakdown by frost action: An experimental approach

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Fast deformation of perennially frozen debris in a warm rock glacier in the Swiss Alps: An effect of liquid water

    Atsushi Ikeda;Norikazu Matsuoka;Andreas Kääb

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

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Microgelivation versus macrogelivation: towards bridging the gap between laboratory and field frost weathering

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Direct observation of frost wedging in alpine bedrock

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • The rate of bedrock weathering by frost action: Field measurements and a predictive model

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Pebbly versus bouldery rock glaciers: Morphology, structure and processes

    Atsushi Ikeda;Atsushi Ikeda;Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Monitoring of Periglacial Slope Processes in the Swiss Alps: the First Two Years of Frost Shattering, Heave and Creep

    Norikazu Matsuoka;Kazuomi Hirakawa;Teiji Watanabe;Kiichi Moriwaki

  • Comparison of geophysical investigations for detection of massive ground ice (pingo ice)

    K. Yoshikawa;C. Leuschen;A. Ikeda;K. Harada

  • Morphometric analysis of solifluction lobes and rock glaciers in the Swiss Alps

    Norikazu Matsuoka;Atsushi Ikeda;Takeshi Date

  • Degradation of talus-derived rock glaciers in the Upper Engadin, Swiss Alps

    Atsushi Ikeda;Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Rock weathering processes and landform development in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • Diurnal freeze-thaw depth in rockwalls: Field measurements and theoretical considerations

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • A multi-method monitoring of timing, magnitude and origin of rockfall activity in the Japanese Alps

    Norikazu Matsuoka

  • A model of the rate of frost shattering: Application to field data from Japan, Svalbard and Antarctica

    Norikazu Matsuoka

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanne H. Christiansen
Hanne H. Christiansen University Centre in Svalbard
Wilfried Haeberli
Wilfried Haeberli University of Zurich
Andreas Kääb
Andreas Kääb University of Oslo
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva
Ole Humlum
Ole Humlum University of Oslo
Bernard Hallet
Bernard Hallet University of Washington
Julian B. Murton
Julian B. Murton University of Sussex
Frank Pattyn
Frank Pattyn Université Libre de Bruxelles
Ketil Isaksen
Ketil Isaksen Norwegian Meteorological Institute

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