Contents -- List of Figures and Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Notation -- 1. On the Scientific Method of J. Ross Mackay -- 2. Experimental Observations of Periglacial Processes in the Arctic -- 3. Extreme Rainfall and Rapid Snowmelt as Causes of Mass Movements in High Latitude Mountains -- 4. Estimation of Avalanche Runout Distances in New Zealand -- 5. The Ice Factor in Frozen Ground -- 6. Models of Soil Freezing -- 7. A Step Function Model of Ice Segregation -- 8. Recent Observations on the Deformation of Ice and Ice-Rich Permafrost -- 9. Distribution of Recently Active Ice and Soil Wedges in the U.S.S.R. -- 10. Periglacial Problems -- Notes on Contributors -- Author Citation Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.