Note: Front Cover -- Rockslides and Rock Avalanches of Central Asia -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- I. General Information -- 2 Brief History of the Bedrock Landslide Studies in the Central Asia -- 3 Overview of the Study Region -- 3.1 The Study Region: Its Topography and Boundaries -- 3.2 Geology and Tectonics -- 3.3 Neotectonics and Geomorphology -- 3.4 Seismicity -- 3.4.1 Instrumental and Historical Records -- 3.4.2 Paleoseismological Data -- 3.5 Climate, Glaciation, and Hydrology -- 4 Principles and Criteria of Landslides Identification and Discrimination From the Features Formed by Other Mass-Wasting Ph... -- 4.1 General Criteria of Rockslide/Rock Avalanche Identification -- 4.2 Rock Avalanches Versus Moraines -- 4.3 Rock Avalanches Versus Rock Glaciers -- 4.4 The Abnormally Large Fan-Shape Deposits and Their Origin -- 4.5 Bedrock Landslides in the Contemporary Glaciated Regions -- 5 Bedrock Landslide Types and Classification Systems -- 5.1 Bedrock Slope Failure Types -- 5.2 Rockslide Dams Classification -- 5.3 Rock Avalanches Classification -- 5.3.1 Primary Rock Avalanches -- 5.3.2 Jumping Rock Avalanches -- 5.3.3 Secondary Rock Avalanches -- 5.3.3.1 Secondary Rock Avalanches of the Classical Subtype -- 5.3.3.2 Secondary Rock Avalanches of the Bottleneck Subtype -- 5.3.3.3 Combined Cases -- 5.3.4 Some Implications of the Proposed Rock Avalanche Classification -- 6 The Bedrock Landslides Database -- 6.1 General Information -- 6.2 Headscarp Geology and Parameters -- 6.3 Overall Parameters of Rockslide Deposits -- 6.4 Rock Avalanche Parameters -- 6.5 Rockslide Dams and Dammed Lakes Parameters -- II. Regional Description -- 7 Dzungaria -- 8 Tien Shan -- 8.1 Eastern Tien Shan -- 8.2 Highest Tien Shan -- 8.3 Northern Tien Shan -- 8.4 Central Tien-Shan -- 8.5 North-Western Tien Shan -- 8.6 Southern Tien Shan -- 9 Pamir. , 9.1 Eastern and Northern Pamir -- 9.2 Western and South-Western Pamir -- 9.3 Pianj River Valley and the Afghan Badakhshan -- III. Analysis -- 10 Quantitative Relationships of Central Asian Bedrock Landslide Parameters -- 10.1 Size-Frequency Distribution of Bedrock Landslides -- 10.2 Area-Volume Relationships -- 10.3 Parameters Characterizing Rockslide and Rock Avalanche Mobility -- 10.3.1 Overall Mobility -- 10.3.2 Secondary Rock Avalanches' Mobility -- 10.3.3 Area Affected: Additional Parameter Characterizing Rockslide Mobility -- 11 Structure and Grain-Size Composition of Large-Scale Bedrock Landslide Deposits -- 11.1 Retention of the Rock Mass Macrostructure -- 11.2 Grain-Size Composition and Minor Landforms of Rockslide Deposits -- 11.2.1 Blocky Carapace and its Typical Features -- 11.2.1.1 Grain-Size Composition -- 11.2.1.2 Carapace Landforms -- 11.2.2 Comminuted Interior (Fragmented Facies) -- 11.2.3 Basal Facies and Rockslide Bodies Interaction with the Substrate -- 11.3 Experimental Simulation of Rockslides' Internal Structure -- 12 Morphological and Structural Evidence of Rockslides' (Rock Avalanches') Motion Mechanism(s) -- 12.1 Eyewitness Observations -- 12.2 Geomorphic Indicators of the Emplacement Mechanism(s) -- 12.2.1 Indicators of the Extremely High Velocity of Debris Motion -- 12.2.2 Indicators of Rockslide Debris Mechanical Properties Alteration During its Motion -- 12.2.3 Indicators of the Momentum Transfer During Rockslide Emplacement -- 12.2.4 Shape of the Unconfined Rock Avalanche Bodies as Indicator of the Rock Avalanche Base Shear Strength -- 12.2.5 Debris Apron Outside Headscarp Sidewalls-Indicator of Buckling -- 12.2.6 Molards as Indicators of Rockslide Motion Mechanism(s) -- 12.3 Sedimentological and Structural Indicators of Rockslide Motion Mechanism(s). , 12.3.1 Host Rock Mass Structure Preservation-Indication of the Laminar Granular Flow -- 12.3.2 Grain-Size Composition and Fragmentation Energy -- 12.3.3 Some Examples of Rockslide Deposits With Abnormal Internal Structure -- 13 Seismically Induced Rockslides: Their Discrimination -- 13.1 The Historical Earthquake-Induced Rockslides of the Central Asian Region -- 13.2 Justification of Seismic Triggering of the Prehistoric Rockslides -- 13.2.1 Spatial and Temporal Coincidence of Rockslides With Active Faults -- 13.2.2 Position of the Rockslide Source Zone -- 13.2.3 Rockslides and Seismically Induced Liquefaction -- 13.2.4 Geological Evidence of Rockslides Simultaneous Formation -- 13.2.5 Specific Features of the Source Zones of Some Seismically Triggered Rockslides -- 13.2.6 Substantiation of Seismic Triggering of the Kokomeren Rockslide -- 14 Rockslide Dams-Origin, Evolution, and Failure -- 14.1 Formation of Rockslide-Dammed Lakes -- 14.2 Evolution of Rockslide-Dammed Lakes -- 14.2.1 Influence of Dam's Internal Structure and Grain-Size Composition on Their Evolution -- 14.2.2 Morphometric Parameters Determining Rockslide Dams' Evolution -- 14.2.3 Cascades of Dammed Lakes -- 14.3 Breached Lakes and Evidence of the Past Catastrophic Outburst Floods -- 14.4 Role of Rockslide Damming in River Valleys' Evolution -- 15 Evidence of Slope Instabilities-Potential of Future Large-Scale Slope Failures -- Conclusive Remarks -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.