1996 年 69 巻 2 号 p. 126-133
Recent studies of fluvial processes, slope processes, hydrogeomorphology, rock control and weathering processes indicate that studies of process geomorphology in Japan increasingly deal with phenomena in smaller scales of time and space. Precise measurements of the movement of water and materials and of rock properties are required as a basis for discussion. This implies that geomorphology is joining the circle of modern sciences, although belatedly, and this trend will be accelerated in the near future.