等深流(Contour current)是指沿海底等深線水平流動的底流,平行海底等深線穩定低速流動,此種海底流是由溫鹽差(thermohaline)導致的海底地轉流(geostraphic bottom current)。[1]。這一地質名詞最先由Hollister和Heezen於1972年提出[2]

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