深水环境动力机制极为复杂,重力(流)机制类型多样且可能呈有序演化。底流包括温盐循环驱动的底流、风驱底流,以及顺峡谷上下运动的潮汐底流等;而内波可能也为重要的地质营力。在这些机制或孤立、或互动作用下,深水环境发育的沉积物类型、成因也极为复杂,它们具有重要的古气候、油气意义。
Various processes operate deep-water environment and interplay in very complex way. Gravity (or gravity current) process may act in a variety of ways and systematic evolution may happen between them. Bottom currents (commonly refer as contour current) include those driven by thermocline circulation, those driven by wind, and tidal bottom current running up and down in canyons. Internal wave may be one important geological forces. In all such processes acting either isolate or jointly the type and genesis of sediment of deep-water environment is very complex, and own potential palaeo-climate information and hydrocarbon perspective.