霧狀層

霧狀層（Nepheloid layer）是深海中一層含大量懸浮物的海水^[1]。該層中的懸浮顆粒可來自上層海水或從海底被剝離出的沉積物。其厚度取決於海底流的速度^[2]，顆粒的懸浮是因爲顆粒的重力沉降和水流湍流之間達到平衡，顆粒就會懸浮^[3]。

參考文獻

^ Glossary of Geology, 5th Edition (American Geological Institute)
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