Advances in Earth Science ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 32-43. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2022.100
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Danni LÜ( ), Yanwei ZHANG( ), Zhifei LIU, Yulong ZHAO, Weihan RUAN
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Danni LÜ, Yanwei ZHANG, Zhifei LIU, Yulong ZHAO, Weihan RUAN. Research Progress on the Dynamics of the Deep-sea Bottom Boundary Layer and Its Sedimentation Effect[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2023, 38(1): 32-43.
The dynamics of the deep-sea Bottom Boundary Layer (BBL) directly control the deep-sea sedimentation process, making it the most important energy and material exchange layer in deep-sea science. According to existing sporadic observations, BBL dynamics controlled by multi-scale motions in the ocean differ greatly from current theories, and there remains a lack of systematic quantitative studies on the deep-sea sedimentation process influenced by BBL dynamics. Based on the theoretical framework, sporadic in-situ observations, and numerical and laboratory research, the following points are reviewed and summarized herein: ① Basic characteristics of BBL flow and its turbulent characteristics; ② Effects of tides, internal waves, mesoscale eddies, and large-scale circulation on the BBL dynamics in the deep sea. This review provides a background for further research on deep-sea sediment dynamics based on observations of BBL dynamic processes.