混浊流又称异重流,是自然界一种常见的现象。1885年瑞士学者福勒尔(Foral)注意到混浊的河水流入日内瓦湖以后,并没有和澄清的湖水相混,而是自成一股潜流,沿湖底流动。从而提出浊流的概念。此后,有些国家出于水利工程方面的需要,曾对浊流的性质和作用进行过某些实验和研究。 浊流作用理论被引进海洋地质学的领域,(?) Turbid flow, also known as heavy flow, is a common phenomenon in nature. In 1885, Foral, a Swiss scholar, noticed that after the turbid rivers flowed into Lake Geneva, they did not mix with the clear lake water, but instead formed a sub-stream that flowed along the bottom of the lake. Thus put forward the concept of turbidity. Since then, some countries have conducted some experiments and studies on the nature and effect of turbidity current for the needs of water conservancy projects. Turbidity flow theory was introduced into the field of marine geology, (?)