English Dictionary

hyperpycnal flow

noun

A current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake)

The hyperpycnal flow in the river carries a large amount of sediment.

意味（1）

A current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake)

Fluvial sediment transport may further deliver the modern organic carbon to the seabed via hyperpycnal flow, resulting in long-term sequestration of modern organic carbon [10 ,30 ,51 ].