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The temporal evolution of plate driving forces: Importance of “slab suction” versus “slab pull” during the Cenozoic - Conrad - 2004 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth - Wiley Online Library
What drives the plates - Using a pupil model to demonstrate that slab pull is the main plate-driving force
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