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Larsen et al. 1996
Larsen, T.B., Yuen, D.A., Smedsmo, J.L. and Malevsky, A.V. (1996). Thermomechanical modeling of pulsation tectonics and consequences on lithospheric dynamics. Geophysical Research Letters 23: doi: 10.1029/95GL03661. issn: 0094-8276.

Pulsating phenomena can control continental breakup and the formation and closing of oceanic basins. Using a two-dimensional time-dependent convection model with a non-linear, temperature- and depth-dependent rheology, we have obtained self-consistently such types of pulsating behavior. Very hot mantle plumes ascend to the surface, where they can quickly thin the lithosphere down to a few kilometers. An episode of intense shear heating then ensues, which is comparable to the length of the main episode for flood volcanism, lasting a couple of Myrs. The highest plate velocities occur during this period, when both the lithosphere and slab are profusely lubricated by the impingement of the hot plume. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1996

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Tectonophysics, Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle—general, Tectonophysics, Continental tectonics—general
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Geophysical Research Letters
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