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slab pull: a standalone construct

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Tectonics

the force exerted by a sinking subducted slab that pulls the attached plate, a main driver of plate motion.

In tectonics, slab pull refers to the force exerted by a sinking subducted slab that pulls the attached plate, a main driver of plate motion. This meaning comes from Forsyth (1975) in Geophysical Journal International.[1]

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References

Forsyth, D., & Uyeda, S. (1975). On the Relative Importance of the Driving Forces of Plate Motion. Geophysical Journal International, 43(1), 163-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246x.1975.tb00631.x

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