:: Possibly a convection cell-oxygenated water forced up by the pumps spreads out a specified distance and then rolls under . that would imply a density difference of some sort, however ( either the oxygenated water is colder than the surrounding water or the oxygenation process changes water density ).
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The General Catalogue of Variable Starslists a period of 110 days . More recent studies show a primary pulsation period of 133 days, with and a long secondary period with an amplitude of 0.2 magnitudes and duration 1, 300 days . The long secondary period variations are possibly caused by long-lived convection cells.
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:: : : I believe the source of energy for the whole system is primarily radioactive decay in the Earth's core and mantle, which should theoretically be constant ( or decreasing at a slow and steady rate ), so some explanation is needed for how this constant heat supply doesn't lead to constant convection cells and plate movement rates.
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Samples of the resulting " evenly spaced convection cells similar to heat pipes " ( a quote from a study at UC Berkeley ) were analyzed using X-rays and electronic microscopes; and researchers found that minute crevices in these " convection pipes " were literally bonded into place by minerals that were able to resist the corrosive force of the lake's waves.
