Differentiation under the integral sign where the time axis is replaced by general manifold

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Differentation under the integral sign (Leibniz integral rule, Reynolds transport theorem) in differential-geometric terms takes the form [1, 2]:

Let $\phi\colon \mathbb R\times M\to M$ be a 1-parameter family of diffeomorphisms $\phi_t = \phi(t, \cdot)$ and $\alpha\in \Omega^n(\mathbb R\times M)$ be a family of $n$-forms $\alpha_t\in \Omega^n(M)$. Assume that $\phi_0=\mathrm{id}_M$. If $V$ is an $n$-dimensional submanifold of $M$, then $$\frac{d}{dt}\int_{\phi_t(V)} \alpha_t = \int_{\phi_t(V)} \left(\frac{\partial}{\partial t} + \mathcal L_X\right)\alpha_t,$$ where $X(t, \phi_t(x)) = d\phi_t(x)/dt$ is a time-dependent velocity field on $M$. (Remarkably, although $\phi_0 = \mathrm{id}_M$, $\phi_t$ does not need to form a flow on $M$, i.e. does not need to be a representation of $\mathbb R$).

I am looking for a generalization of this formula, where the time axis $\mathbb R$ is replaced by a general manifold $N$ and $d/dt$ is replaced by a tangent vector $v\in T_pN$. Unfortunately, I don't see how to generalize the standard proof (in which one integrates the proposed field $X$ to get a flow $\theta_s$ on $\mathbb R\times M$, and then using the assumption $\phi_0 = \mathrm{id}_{M}$ retrieves $\phi_t(V)$ as projections of $\theta_s(0, V)$).

I wonder if you could suggest me appropriate references for this.

References

  1. T. Frankel, Geometry of Physics, Theorem 4.42.
  2. M. Reddiger, B. Poirer, On the Differentiation Lemma and the Reynolds Transport Theorem for Manifolds with Corners, arXiv:1906.03330.