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Cycle-averaged dynamics of a periodically driven, closed-loop circulation model

T Heldt1, J L Chang, J J S Chen

  • 1Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. thomas@mit.edu

Control Engineering Practice
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