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*[[Box modeling]], in computer graphics
'''Box models''' are simplified versions of complex systems, reducing them to [[reservoir]]s linked by flows. This state of complexity allows computational estimates of their steady state to be attained within a realistic timescale.
*[[Climate box models]], in Earth sciences
*[[Gravity current#Box models|Gravity current box models]], in fluid mechanics
*[[CSS box model]] in web development
==See also==
They are used extensively in studies of [[ocean circulation]] and the [[carbon cycle]].<ref name=Sarmiento1984>{{cite journal
*[[Internet Explorer box model bug]], in the implementation of the CSS box model
| author = Sarmiento, J.L.
| coauthors = Toggweiler, J.R.
| year = 1984
| title = A new model for the role of the oceans in determining atmospheric P CO 2
