Box models are simplified versions of complex systems, reducing them to reservoirs linked by flows. This state of complexity allows computational estimates of their steady state to be attained within a realistic timescale.
They are used extensively in studies of ocean circulation and the carbon cycle.[1]
References
- ^ Sarmiento, J.L. (1984). "A new model for the role of the oceans in determining atmospheric P CO 2". Nature. 308: 621–624. doi:10.1038/308621a0. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
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