Difference between revisions of "Box model"
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A '''box model''' is a highly simplified representation of the ocean that typically divides it into two vertical layers. Usually these represent surface, seasonally-mixed waters (or the [[euphotic zone]]) and the deep ocean, with communication between them parameterised as a simple mixing rate. | A '''box model''' is a highly simplified representation of the ocean that typically divides it into two vertical layers. Usually these represent surface, seasonally-mixed waters (or the [[euphotic zone]]) and the deep ocean, with communication between them parameterised as a simple mixing rate. | ||
| − | For specific applications box models may have enhanced vertical resolution (e.g. the [[carbon model]]) or add a degree of horizontal complexity (e.g. separate ocean basins or regions). | + | For specific applications box models may have enhanced vertical resolution (e.g. the [[carbon model]]; see diagram to the right) or add a degree of horizontal complexity (e.g. separate ocean basins or regions). |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:25, 8 April 2008
A box model is a highly simplified representation of the ocean that typically divides it into two vertical layers. Usually these represent surface, seasonally-mixed waters (or the euphotic zone) and the deep ocean, with communication between them parameterised as a simple mixing rate.
For specific applications box models may have enhanced vertical resolution (e.g. the carbon model; see diagram to the right) or add a degree of horizontal complexity (e.g. separate ocean basins or regions).
