A new framework for identifying absolute maximum nonlinear functions

The structure of the summer planktonic communities of the Northern part of the Barents sea in the first half of August 2017 were studied. In the sea-ice melting area, the average phytoplankton biomass producing upper 50-meter layer of water reached values levels of eutrophic waters (up to 2.1 g/m3). Phytoplankton was presented by diatoms of the genera Thalassiosira and Eucampia. Maximum biomass recorded at depths of 22–52 m, the absolute maximum biomass community (5,0 g/m3) marked on the horizon of 45 m (station 5558), located at the outlet of the deep trench Franz Victoria near the West coast of the archipelago Franz Josef Land. In ice-free waters, phytoplankton abundance was low, and the weighted average biomass (8.0 mg/m3 – 123.1 mg/m3) corresponded to oligotrophic waters and lower mesotrophic waters. In the upper layers of the water population abundance was dominated by small flagellates and picoplankton from, biomass – Arctic dinoflagellates (Gymnodinium spp.) and cold Atlantic complexes (Gyrodinium lachryma, Alexandrium tamarense, Dinophysis norvegica). The proportion of Atlantic species in phytoplankton reached 75%. The representatives of warm-water Atlantic complex (Emiliania huxleyi, Rhizosolenia hebetata f. semispina, Ceratium horridum) were recorded up to 80º N, as indicators of the penetration of warm Atlantic waters into the Arctic basin. The presence of oceanic Atlantic species as warm-water and cold systems in the high Arctic indicates the strengthening of processes of “atlantificacion” in the region.

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Adaptive tracking control of multi-agent systems with unknown nonlinear functions and stochastic noises

2020 39th Chinese Control Conference (CCC) ◽

10.23919/ccc50068.2020.9188436 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hui Wang ◽

Qiangde Wang ◽

Chunling Wei

Keyword(s):

Tracking Control ◽

Multi Agent Systems ◽

Nonlinear Functions ◽

Adaptive Tracking Control ◽

Agent Systems ◽

Stochastic Noises ◽

Adaptive Tracking ◽

Multi Agent

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EXTREME VALUES OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-PERIOD PHENOMENA OCCURRED DURING 1960-2015 IN THE COLOMBIAN PACIFIC OCEAN

Proceedings of International Conference "Managinag risks to coastal regions and communities in a changinag world" (EMECS'11 - SeaCoasts XXVI) ◽

10.31519/conferencearticle_5b1b943a9e4336.75393991 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Diaz Juan Navia ◽

Bolaños Nancy Villegas ◽

Igor Malikov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Pacific Ocean ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Sea Surface Temperature ◽

Extreme Values ◽

Sea Surface ◽

Absolute Maximum ◽

Data Set ◽

Arctic Oscillation Index ◽

Colombian Pacific

Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies (SSTA), in four coastal hydrographic stations of Colombian Pacific Ocean, were analyzed. The selected hydrographic stations were: Tumaco (1°48'N-78°45'W), Gorgona island (2°58'N-78°11'W), Solano Bay (6°13'N-77°24'W) and Malpelo island (4°0'N-81°36'W). SSTA time series for 1960-2015 were calculated from monthly Sea Surface Temperature obtained from International Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS). SSTA time series, Oceanic Nino Index (ONI), Pacific Decadal Oscillation index (PDO), Arctic Oscillation index (AO) and sunspots number (associated to solar activity), were compared. It was found that the SSTA absolute minimum has occurred in Tumaco (-3.93°C) in March 2009, in Gorgona (-3.71°C) in October 2007, in Solano Bay (-4.23°C) in April 2014 and Malpelo (-4.21°C) in December 2005. The SSTA absolute maximum was observed in Tumaco (3.45°C) in January 2002, in Gorgona (5.01°C) in July 1978, in Solano Bay (5.27°C) in March 1998 and Malpelo (3.64°C) in July 2015. A high correlation between SST and ONI in large part of study period, followed by a good correlation with PDO, was identified. The AO and SSTA have showed an inverse relationship in some periods. Solar Cycle has showed to be a modulator of behavior of SSTA in the selected stations. It was determined that extreme values of SST are related to the analyzed large scale oscillations.

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High Performance Working Practices: The New Framework for Nurturing Sustainability?

10.3390/wsf-00585 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Ana Martins ◽

Kevin Brown ◽

Orlando Pereira ◽

Isabel Martins

Keyword(s):

High Performance ◽

Working Practices ◽

New Framework

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An Idea That Has Come of Age—Organized Innovation: a Blueprint for Renewing America's Prosperity

Technology & Innovation ◽

10.21300/21.3.2020.243 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 243-246

Author(s):

Paul R. Sanberg ◽

Karen J.L. Burg

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Research Team ◽

New Technologies ◽

Current Drive ◽

Corporate Partnerships ◽

New Framework

Universities have long recognized the need to create pathways for ideas and new technologies to advance from academic labs to market; however, the decentralized and haphazard nature of American innovation means that some discoveries may be neglected. In order to more effectively address the issues with innovation, a research team led by Steven Currall produced a new framework in the book Organized Innovation: A Blueprint for Renewing America's Prosperity. Because of the current drive of universities to increase innovation, economic development, and corporate partnerships, we thought it was timely to revisit this book and offer commentary on its lessons for navigating these demands.

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