‎The main goal of this paper is to introduce and study two new class of functions‎, ‎called weakly $e^*$-irresolute functions and strongly $e^*$-irresolute functions‎, ‎via the notion of $e^*$-open set defined by Ekici [7]. ‎We obtain several fundamental properties and characterizations of these functions‎. ‎Moreover‎, ‎we investigate not only some of their basic properties but also their relat...

Science in general, and ecology in particular, often proceed from the identification of patterns or propensities to the construction of theories, then back to the detailed analysis of the patterns, toward the development of more powerful theories (Peters 1992; Levin 1993), or the quantification of the propensities (Popper 1996). Thus, pattern recognition and explanation of the related propensit...

After Bakun (1990) formulated his hypothesis of upwelling intensification caused by increasing global warming, contradictory results have been published on whether primary productivity is increasing or decreasing in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems (EBUE). The present work is focused in comparing three net primary production (NPP) models—the VGPM (Vertically Generalized Production Model), ...

[1] At the heart of the conundrum of seismogenesis in the New Madrid Seismic Zone is the apparently substantial discrepancy between low strain rate and high recent seismic moment release. In this study we revisit the magnitudes of the four principal 1811–1812 earthquakes using intensity values determined from individual assessments from four experts. Using these values and the grid search metho...

In the Chukchi Sea, autumn 1996 was windier than most of the previous 35 years. Conditions in the Bering Strait were anomalous, with fresh coastal water absent from the Strait and a partial flow reversal apparently occurring. In the central Chukchi Sea, the northeastward flow of the Alaskan Coastal Current was reversed. In the northern Chukchi Sea, upwelling of offshore, high-nutrient upper hal...