Development of Distributed Research Center for analysis of regional climatic and environmental changes

We present an approach and first results of a collaborative project being carried out by a joint team of researchers from the Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, Russia and Earth Systems Research Center UNH, USA. Its main objective is development of a hardware and software platform prototype of a Distributed Research Center (DRC) for monitoring and projecting of regional climatic and environmental changes in the Northern extratropical areas. The DRC should provide the specialists working in climate related sciences and decision-makers with accurate and detailed climatic characteristics for the selected area and reliable and affordable tools for their in-depth statistical analysis and studies of the effects of climate change. Within the framework of the project, new approaches to cloud processing and analysis of large geospatial datasets (big geospatial data) inherent to climate change studies are developed and deployed on technical platforms of both institutions. We discuss here the state of the art in this domain, describe web based information-computational systems developed by the partners, justify the methods chosen to reach the project goal, and briefly list the results obtained so far

Environmental science applications with Rapid Integrated Mapping and analysis System (RIMS)

The Rapid Integrated Mapping and analysis System (RIMS) has been developed at the University of New Hampshire as an online instrument for multidisciplinary data visualization, analysis and manipulation with a focus on hydrological applications. Recently it was enriched with data and tools to allow more sophisticated analysis of interdisciplinary data. Three different examples of specific scientific applications with RIMS are demonstrated and discussed. Analysis of historical changes in major components of the Eurasian pan-Arctic water budget is based on historical discharge data, gridded observational meteorological fields, and remote sensing data for sea ice area. Express analysis of the extremely hot and dry summer of 2010 across European Russia is performed using a combination of near-real time and historical data to evaluate the intensity and spatial distribution of this event and its socioeconomic impacts. Integrative analysis of hydrological, water management, and population data for Central Asia over the last 30 years provides an assessment of regional water security due to changes in climate, water use and demography. The presented case studies demonstrate the capabilities of RIMS as a powerful instrument for hydrological and coupled human-natural systems research

Web portal on environmental sciences "ATMOS''

International audienceThe developed under INTAS grant web portal ATMOS (http://atmos.iao.ru and http://atmos.scert.ru) makes available to the international research community, environmental managers, and the interested public, a bilingual information source for the domain of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, and the related application domain of air quality assessment and management. It offers access to integrated thematic information, experimental data, analytical tools and models, case studies, and related information and educational resources compiled, structured, and edited by the partners into a coherent and consistent thematic information resource. While offering the usual components of a thematic site such as link collections, user group registration, discussion forum, news section etc., the site is distinguished by its scientific information services and tools: on-line models and analytical tools, and data collections and case studies together with tutorial material. The portal is organized as a set of interrelated scientific sites, which addressed basic branches of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Modeling as well as the applied domains of Air Quality Assessment and Management, Modeling, and Environmental Impact Assessment. Each scientific site is open for external access information-computational system realized by means of Internet technologies. The main basic science topics are devoted to Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Spectroscopy and Radiation, Atmospheric Aerosols, Atmospheric Dynamics and Atmospheric Models, including climate models. The portal ATMOS reflects current tendency of Environmental Sciences transformation into exact (quantitative) sciences and is quite effective example of modern Information Technologies and Environmental Sciences integration. It makes the portal both an auxiliary instrument to support interdisciplinary projects of regional environment and extensive educational resource in this important domain

Systematization of climate data in the virtual research environment on the basis of ontology approach

The first version of a primitive OWL-ontology of collections climate and meteorological data of Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems SB RAS is presented. The ontology is a component of expert and decision support systems intended for quick search for climate and meteorological data required for solution of a certain class of applied problems

ПРОЯВЛЕНИЯ МОРАЛЬНОГО РЕСЕНТИМЕНТА В ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННОМ ПОВЕДЕНИИ: ФИЛОСОФСКО-ЭТИЧЕСКОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ

This article provides a philosophical-ethical investigation into the facts of the imbalance between the values of the organization and limited moral principles utilitarian rationalism, for example, when the principle of utility prevails over justice, stagnant motivation to be creative, to innovate, leads to strict regulation of organizational behavior. It is shown that this imbalance in the value system of the organization provokes a change of attitude and interest in professional activities, contributing to the moral manifestations of ressentiment as the representative value of illusions, generating a simulated activity, the latent manifestation of discontent, revenge, hatred, which are the basis for moral conflict and destruction of the integral system of organizational values.В данной статье проводится философско-этическое исследование фактов нарушения равновесия между ценностями организации и ограниченными нравственными принципами утилитарного рационализма, например, когда принцип полезности превалирует над справедливостью, стагнирующими мотивацию к творчеству, к инновационной деятельности, ведет к жесткой регламентации организационного поведения. Показывается, что такой дисбаланс в системе ценностей организации провоцирует изменение отношения и интереса к профессиональной деятельности, способствуя проявлениям морального ресентимента как выразителя ценностных иллюзий, порождающих имитацию деятельности, скрытое проявление недовольства, мести, ненависти, являющихся основанием для моральных конфликтов и разрушения целостной системы ценностей организации

ПОНЯТИЕ ЭТИЧЕСКОГО КОДЕКСА И ЕГО РОЛЬ В СИСТЕМЕ ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННОГО ПОВЕДЕНИЯ

In article the concept and value of the ethical code is considered, its main lines, a place and value as the moral regulator which is logging in organizational culture and urged to improve indicators of organizational behavior are defined. It is shown that the ethical code is the set of value-oriented rules and standards of behavior by which members of the organization have to be guided. With its help certain behavior models, uniform ethic and cultural standards of the relations in joint activity are set. It is defined that the ethical code assumes inclusion of the ethical standards differing from to earlier operating and promoting improvement of a common cultural microclimate and the interpersonal relations in the organization which positive action is intended for the long period.В статье рассмотрено понятие и значение этического кодекса, определены его основные черты, место и значение как нравственного регулятора, входящего в систему организационной культуры и призванного улучшить показатели организационного поведения. Показано, что этический кодекс является сводом ценностно-ориентированных правил и норм поведения, которыми должны руководствоваться члены организации. С его помощью задаются определенные модели поведения, единые этико-культурные стандарты отношений в совместной деятельности. Определено, что этический кодекс предполагает включение нравственных норм, отличающихся от ранее действовавших и способствующих совершенствованию общекультурного микроклимата и межличностных отношений в организации, позитивное действие которых рассчитано на длительный период