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Susan Lozier
Susan Lozier
Professor of Ocean Sciences
Duke University

Dr. Lozier is a physical oceanographer with interests in large-scale ocean circulation. Her research focuses on understanding the physical controls on ocean productivity, including how the ocean's primary productivity will respond to climate change and whether ocean stratification plays a role in those expected changes.
Map of thermohaline circulation
Finding the Link Between Ocean Density and Circulation (00:04:31)  Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions 
Dr. Susan Lozier explains how changes in ocean circulation are the result of not only changes in seawater density, but also the amount of wind blowing on the surface of the ocean to push the water around.
Map of average salinity from historical ship and buoy data
Sea Surface Salinity and the Freshwater Cycle (00:05:19)  Asking Questions and Defining Problems Analyzing and Interpreting Data Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information 
The freshwater cycle and the salinity cycle operate at very different time scales; as our freshwater cycle intensifies, this difference is becoming more significant for global climate change.