Susan aims to quantify & understand the role of the ocean in climate, key aspects of the large-scale ocean circulation & global ocean change, including heat & carbon uptake.
I study the paths and dynamics of the deep ocean circulation and meridional overturning circulation using Eulerian modeling, Lagrangian parcel tracking and simple analytical models.
Interests: Fluid dynamics, Geophysics, Global overturning circulation
In the Marine Animal Remote Sensing Lab we use remote sensing methods such as photography, satellites, radar, passive acoustic monitoring & robotics to study ecosystem health through top predators.
theoretical modeling of geophysical processes; models of lithosphere deformation and the physics of volcanism; relationships between gravity, topography, and tectonic features in determining the mechanical structures and states of stress in planetary lithospheres; development and implementation of space-based laser ranging systems
