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Gary Lagerloef
Gary Lagerloef
President
Earth and Space Research

Dr. Lagerloef completed a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography at the University of Washington in 1984. In 1995, he co-founded Earth and Space Research, a non-profit scientific research institute in Seattle where he has developed several research projects devoted to studies of the upper ocean dynamics and climate variability using satellites.
NASA
Aquarius First Light Data (00:05:47)  Analyzing and Interpreting Data Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions 
In this clip, Dr. Gary Lagerloef discusses how scientists were able to use Aquarius data to observe major freshwater events in the Amazon River outflow and the Bay of Bengal.
Discharge of the Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA
Aquarius Sees the Gulf of Mexico (00:02:48)  Analyzing and Interpreting Data Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information 
Dr. Gary Lagerloef uses data collected from NASA's Aquarius satellite to show ocean processes taking place in the Gulf of Mexico (September, 2011).
Carbon flux
How are Humans Affecting Ocean Salinity? (00:07:00)  Analyzing and Interpreting Data Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information 
Dr. Gary Lagerloef explains how understanding ocean salinity can help us to better understand human-induced global climate change.
Data swaths using the Aquarius instrument
How Did Scientists Improve the Aquarius Satellite Signal? (00:03:51)  Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Analyzing and Interpreting Data 
In this clip, Dr. Gary Lagerloef discusses how scientists were able to increase the accuracy of the Aquarius satellite through adequate sampling and broader spatial coverage.
El Niño diagram
Natural Variability In Ocean Salinity (00:02:53)  Developing and Using Models Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions 
Using the El Niño event that occurs off the west coast of South America, Dr. Gary Lagerloef explains what natural salinity variability in the ocean looks like.
Photorealistic view of the water cycle
What Is a Coupling Process and How Is It Related to Climate? (00:05:24)  Analyzing and Interpreting Data Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions 
One way Aquarius data is being used is to better understand how the ocean and atmosphere interact: how they "couple" to create processes we experience on a daily basis like evaporation and precipitation.