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Olivia Hoch

(She/her)

Olivia is a Geologist in the Landslide Hazard Program in Golden, CO.

Professional Experience

  • 2022 – present, Geologist, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center

Education and Certifications

  • MS, Geoscience, University of Arizona

  • BA, Earth Science, Vassar College

Science and Products

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View of from ridgetop with equipment in the foreground and a populated area below

Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Las Lomas” (2016 Fish Fire) near Duarte, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
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Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center
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Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Las Lomas” (2016 Fish Fire) near Duarte, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
Learn More
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Person kneeling next to equipment surrounded by rocks and shrubs on a hillslope

Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Maria Ygnacio” (2019 Cave Fire) near Santa Barbara, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program
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Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Maria Ygnacio” (2019 Cave Fire) near Santa Barbara, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
Learn More

The influence of large woody debris on post-wildfire debris flow sediment storage

Debris flows transport large quantities of water and granular material, such as sediment and wood, and this mixture can have devastating impacts on life and infrastructure. The proportion of large woody debris (LWD) incorporated into debris flows can be enhanced in forested areas recently burned by wildfire, because wood recruitment into channels accelerates in burned forests. In this study, we ex
Authors
Francis K. Rengers, Luke A. McGuire, Katherine R. Barnhart, Ann Youberg, Daniel Cadol, Alexander Gorr, Olivia Joan Andrea Khoury Hoch, Rebecca Beers, Jason W. Kean
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Science and Products

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View of from ridgetop with equipment in the foreground and a populated area below

Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Las Lomas” (2016 Fish Fire) near Duarte, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
By
Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center
link

Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Las Lomas” (2016 Fish Fire) near Duarte, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
Learn More
link
Person kneeling next to equipment surrounded by rocks and shrubs on a hillslope

Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Maria Ygnacio” (2019 Cave Fire) near Santa Barbara, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program
link

Postfire Landslide Monitoring Station: “Maria Ygnacio” (2019 Cave Fire) near Santa Barbara, California

Wildfire can increase landslide susceptibility in mountainous terrain. The USGS maintains postfire landslide monitoring stations to track hillslope hydrologic conditions in the years following fire.
Learn More

The influence of large woody debris on post-wildfire debris flow sediment storage

Debris flows transport large quantities of water and granular material, such as sediment and wood, and this mixture can have devastating impacts on life and infrastructure. The proportion of large woody debris (LWD) incorporated into debris flows can be enhanced in forested areas recently burned by wildfire, because wood recruitment into channels accelerates in burned forests. In this study, we ex
Authors
Francis K. Rengers, Luke A. McGuire, Katherine R. Barnhart, Ann Youberg, Daniel Cadol, Alexander Gorr, Olivia Joan Andrea Khoury Hoch, Rebecca Beers, Jason W. Kean
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center