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Staff Page for Florence L. Wong

Specialties:

• geographic information systems (GIS)
• spatial analysis and digital map production with vector and grid models
• sediment mineralogy

Selected projects:

• GIS and probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis, Seaside, Oregon
• Sea floor topography and hazards of west-central San Francisco Bay
• Continental shelf GIS for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
  -- Seafloor rocks and sediments of the continental shelf from Monterey Bay to Point Sur, California
  -- Ano Nuevo to Santa Cruz, California -- A photographic tour of the coastline
• ocean waste disposal sites: base maps, surface morphology, distribution of analytes, contaminant volume estimates
  - Palos Verdes margin, Los Angeles, CA (965 K PDF file)
  - Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI
  
• heavy mineral provinces
  - Gulf of the Farallones, CA
  - Palos Verdes, CA, margin (1089 K) - data
  - offshore Eel River basin, CA
• other
  - Yamhill River area, Oregon: digital geologic map
  - Internal wave models: Monterey Bay; offshore Eureka, CA, area
  - High-resolution bathymetry, San Francisco Bay, CA
  - Grand Canyon 2000 experimental flood, sidescan data, AZ

Selected publications:

Xu, J.P., Wong, F.L., Kvitek, Rikk, and Smith, D.P., 2007, Sandwave migration in Monterey Submarine Canyon, central California: Marine Geology [doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2007.11.005]

Wong, F.L., Venturato, A.J., and Geist, E.L., 2007, GIS data for the Seaside, Oregon, Tsunami Pilot Study to modernize FEMA flood hazard maps: Coastal Zone ‘07, Portland, Oreg., July 22-26, 2007, 5 p. [Download PDF (393 K) or from http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/2007/Coastal_Zone_07_Proceedings/PDFs/Monday_Abstracts/3029.Wong.pdf]

Fisher, Michael A., Geist, Eric L., Sliter, Ray, Wong, Florence L., Reiss, Carol, and Mann, Dennis M., 2007, Preliminary analysis of the earthquake (Mw 8.1) and tsunami of April 1, 2007, in the Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean: Science of Tsunami Hazards - International Journal of the Tsunami Society, v. 26, no. 1 [Download PDF (3779 K) or from http://tsunamisociety.org/261Fisher.pdf]

Wong, F.L., Venturato, A.J., and Geist, E.L., 2006, Seaside, Oregon, tsunami pilot study -- Modernization of FEMA flood hazard maps: GIS Data: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 236, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/236/

Tsunami Pilot Study Working Group [Gonzalez, Frank, Geist, Eric, Synolakis, Costas, Arcas, Diego, Bellomo, Doug, Carlton, David, Horning, Tom, Jaffe, Bruce, Johnson, Jeff, Kanoglu, Utku, Mofjeld, Hal, Newman, Jean, Parsons, Tom, Peters, Robert, Peterson, Curt, Priest, George, Titov, Vasily, Venturato, Angie, Weber, Joe, Wong, Florence, Yalciner, Ahmet], 2006, Seaside, Oregon Tsunami Pilot Study--Modernization of FEMA Flood Hazard Maps: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1234, 161 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1234/

Sleeter, Benjamin M., Calzia, James P., Walter, Stephen R., Wong, Florence L., and Saucedo, George J., 2004, Earthquakes and faults in the San Francisco Bay Area (1970-2003). U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2848, scale 1:300,000, http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2004/2848/.

Chin, John L., Wong, Florence L., and Carlson, Paul R, 2004, Shifting shoals and shattered rocks--how man has transformed the floor of west-central San Francisco Bay: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1259, 30 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/c1259/

Ross, Stephanie L., Boore, David M., Fisher, Michael A., Frankel, Arthur D., Geist, Eric L., Hudnut, Kenneth W., Kayen, Robert E., Lee, Homa J., Normark, William R., and Wong, Florence L., 2004, Comments on potential geologic and seismic hazards affecting coastal Ventura County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2004-1286, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1286/

Wong, Florence L., Anima, Roberto J., Galanis, Peter, Codianne, Jennifer, Xia, Yu, Bucciarelli, Randy, and Hamer, Michael, 2003, Grand Canyon riverbed sediment changes, experimental release of September 2000 -- a sample data set: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-265, http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-265/.

Wong, Florence L., 2002, Heavy mineral provinces of the Palos Verdes margin, southern California: Continental Shelf Research, v. 22, n. 6-7, pp. 899-910 [Download PDF (1089 K)] doi:10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00110-8

Lee, Homa J., Sherwood, Christopher R., Drake, David E., Edwards, Brian D., Wong, Florence, and Hamer, Michael, 2002, Spatial and temporal distribution of contaminated, effluent-affected sediment on the Palos Verdes margin, southern California: Continental Shelf Research, v. 22, n. 6-7, pp. 859-880 [Download PDF (965 K)] doi:10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00108-X

Wong, F.L., and Eittreim, S.L., 2001, Continental shelf GIS for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report OF01-179, 1 CD-ROM, http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-179

Wong, F.L., 2001b, Heavy-mineral provinces on the continental shelf, in Karl, H.A., Chin, J.L., Ueber, Edward, Stauffer, P.H., and Hendley, J.W. II, eds., Beyond the Golden Gate - Oceanography, geology, biology, and environmental issues in the Gulf of the Farallones: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1198,
p. 28-29 printed http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1198/c1198_short.pdf
p. 116-121CD http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1198/chapters/116-121_HeavyMinerals.pdf

Wong, F.L., 2001, Heavy minerals from the Palos Verdes margin, southern California -- data and factor analysis: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-153 http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-153

Eittreim, S.L., Anima, R.J., Stevenson, A.J., and Wong, F.L., 2000, Seafloor rocks and sediments of the continental shelf from Monterey Bay to Point Sur, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2345, 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000 and accompanying digital database, http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/2000/2345/

Chezar, Henry, and Wong, Florence L., 2000, Ano Nuevo to Santa Cruz, California -- A photographic tour of the coastline: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-61, 1 CDROM. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-61/

Carlson, P. R., Chin, J. L., and Wong, F. L., 2000, Bedrock knobs in San Francisco Bay -- do navigation hazards outweigh other environmental problems?: Engineering and Environmental Geoscience, v. 6, n. 1, pp. 41-56 [Download PDF (2619 K)] http://www.geosociety.org/pubs/eeg/0002.htm

Hein, J.R., Wong, F.L, and Mosier, D.L., 1999, Bathymetry of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2324, 1 sheet, scale 1:2,000,000. http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1999/2324/

Lee, Homa, Locat, Jacques, Dartnell, Peter, Israel, Kenneth, and Wong, Florence, 1999, Regional variability of slope stability: application to the Eel margin, in The Formation of Continental Margin Strata: Marine Geology, v. 154 i. 1-4, pp. 305-321 [Download PDF (1688 K)] doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00120-0

Chin, J.L., Carlson, P.R., Wong, F.L., and Cacchione, D.A., 1998, Multibeam data and socio-economic issues in west-central San Francisco Bay (CA): U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 98-139, 1 sheet, http://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/mapping/multibeam/ [see http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/c1259/]

Wong, F.L., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., and Torresan, M.E., 1996, Bottom characteristics of an ocean disposal site off Honolulu, Hawaii -- Time-based navigational trackline data managed by routes and events: Redlands, California, Environmental Systems Research Institute, 1996 ESRI Users Conference Proceedings (cdrom), approx. 15 p.

Snavely, Parke D., Jr., Niem, Alan, Wong, Florence L., MacLeod, Norman S., and Calhoun, Tracy K., with major contributions by Minasian, Diane L., and Niem, Wendy, 1996, Geologic map of the Cascade Head area, northwestern Oregon Coast Range (Neskowin, Nestucca Bay, Hebo, and Dolph 7.5-minute quadrangles): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-0534, 16 pages; 2 map sheets, scale 1:24,000. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr96534

Torresan, M.E., Hampton, M.A., Gowen, M.H., Barber, Jr., J.H., Zink, L.L., Chase, T.E., Wong, F.L., Gann, J.T., and Dartnell, P., 1995, Final report: acoustic mapping of dredged material disposal sites and deposits in Mamala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 95-17, 53 p., 1 map, scale 1:40,000. http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of95-17/

Torresan, M.E., Hampton, M.A., Barber, J.H., Jr., and Wong, F.L., 1995, K1-95-HW: Cruise report 1995 Preliminary results Phase III: sediment chemistry and biological sampling survey: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-839, 94 p. http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of95-839/

Wong, F.L., 1995, Sediment distribution on a stream-dominated continental margin, northern California: Implications from heavy-mineral studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 95-614, 21 p. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95614

Hampton, M.A., Wong, F.L., Lugo, R.V., and Steele, W.C., 1993, Map of seafloor declivity and fall lines on the continental slope, Gulf of the Farallones, central California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 93-298; map scale 1:250,000.