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Carl J. Markon Title: Deputy Chief - Geography Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7023 Fax: (907) 786-7020 Email: markon@usgs.gov

M.S.	2001	University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK	Biology
A.A.	1981	Anchorage Community College, Anchorage, AK	Wildlife Biology
B.S.	1976	University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN	Forestry

Remote sensing research scientist, primarily in the areas of aerial photo interpretation and digital analysis of satellite data and associated ancillary data for land cover/land use mapping, wildlife habitat mapping, phenological studies, and global change studies.

2002 – Present	Deputy Chief, Alaska Science Center, Alaska Geographic Science Office
1992 – 2002	Supervisory Senior Scientist, Raytheon Corporation, Contractor to USGS
1984 – 1992	Senior Scientist, TGS Technology, Inc, Contractor to USGS
1977 – 1994	Natural Resources Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska

Geography Discipline Land Remote Sensing Point of Contact, Wester Region, 2003-Present
Co-Chair, Alaska Geographic Data Committee, 2004-Present
Geography Discipline, Alaska State Liaison, 2003-Present
Arctic Institute of North America, 2004 - Present

Markon, C.J., 2003, A Temporal Study of Urban Development for the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, GeoCarto International, 18(3): 21-33.

Markon, C.J., and Peterson, K.M., 2002, The utility of estimating net primary productivity over Alaska using baseline AVHRR data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(21):4571-4596

Raynolds, M.K., and Markon, C.J., eds, 2002. Fourth International Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Workshop, Open-File Report 02-181, 132 p.

Markon, C.J., and Talbot, S.S., 2002, A hierarchical approach to mapping southwest arctic Alaska, in Raynolds, M.K, and Markon, C.J., eds, Fourth International Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Workshop, Open-File Report 02-181, p. 92

Markon, C.J., 2001. Seven year phenological record of the Alaskan landscape derived from AVHRR, Open-File Report 01-11, Reston Va., 58 p.

Markon, C.J., 2001, Estimating net primary productivity over the Alaskan landscape using AVHRR derived NDVI data, Masters Thesis, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska.

Markon, C.J., and Wesser, S., 2000. Land cover mapping of the National Park Service Northwest Alaska Management Area using Landsat multispectral and Thematic Mapper satellite data, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-51, Reston, VA., 72 p.

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