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Remote Sens. 2012, 4, 3781-3795; doi:10.3390/rs4123781 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Article Satellite-Derived Photic Depth on the Great Barrier Reef: Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Water Clarity Scarla Weeks 1,*, P. Jeremy Werdell 2, Britta Schaffelke 3, Marites Canto 1, Zhongping Lee 4, 2 2 John G. Wilding and Gene C. Feldman 1 Biophysical Oceanography Group, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; E-Mail: m.canto@.au 2 Ocean Biology Processing Group, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA; E-Mails: jeremy.werdell@ (P.J.W.); john.g.wilding@ (J.G.W.); gene.c.feldman@ (G.C.F.) 3 Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townville, QLD 4810, Australia; E-Mail: b.schaffelke@.au 4 Department of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125, USA; E-Mail: zhongping.lee@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: s.weeks@.au; Tel.: +61-7-3346-9056; Fax: +61-7-3365-6899. Received: 8 October 2012; in revised form: 15 November 2012 / Accepted: 20 November 2012 / Published: 27 November 2012 Abstract: Detecting changes to the transparency of the water column is critical for understanding the responses of marine organisms, such as corals, to light availability. Long-term patterns in water transparency determine geographical and depth distributions, while acu