Sea surface temperature estimation using remotely sensed imagery of Landsat 8 along the coastline of Tangier - Ksar Sghir region

Seawater temperature is an extremely important factor as it affects the ecological balance of marines ecosystems, continental weather, and earth's atmosphere. However, pressure on both coastal marine resources, use oceans a wastes deposit, increase urbanization, anthropogenic activities in zones are all causes thermal pollution. The degradation water quality by any process that changes ambient constitutes significant danger many areas world. region Tangier-Ksar Sghir overlooking Mediterranean Sea experiencing growth population increasing urbanization human activities, addition to industrial touristic along coastline. These main sources pollution have effects health environment region. So, very examine seawater order protect from In current study, approach based TIRS band data was used estimate sea surface temperature. results showed good correlation between in-situ measurements estimated values Landsat8 images coastline study area.