Research Article

Monitoring Evolution of Coastline along Mto Tamamba Delta in Kenya North Coast Using Satellite Images

Table 1

Satellite images and their sensor specifications used in this study (Source: https://Earthexplorer.usgs.gov/).

SpecificationLandsat 5Landsat 7Landsat 8

SensorThematic mapper (TM)Enhanced thematic mapper plus (ETM+)Operational land imager (OLI)
Spectral resolution (bands)7811
Spatial resolutionBand 1 to 5 and 7 (30 m)-band 6 (120 m)Band 1 to 5 and 7 (30 m)-band 6 (60 m)-band 8 (15 m)Band 1to 7 and 9 (30 m)-band 8 (15 m)-band 10 & 11 (100 m)
Temporal resolution (days)161616
Acquisition date199020002014 to 2021
Coordinate system/datumUTM/WGS 84
Zone37S