CASSIE CoRe ®

Mepbay (Requirements gathering)

(Projection of the coastline on cove beaches)

The parabolic beach plan shape model is the only analytical model that has the mechanism to evaluate beach stability and predict changes in the shoreline resulting from changes in the direction of waves and/or structures built on a cove beach. However, the application of this parabolic model has largely been carried out manually and offline, by plotting the calculated cove shape on a map or aerial photograph after manual calculation.

To overcome this disadvantage, it is proposed here to adapt the system algorithm – model to the bay beach equilibrium plan form (MEPBAY; Klein et al. 2003, <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo. 2003.08.002>) for the CASSIE-CoRe® web platform in order to facilitate the application of the model. Mepbay calculates the idealized shoreline plan of a beach with a headland, in static equilibrium based on the parabolic model (Hsu; Evans 1989, <https://doi.org/10.1680/iicep.1989.3778>). The new interface will offer a user-friendly environment from simple input to instant viewing of results. MEPBAY will not only help understand the morphological process of shoreline evolution on cove beaches, but also provide users with a valuable tool for practical applications in shore protection and coastal management to adapt to changing wave climates. , in particular changes in its direction, already reported in the literature (Dalinghaus, 2016, <https://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/169901>).

Access link to the project page: https://mepbay.paginas.ufsc.br/