Coastal Protection is a web-based tool which uses a Bayesian Belief Network (BBN).
Note: There are sub-models for wave height, wave forces, and shoreline position
Coastal Protection enables users to assess the ability of coral reefs to protect shorelines from coastal erosion, and determine which reefs best protect key coastal infrastructure and communities. This information helps to guide management decisions. The tool also provides information on how wave conditions and wave forces on corals will change with sea level rise or loss of reef elevation, and how the shoreline might recede behind fringing reefs.
Coastal Protection works through an easy-to-use web-based interface. Users apply the model to coral reefs visible on Google Earth or another GIS system. Using simple measuring tools, such as the width of different reef zones, users will methodically assess which reefs provide the greatest coastal protection.
Coastal Protection is used to identify the most important reefs for coastal protection and resilience (as part of marine spatial planning, and as part of planning for climate change adaptation and conservation.
Coastal Protection is available as a web-based BBN via the CCRES portal and via the free version of Netica, (a BBN software tool), with supporting PDF documents.
Undergraduate or higher level degree qualifications are required, and a general ability to use Google Earth or other GIS. Use of the results to make informed decisions to guide management practices or for risk assessment requires some undergraduate level coastal processes knowledge.
Download the tool using the links at the bottom of this page.
Coastal Protection is available free of charge, under the user agreement and stated terms and conditions (see www.ccres.net)
No. The user manual is intended to provide the guidance required.
For more information contact Prof Tom Baldock, The University of Queensland
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REEFTOP
SHORELINE
Downloads:
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User guide: Coastal protection models (SHORELINE and REEFTOP) | pdf / 10.12 MB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
SHORELINE Netica file: Hydro f5pc168k | neta / 198.63 KB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
SHORELINE Netica file: Hydro fave168k | neta / 200.06 KB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
SHORELINE Netica file: Xs3 10 168k | neta / 1.9 MB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
SHORELINE Netica file: Xs5 10 168k | neta / 1.33 MB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
SHORELINE Netica file: Xs7 10 168k | neta / 1.88 MB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
Introduction to Coastal and Reef process and BBNs | pdf / 5.55 MB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
Hydro h5pc168k | neta / 113.31 KB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
Hydro u5pc168k | neta / 124.55 KB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
Hydro uave168k | neta / 126.79 KB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |
Hydro have168k | neta / 94.82 KB | LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD |