This material is linked to the workshop "Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) / plateforme MedICIP & zones d'érosion" held in Tunis 3-5 June 2014.
If you need help or support for using this material, please contact Prof. Adonis Velegrakis at beachtour@marine.aegean.gr.

The toolbox is composed of 5 components presented as user-friendly Guide User Interfaces-GUIs (see the table 1 below). The executables files of the GUIs were created with MATLAB Compiler and uses a runtime engine referred to as the MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR). MCR - MATLAB Compiler uses the MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR), which is a standalone set of shared libraries that enable the execution of M-files. The MCR provides complete support for all features of MATLAB without the MATLAB GUI. In order to use the GUIs, the user should first, install the MCR version 7.14 on the computer running the executables by running MCRInstaller. The MCR is provided for Windows operating systems in two versions, one for 32bit systems and one for 64bit systems.

Table 1. Summary of the components of the toolbox (presented as user-friendly Guide User Interfaces-GUIs). For detailed information on the toolbox components, see the relevant Sections 

Component	Purpose	Input	Output	Files	
C1: Beach profile analysis (for details see Section 2 in Some_theory document and Session 1)	To identify the ‘mean’ beach profile from a time-series of beach profiles, using Empirical Orthogonal Functions (EOFs).   	Time series of beach profiles 	‘Mean’ beach profile (the most  significant spatial eigenvector (first spatial EOF Mode) 	Folder "EOF GUI" includes:
1.	"EOF.exe" is the executable file of the GUI and is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems
2.	Folder "Eressos" is an example of input data and includes time series of beach profiles from Eressos beach in Lesvos (Greece), the dates of surveys and the y (longshore) locations of the profile lines 
(for details look at the Manual_tunis.doc)	
C2: Wind record analysis (for details see Section 3 in Some_theory document and Session 2)	To identify the wind characteristics that can generate waves that may affect a beach (wind speed, frequency and duration) from the different (direction) sectors, on the basis of time series of wind records.   	Time series of wind records (speed and direction)	Files of wind characteristics and windroses 	Folder "Wind data analysis GUI" includes:
1.	"Wind_analysis.exe" is the executable file of the GUI and is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems
2.	"Wind.txt" is an example of input data and includes time series of wind data
(for details look at the Manual_tunis.doc)	
C3: Wave estimation (for details see Section 4 in Some_theory document and Session 3)	To estimate open sea wave conditions from wind characteristics (speed, frequency and duration) and the fetch (i.e. the maximum distance between two obstructions e.g. coasts, Islands) along which the wind can flow unhindered)	The output of C2 and the fetch (estimated using maps)	Open sea significant and equivalent* wave heights and periods 	Folder "Wave Estimation GUI" includes:
1.	"Wave_estimation.exe" is the executable file of the GUI and is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems
2.	"North.txt" is an example of input data 
(for details look at the Manual_tunis.doc)	
C4: Beach retreat assessment by analytical models (for details see Section 5 in Some_theory document and Session 4)	To estimate beach retreat s under (long-term) sea level rise α using analytical models for linear (C4a) and ‘natural’ (C4b) profiles  	C4a: wave characteristics (user-set or the output of C3); bed slope and sediment size 
C4b: wave characteristics (user-set or the output of C3); mean beach profile (output of C1) and sediment size 	Beach retreat estimations either by individual models or by a several models (ensemble) 	Folder "BRE2 GUI" includes:
1.	"BRE_2a.exe" is the executable file of the GUI for linear profiles and is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems
2.	"BRE_2b.exe" is the executable file of the GUI for ‘natural’ profiles and is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems
3.	"Profile.txt" is an example of beach profile that can be used as input file for the ‘natural’ profiles GUI ("BRE_2b.exe")
(for details look at the Manual_tunis.doc)	
C5: Beach retreat assessment by numerical models (for details see Section 6 in Some_theory document and Session 5)	To estimate beach retreat s under (short-term) sea level rise α using dynamic (numerical) models	C5a: wave characteristics (user-set or the output of C3); bed slope and sediment size 
C4b: wave characteristics (user-set or the output of C3); mean beach profile (output of C1) and sediment size	Beach retreat estimations either by individual models or by a several models (ensemble)	Folder "BRE3 GUI" includes:
1.	Folder "BRE3a" which includes (a) the executable file "BRE_3a.exe"  of the GUI for linear profiles that is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems (b) exe files compiled in FORTRAN that should be in the same folder with GUI's exe file (leo_first run, leo_slr run, sbeach_first run, sbeach_slr run).
2.	Folder "BRE3b" which includes (a) the executable file "BRE_3b.exe"  of the GUI for ‘natural’ profiles that is providing for win 32bit and win 64bit systems (b) exe files compiled in FORTRAN that should be in the same folder with GUI's exe file (leo_first run, leo_slr run, sbeach_first run, sbeach_slr run) (c) "Profile.txt" which is an example of beach profile that can be used as input file for the ‘natural’ profiles GUI.
(for details look at the Manual_tunis.doc)	

*a characteristic annual wave condition, estimated on the basis of the annual wind occurrence frequency, duration and speed for the different wind intensity and direction classes that affect the beach. 

Arrangement of the files

Folder "Tunis" includes:

o	folder "pdf finals" which includes:
−	Session 1, ....., Session 5: the presentations of the Tunis workshop
−	Some theory: useful theoretical background information
−	Manual_tunis.doc: the manual of the toolbox
o	folder "GUIs final" which includes:
−	folder "MCR" that includes: 
(i) MCRInstaller for windows 32bit operating systems (folder "MCR"--> Win32 --> MCRInstaller.exe)
(ii) MCRInstaller for windows 64bit operating systems (folder "MCR"--> Win64 --> MCRInstaller.exe)
−	folder "EOF GUI" that includes: 
(i) the executable file of the GUI for windows 32bit operating systems (folder " EOF GUI "--> Win32 --> EOF.exe) 
(ii) the executable file of the GUI for windows 64bit operating systems (folder " EOF GUI "--> Win64 --> EOF.exe)
(iii) Example of input data in the folder "Eressos". 
−	folder "Wind Data Analysis GUI" that includes: 
(i) the executable file of the GUI for windows 32bit operating systems (folder " Wind Data Analysis GUI "--> Win32 --> Wind_analysis.exe) 
(ii) the executable file of the GUI for windows 64bit operating systems (folder " Wind Data Analysis GUI "--> Win64 --> Wind_analysis.exe) 
(iii) Example of input file "Wind.txt". 
−	folder "Wave Estimation GUI" that includes: 
(i) the executable file of the GUI for windows 32bit operating systems (folder " Wave Estimation GUI "--> Win32 --> Wave_estimation.exe) 
(ii) the executable file of the GUI for windows 64bit operating systems (folder " Wave Estimation GUI "--> Win64 --> Wave_estimation.exe) 
(iii) Example of input file "North.txt". 
−	folder "BRE2 GUI" that includes: 
(i) the executable files of the GUI for windows 32bit operating systems (folder " BRE2 GUI "--> Win32 --> BRE_2a.exe, BRE_2b.exe) 
(ii) the executable files of the GUI for windows 64bit operating systems (folder " BRE2 GUI "--> Win64 --> BRE_2a.exe, BRE_2b.exe) 
(iii) Example of input beach profile "Profile.txt" for the ‘natural’ profiles GUI ("BRE_2b.exe").
−	folder "BRE3 GUI" that includes: 
(i) the executable files of the GUI for linear profiles for windows 32bit operating systems (folder " BRE3 GUI "--> Win32 --> BRE_3a --> BRE_3a.exe, leo_first run.exe, leo_slr run.exe, sbeach_first run.exe, sbeach_slr run.exe)
(ii) the executable files of the GUI for ‘natural’ profiles for windows 32bit operating systems (folder " BRE3 GUI "--> Win32 --> BRE_3b --> BRE_3b.exe, leo_first run.exe, leo_slr run.exe, sbeach_first run.exe, sbeach_slr run.exe)
(iii) the executable files of the GUI for linear profiles for windows 64bit operating systems (folder " BRE3 GUI "--> Win64 --> BRE_3a --> BRE_3a.exe, leo_first run.exe, leo_slr run.exe, sbeach_first run.exe, sbeach_slr run.exe)
(iv) the executable files of the GUI for ‘natural’ profiles for windows 64bit operating systems (folder " BRE3 GUI "--> Win64 --> BRE_3b --> BRE_3b.exe, leo_first run.exe, leo_slr run.exe, sbeach_first run.exe, sbeach_slr run.exe)
(v) Example of input beach profile "Profile.txt" for the ‘natural’ profiles GUI ((folder " BRE3 GUI "--> Win32 --> BRE_3b --> Profile.txt) and (folder " BRE3 GUI "--> Win64 --> BRE_3b --> Profile.txt)).
o	folder "Results" that includes examples of the GUIs results.