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Prediction of Wave Characteristics along Myanmar Coast Line Saw Nu Sanda Thein YANG HuaLong LIU ZhongBo According to the instant development of maritime transport all over the world, Myanmar, as a developing country, also needs to upgrade existing ports and to construct new deep sea ports for larger vessels. There are some potential areas for deep sea port project along Myanmar coastline. Due to the absence of long-term in-situ data and high cost of wave measurements, coastal engineers have to estimate wave characteristics using a variety of methods, which involve empirical and numerical solutions. The main purpose of this research is to predict the wave characteristics for coastal regions of Myanmar by using a third-generation numerical wave model SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore). In this article, the generation of waves by a constant wind filed blowing over a fetch limited area is presented firstly and the results are compared with empirical formulae for validation. The simulated wave parameters are well agreed with the results from empirical equations. And then, numerical simulation is carried out with actual wind field for the duration of average maximum wind speed in the Bay of Bengal in monsoon season. The calculated results are compared with the ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) ERA-Interim reanalysis data sets. Finally, the wave characteristics for future port development areas are predicted. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000007238 https://meral.edu.mm/records/7238