Abstract
The SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore) model was applied to study the characteristics of water waves in the Bohai Sea. The model was calibrated against both short-term and long-term field measured data from six different stations in the Bohai Sea and the computational results are in good agreement with the measured data. Then the wave process during 1999 to 2009 in the Bohai Sea was simulated using the calibrated model. The wave characteristics such as significant wave height, average period, dominant wave direction and their seasonal variations were analyzed based on the simulated results. The distributions of wave height and wave period are similar to those of the previous studies, but the wave height is slightly smaller than that given by other researchers.
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