Dynamic Morphology of the Sittaung Estuary, Myanmar: A detailed investigation and modelling of rapid bank erosion

The Gulf of Mottama, located in the southwest of Myanmar, is home to morphologically interesting processes. An entrance of around 100 km wide narrows into a funnel­shaped bay towards the Sittaung River in the north. The entire estuary region is subject to strong dynamic morphological activity which is alleged to be driven by the large tidal...