FORMATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE BAY OF BENGAL

of Rengal. For th is purpose, the Ilay of Bengel is divided into number of one degree lat itud eIOlljlilUJcsqua re- crib and the Ic rmetion prob abilities WMe found in each of these cells in different months of bestmonsoon an ti pre-monsoon 30 th et il will help in formul ation of long term plan for the natura l d isa ster redu crion.Ino rde r 10 lind OUI the la titud inal variation offhe formation o rcyclonic stonns. the Bay o( Btnaal is aaain d ivided into(our sectors with a wi dth o f S-d ("~rte lo ngitude sectors. namely. 80-85. 85-90, 90-9S and 9SoI00. In (hue sectors themeanloca tion s of'fonnation in terms of'Iatitude was ca lcula ted and discussed . Furt her, the Bay is sub-divided into 14division s 10 lin.t out the possible spa tial va ria lions using sta tisl ical lech niques.Th e cause c f these spa tial vari ation isals o discu ssed .