中文摘要：

活动于阿拉伯海和孟加拉湾地区的热带气旋称为气旋性风暴,约占全球热带气旋年均生成总数的10%,其中活跃于孟加拉湾的气旋性风暴是造成中国西南地区强降水的主要天气系统之一。本文简要回顾了过去几十年来国内外在孟加拉湾风暴生成源地、发生频数、移动路径和生命史等方面的活动特征以及结构特征、活动机理,及其对中国天气的影响等方面的研究成果,并在此基础上指出了孟湾风暴研究中存在的问题。

英文摘要：

Cyclonic storms, which occur over both Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, account for about 10% of global tropical cyclones. Cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal is one of the main weather systems that cause heavy rainfall in Southwest China. In this paper, previous researches during last decades on genesis, track, lifespan, structure, development mechanism of cyclonic storms and its influences on China rainstorm are reviewed. Existent problems are pointed out.