Application of Radar, Lightning Location, and Numerical Simulation Data to Study the Relationship between Total Lightning Activity and Severe Weather Events

The results of numerical experiments with the three-dimensional nonstationary bin model of convective clouds with a detailed consideration of hydrothermodynamic, microphysical, and electrical processes are presented. The structure of the cloud is investigated at different time moments for comparison with radar and lightning location observations in the North Caucasus. The possibility is analyzed of improving the quality of processing and interpretation of simulation and observation data on deep convective (with thunderstorm and hail) clouds using the developed three-dimensional visualization software.