New Insights Into the Correlation Between Lightning Flash Rate and Size in Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms over the Tibetan Plateau (TP), Central and Eastern China (CEC), southern foothills of Himalayas (SHF), have correlations between lightning flash rate size disagreeing with previously published negative correlation in thunderstorms different dynamics. There is a positive when comparing TP CEC thunderstorms. Compared SHF thunderstorms, much lower similar size. It explored that weakest strongest convection, respectively, both small effective charge regions (ECRs). The contain more ECRs than thunderstorm. weak convection thunderstorm should be responsible for common occurrence results suggest may require dynamic intensity compared to exceed certain threshold.