Altitude [m]

Hailstone characteristics (density ρ = 0.87 g/cm3)

Diameter [mm]

Surface [m2]

Volume [m3]

Mass [g]

Theoretical Terminal Velocity [m/s]

Theoretical Terminal Velocity [km/h]

10,000

5

2.6e−5

6.5e−8

0.06

16

~58

Ground

9.3

~33

10,000

10

1e−4

5e−6

0.4

21

~76

Ground

12.3

~45

10,000

15

0.02

1.77e−3

1540

92

~330

Ground

54

~190