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 |