| Breakup mode | Weber number |
| Vibrational breakup | We < 12 |
| Bag breakup | 12 < We < 50 |
| Bag and Stamen breakup | 50 < We < 100 |
| Sheet stripping | 100 < We < 350 |
| Wave crest stripping | We < 350 |
| Catastrophic breakup | We > 350 |