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Hail

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Author(s): Oberholzner, Frank
1. Introduction Hailstones are a form of precipitation generated in certain atmospheric conditions, and consist of mostly granular lumps of ice of an average diameter of 10-15 mm. Although the process by which they form has not been established in full, it involves processes of glaciation and strong convective winds within cumulonimbus or thunderclouds. Small bodies of ice form as water droplets freeze on to so-called nuclei (e.g. dust particles present in the cloud), and rising convection holds t…
Date: 2019-10-14