hail stage

Thermodynamic process of freezing of suspended water drops in adiabatically rising air with temperature below the freezing point, under the assumption that release of latent heat of fusion maintains constant temperature until all water is frozen.

Related terms:

• rain stage
• snow stage
• small hail
• equivalent temperature
• wet-bulb temperature
• soft hail
• Hail Reported In Berkeley, Concord During Thunderstorm
• Bankfull Stage
• stage
• Flood Stage