IBHS Physical Hail Measurements and Compressive Strength Test Data

Physical hail measurements and comprehensive strength test data made the the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) and Central Michigan University (CMU) ground teams at locations around the United States plains region for the ICECHIP (In-situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail In the Plains) campaign. Measurements include the longest, widest, and deepest dimensions and mass of each hailstone. Also for some stones a compressive strength test measurements were made.

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  • Begin:  2025-05-19T00:00:00Z
    End:  2025-06-21T23:59:59Z

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2025-05-19T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2025-06-21T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 47.10000
Bounding Box South Lat 31.20000
Bounding Box West Long -108.70000
Bounding Box East Long -96.30000
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Documentation #1 : IBHS_CMU_Physical_Measurements_Compressive_Strength_ICECHIP_Data_Documentation.pdf

Documentation #2 : IBHS_Hailstone_Crusher_Data_Supporting_Information.pdf

Documentation #3 : IBHS_Hail_Measurement_Processed_Data_Readme.txt
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Author Ian M. Giammanco ORCID icon
John T. Allen ORCID icon
Publisher NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory ROR icon

Publication Date 2026-03-26T17:59:57
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/ZJGB-BMFE-GT0D
Alternate Identifier 651.010
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Metadata Date 2026-06-10T17:52:11Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::651.010
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Ian M. Giammanco, John T. Allen. (2026). IBHS Physical Hail Measurements and Compressive Strength Test Data. 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/ZJGB-BMFE-GT0D. Accessed 13 June 2026.

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