A Chapter 7, or debt elimination, bankruptcy case is active until the court issues your final decree, the judgment that officially closes the case. The average Chapter 7 bankruptcy case remains active for around three to six months. The duration will depend on whether you had assets when you filed; a non-asset bankruptcy goes much faster.
Rain gauge. A rain gauge is a type of instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time.
There are few specific instruments that measure hail. A rain gauge for measuring precipitation with a wide mouth is still in general use. However, the new Laser Precipitation Monitors (LPM) measures the amount, intensity and type of precipitation with great accuracy. The LPM is capable of measuring precipitation down to 0.16 mm diameter and can provide a drop size distribution with 400 classes.