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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2021-08-19

Observation Date 2021-08-19

Comment:
Irrigated soybeans in the LTER Irrigated Resource Gradient Experiment (Irrigated N-rate Study). Equipment used: Valley 8000 Linear Irrigation System. Amount of water applied: 1.03 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 20; Irrigation pressure: 23 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Weather conditions at the start (weather update at 9:40 a.m.): mostly sunny, 77.9 degrees F, wind 0-3 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 1.00 mph) from the east, relative humidity 85.4%. Weather conditions at the end (weather update at 11:40 a.m.): mostly sunny, 83.2 degrees F, wind 0-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 1.0 mph) from the northeast, relative humidity 58.3%. Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): 49,318.5 gallons. Water meter to start: 3487528.0; Water meter to end: 3536846.5; Average gallons per minute (on the water meter) during the irrigation event: 424 gallons per minute.

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Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

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