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User: Jarrod Rhoades
Created on: 2023-06-09
Observation Date 2023-06-09
Comment:
Irrigated corn in the LTER Irrigated Resource Gradient Experiment (Irrigated N-rate Study).
Equipment used: Irrigated with the Valley 8000 Linear Irrigation System.
Amount of water applied: 0.51 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges).
Irrigation system delay setting: 39.1;
Irrigation pressure: 22 psi;
Pressure at the pump: 50 psi.
Time of application was between 3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Weather conditions at 3:25 p.m. mostly sunny, 74 degrees F, wind 0-10 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.46 mph) wind gust 13.71 mph, from the North West, relative humidity 33.5%.
Weather conditions at 4:30 p.m. mostly sunny, 75 degrees F, wind 0-10 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 7.8 mph), wind gust 12.81 mph, from the West, relative humidity 33.2%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 4,991,626.0;
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,023,644.9;
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): 32,018.9 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation. Average ? gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).
Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated
Observation Type:
Irrigation
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