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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-06-16

Observation Date 2023-06-16

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: 0.412 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 49.0; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 2:25 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Weather conditions at 2:25 p.m. partly cloudy, 69.5 degrees F, wind 5-17 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 7.83 mph) wind gust 16.39 mph, from the Northeast, relative humidity 55.8%. Weather conditions at 3:10 p.m. partly cloudy, 71.2 degrees F, wind 5-17 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 8.02 mph), wind gust 15.32 mph, from the Northeast, relative humidity 52.6%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,066,046.0; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,092,001.4; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): 25,955.4 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation. Average 422 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

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Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

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