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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-06-21

Observation Date 2023-06-21

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: 0.629 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 30.0; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:25 a.m. Sunny , 73.6 degrees F, wind 6-12 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 6.43 mph) wind gust 11.56 mph, from the East, relative humidity 63.5%. Weather conditions at 10:40 a.m. Sunny, 78.7 degrees F, wind 6-12 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.65 mph), wind gust 11.38 mph, from the East, relative humidity 54.7%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,124,528; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,163,073; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): 38,545 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation. Average ? 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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