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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2023-06-30

Observation Date 2023-06-30

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: 0.6041 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 32.0; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 1:05 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Weather conditions at 12:55 p.m. Partly Cloudy , 85.2 degrees F, wind 4-9 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.14 mph) wind gust 8.69 mph, from the West, relative humidity 64.8%. Weather conditions at 2:40 p.m. Partly Cloudy, 87.9 degrees F, wind 4-12 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.23 mph), wind gust 11.92 mph, from the West, relative humidity 49.2%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: No meter reading for this irrigation event. Meter was not working, meter needs a software upgrade; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: No meter reading for this irrigation event. Meter was not working, meter needs a software upgrade; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): ? gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation. No meter reading for this irrigation event. Meter was not working, meter needs a software upgrade; Average ? gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

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