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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-07-10

Observation Date 2023-07-10

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: 0.6375 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 32.5; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:40 a.m. Sunny , 73.8 degrees F, wind 3-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.86 mph) wind gust 5.65 mph, from the West, relative humidity 64.8%. Weather conditions at 10:55 a.m. Sunny, 78.2 degrees F, wind 4-9 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.57 mph), wind gust 9.41 mph, from the West, relative humidity 53.5%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,243,173; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,278,494.5; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): 35,321.5 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 420 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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