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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-07-14

Observation Date 2023-07-14

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: 0.5625 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 36; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 1:00 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Weather conditions at 12:55 p.m. Partly Cloudy , 81 degrees F, wind 5-10 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.96 mph) wind gust 16.39 mph, from the West, relative humidity 62.5%. Weather conditions at 1:55 p.m. Partly Cloudy, 78.6 degrees F, wind 5-10 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 6.42 mph), wind gust 16.21 mph, from the West, relative humidity 61.4%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,278,494; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,311,403.4; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): 32,909.4 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; Average 425 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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