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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-07-19

Observation Date 2023-07-19

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: 0.5666 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges). Irrigation system delay setting: 32; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:55 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:55 a.m. Sunny , 72.3 degrees F, wind 3-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.71 mph) wind gust 5.29 mph, from the East, relative humidity 60.2%. Weather conditions at 11:05 a.m. Sunny, 77 degrees F, wind 2-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 1.95 mph), wind gust 6.37 mph, from the South, relative humidity 55.2%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,311,403; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: ?; There was a malfunction with flow meter and it did not provide a reading. 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.; Average ? gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades
Equipment: Linear irrigation system,Valley Model 8000, 360° drops every 10', total length 230' • Material: H2O @ 0.56 inch per acre
Worker: Ethan Rocklin

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