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User: Ethan Rocklin

Created on: 2024-09-17

Observation Date 2024-09-17

Comment:
Irrigated soybeans 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: 0.5417 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges) Irrigation system delay setting: 39; Irrigation pressure: 21 psi; Pressure at the pump: 51 psi. Time of application was between 9:29 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:15 a.m. Sunny , 63.4 °F, wind 2 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 2.04 mph) wind gust 1.15 mph, from the Northeast, relative humidity 91.5%. Weather conditions at 10:16 a.m. Sunny, 68.4 °F, wind 3 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 2.96 mph), wind gust 1.15 mph, from the East, relative humidity 67.3%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: ?; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: ?; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of ??? 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

Activities:

Worker: Ethan Rocklin
Equipment: Linear irrigation system,Valley Model 8000, 360° drops every 10', total length 230' • Material: H2O @ 0.54 inch per acre

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