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User: Jarrod Rhoades
Created on: 2026-07-10
Observation Date 2026-07-10
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: 1.03 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges).
Irrigation system delay setting: 21;
Irrigation pressure: 21 psi;
Pressure at the pump: 50 psi.
Time of application was between 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Weather conditions at 10:15 a.m. Partly Cloudy , 79.7°F, wind 2-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 12.99 mph) wind gust 5.83 mph, from the West, relative humidity 74.9%.
Weather conditions at 12:00 p.m. Partly Cloudy, 82.5°F, wind 3-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.27 mph), wind gust 6.91 mph, from the West, relative humidity 63.4%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,850,912 "FWD Total" on meter screen.
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 6,901,034
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 50,122 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.;
Average 424 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).
Hours on Irrigation panel = 409.5
Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated
Observation Type:
Irrigation
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