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User: Jarrod Rhoades
Created on: 2026-07-13
Observation Date 2026-07-13
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: 1.00 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges).
Irrigation system delay setting: 20;
Irrigation pressure: 21 psi;
Pressure at the pump: 50 psi.
Time of application was between 11:50 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Weather conditions at 11:40 a.m. Sunny , 83.2°F, wind 3-5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 3.74 mph) wind gust 9.74 mph, from the North West, relative humidity 49.5%.
Weather conditions at 1:45 p.m. Sunny, 85.3°F, wind 5-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.38 mph), wind gust 8.81 mph, from the West, relative humidity 51.2%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 6,901,034 "FWD Total" on meter screen.
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 6,953,179
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 52,145 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.;
Average 422 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).
Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated
Observation Type:
Irrigation
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