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User: Jarrod Rhoades
Created on: 2026-07-23
Observation Date 2026-07-23
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: 1.07 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 9:10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Weather conditions at 9:00 a.m. Sunny , 70.6°F, wind 1-4 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 0.48 mph) wind gust 6.07 mph, from the East, relative humidity 63.7%.
Weather conditions at 11:15 a.m. Sunny, 72.9°F, wind 2-6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 2.76 mph), wind gust 6.07 mph, from the South, relative humidity 41.9%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 7,063,661 "FWD Total" on meter screen.
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 7,117,073
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 53,412 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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