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User: Ethan Rocklin
Created on: 2026-08-03
Observation Date 2026-08-03
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: 0.666 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges).
Irrigation system delay setting: 33;
Irrigation pressure: 20 psi;
Pressure at the pump: 50 psi.
Time of application was between 12:39 pm - 1:46 pm.
Weather conditions at 12:40 pm. Sunny , 76°F, wind 4 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was ? mph) wind gust ? mph, from the North West, relative humidity 59%. Weather station had not updated, weather data from Google Weather.
Weather conditions at 1:52 pm. Sunny, 78°F, wind 6 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was ?mph), wind gust ? mph, from the North West, relative humidity 54%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 7,168,340 "FWD Total" on meter screen.
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 7,195,062.1
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 26,722.1 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.;
Average 426 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).
Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated
Observation Type:
Irrigation
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