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User: Ethan Rocklin
Created on: 2026-08-07
Observation Date 2026-08-07
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: 1.08 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 12:31 pm - 1:26 pm.
Weather conditions at 12:25 pm. Mostly sunny, 80.9°F, wind 5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 5.05 mph) wind gust ? mph, from the South, relative humidity 66.2%. Weather station did not populate data for Maximum Gust.
Weather conditions at 2:29 pm. Partly cloudy, 85.0°F, wind 5 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.98 mph), wind gust ? mph, from the South, relative humidity 57.9%.
Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 7,195,062.2 "FWD Total" on meter screen.
Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 7,247,750.0
Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 52,688 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.;
Average 423 gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).
Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated
Observation Type:
Irrigation
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